Director/PDMR Shareholding

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PDMR's OR CONNECTED PERSONS

15 AUGUST 2014

United Utilities Group PLC (the company) hereby announces in accordance with
DTR 3.1.4R, after notification by the independent Trustee of the United
Utilities Employee Share Trust, the transfer by the Trustee to the participant
of the beneficial ownership of ordinary shares of 5p each in the company
following the exercise of awards (as detailed below) in the Performance Share
Plan (PSP) which relates to the performance period 1 April 2011 to 31 March
2014. The awards were exercised by the participant detailed below (at nil cost)
on 15 August 2014, following the achievement of performance criteria as
determined by the company's Remuneration Committee. All transactions took place
in England. Shares were sold at £8.68 per share.

Name of director No. of       PSP - No. of No. of     No of shares  
/PDMR            shares held  shares       shares     held after    
                 before       exercised    sold to    transaction(s)
                 transactions              cover tax, and % of share
                 and (% of                 NI         capital       
                 issued share              liability,               
                 capital)                  and                      
                                           dealing                  
                                                                    
Janice Smethurst 2,264        8,376        3,947      6,693         
                 (0.00033%)                           (0.00099%)    

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Further information can be obtained from:

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary [phone]

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".