Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7203B

United Utilities Group PLC

20 June 2016

 

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

20 JUNE 2016

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PDMRs

VESTING OF SHARES UNDER THE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2013 ("DBP")

This notification is made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules  and Transparency Rules.

On 17 June 2016, Equiniti Trust (Jersey) Limited, being the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust transferred to each director/PDMR named below the beneficial interest in such number of shares in the capital of the Company ("Shares") as are set out against that director/PDMR's name for nil consideration in satisfaction of the vesting of awards made under the DBP to each named director/PDMR on 17 June 2013. On 17 June 2016, each director/PDMR concerned sold the number of Shares set out against their name in the table below for the price disclosed below. All transactions disclosed below took place in England:

Name of director/PDMR	Number of Shares transferred to director/PDMR	Number of Shares sold	Price at which the Shares were sold
Sally Cabrini	5,432	2,560	£9.185
Gary Dixon	3,733	3,733	£9.185
Steven Fraser	6,135	2,891	£9.185
Simon Gardiner	4,786	4,786	£9.185
Jonathan Hodgkin	3,689	Zero	N/A
Russ Houlden	35,578	35,578	£9.185
Gaynor Kenyon	4,091	1,928	£9.185
Steve Mogford	56,389	26,570	£9.185

All of the persons identified in the preceding table notified the Company of the transfer of the beneficial interest in the Shares to them and, where applicable, the subsequent sale of Shares (as disclosed above) on 17 June 2016 pursuant to Disclosure Rule 3.1.2R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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Further information can be obtained from:

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary [phone]

United Utilities Group PLC's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the Trading Symbol "UUGRY".

 

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