Catherine Bell - other directorships

United Utilities Group PLC

17 March 2014

                       United Utilities - Catherine Bell                       

In accordance with LR 9.6.14(2) Catherine Bell, non-executive director of both
United Utilities Group PLC and United Utilities Water PLC, has been appointed
as a non-executive director of both National Grid Gas plc and National Grid
Electricity Transmission plc with effect from 1 April 2014.

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Further information can be obtained from:

Simon Gardiner, Company Secretary [phone]

United Utilities 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".