Director/PDMR Shareholding

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC                           

                            PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN                             

                                 24 JUNE 2009                                  

The following contingent option awards were granted in the UK on 23 June 2009
to the undernoted directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility
pursuant to the rules of the United Utilities Group 2008 Performance Share Plan
as approved by the shareholders at the General Meeting on 1 July 2008. The
figures reflect the maximum number of shares over which the option might be
exercised. The actual number will depend upon the extent to which the
established performance conditions are satisfied over the performance period.
Under the rules, the awards are subject to uplift for notional dividends made
or paid during the performance period.

Name of director  No. of   Price paid    Price        Performance period    
/senior manager  Ordinary  for award   payable on                           
  discharging     shares       £       exercise £                           
   managerial     awarded                                                   
responsibilities                                                            
                                                                            
Philip Green       111,164    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Tim Weller          64,636    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Charlie Cornish     53,771    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Alison Clarke       26,865    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Gaynor Kenyon       16,467    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Tom Keevil          28,855    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Matthew Wright      23,631    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Steven Fraser       19,900    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Martin Bradbury     24,644    nil         nil      01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012 
                                                                            
Total              369,933                                                  

                           MATCHING SHARE AWARD PLAN                           

The ordinary shares in United Utilities Group PLC in column 1 below were
allotted in the UK after close of the market on 23 June 2009 to the undernoted
directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility at full market
value. These shares will constitute investment shares as defined in the rules
of the United Utilities Group PLC 2008 Matching Share Award Plan (the "Plan")
which was approved by the shareholders at the General Meeting on 1 July 2008.

On 23 June 2009, the trustees of the Plan granted in the UK, matching share
awards as listed in column 2 below. The matching share awards give each
executive an option to acquire up to a maximum number of ordinary shares in
United Utilities Group PLC at nil cost to them subject to the rules of the
Plan. The actual number of ordinary shares which will vest will depend upon the
extent to which the established performance conditions are satisfied over the
performance period. Under the rules, the awards are subject to uplift for
notional dividends made or paid during the performance period.

                   Column 1            Column 2                                 
                                                                                
Name of director      No of  Price per  No. of    Price     Price    Performance
/senior manager  investment share paid Matching  paid for payable on      period
discharging          shares         on  shares   matching  exercise             
managerial         allotted  allotment  awarded   share       of                
responsibilities                     £           award £   matching             
                                                            share               
                                                           award £              
                                                                                
Philip Green         22,137     £5.025    33,956   nil       nil      01/04/2009
                                                                       to 31/03/
                                                                            2012
                                                                                
Tim Weller           20,055     £5.025    29,651   nil       nil      01/04/2009
                                                                       to 31/03/
                                                                            2012
                                                                                
Alison Clarke         2,403     £5.025     4,073   nil       nil      01/04/2009
                                                                       to 31/03/
                                                                            2012
                                                                                
Martin Bradbury       1,767     £5.025     2,995   nil       nil      01/04/2009
                                                                       to 31/03/
                                                                            2012
                                                                                
Matthew Wright        1,531     £5.025     2,595   nil       nil      01/04/2009
                                                                       to 31/03/
                                                                            2012
                                                                                
Totals               47,893               73,269                                

                          DEFERRED SHARE AWARD SCHEME                          

The following awards were granted on 23 June 2009 pursuant to the rules of the
Deferred Share Award Scheme (`the scheme') as approved by the board on 25
November 2008. Under the terms of the plan, awards will (which are structured
as options to acquire shares in the company with a zero exercise price) be
satisfied by using shares purchased in the market. Newly issued or treasury
shares cannot be used to satisfy awards under this plan. No directors of the
company can participate in the scheme. Under the rules, the awards are subject
to uplift for notional dividends made or paid during the vesting period. The
awards will normally become capable of exercise after the end of the vesting
period and must be exercised within 90 days thereafter. The ability to exercise
an award is not subject to satisfying a performance target.

Name of senior     No. of    Price   Price        Vesting period            
manager            ordinary  paid    payable on                             
discharging        shares    for     exercise £                             
managerial         awarded   award £                                        
responsibilities                                                            
                                                                            
Steven Fraser      6,766     nil     nil          23/06/09 - 23/6/2012      

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Further information can be obtained from Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary
on 01925 237051

United Utilities Group'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".