Amend - Director shareholding

Northumbrian Water Group PLC
10 December 2003

 The issuer advises that Number 15 in the Schedule 11 announced on 3rd December
 2003 at 14.16 hours under RNS 8195S should have read 50,000 and not 55,000 as
             originally stated. All other details remain unchanged.

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)       Name of company
         Northumbrian Water Group plc

2)       Name of director
         Mr Christopher Green

3)       Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2
         above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of
         that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
         Mrs Geraldine Green (spouse)

4)       Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
         notified)
         Mrs Geraldine Green 25,000 Ords

5)       Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and
         identify the connected person(s)
         Mrs Geraldine Green

6)       Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP
         and if discretionary/non discretionary
         Purchase of shares

7)       Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
         25,000shares

8)       Percentage of issued class
         0.005%

9)       Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
         N/A

10)      Percentage of issued class
         N/A

11)      Class of security
         Ordinary shares

12)      Price per share
         109p

13)      Date of transaction
         2 December 2003

14)      Date company informed
         3 December 2003

15)      Total holding following this notification
         50,000 shares


16)      Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
         0.01%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes


17)      Date of grant


18)      Period during which or date on which exercisable


19)      Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


20)      Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


21)      Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise


22)      Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification


23)      Any additional information


24)      Name of contact and telephone number for queries
         Toni Simpson

25)      Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
         Toni Simpson

Date of Notification 3 December 2003



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