7th May 2026 09:14
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC
Classification - Director/PDMR Shareholding
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
United Utilities Group PLC (the Company) announces the following transaction by PDMRs, which took place in connection with the non-pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company (the Placing) at a price of £13.12 per share announced on 30 April 2026. The directors (as set out below) subscribed for new ordinary shares in connection with the Placing and pursuant to a director subscription.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| Sir David Higgins (Chair) Louise Beardmore (CEO) Phil Aspin (CFO) Doug Webb (Senior Independent Director) Kath Cates (Non-executive Director) Ian El-Mokadem (Non-executive Director) Alison Goligher (Non-executive Director) Clare Hayward (Non-executive Director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| As noted in 1a) all PDMRs
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b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Subscription of new ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of United Utilities Group PLC pursuant to a director subscription in connection with a non-pre-emptive placing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
- As noted in 4c) above - As noted in 4c) above | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 2026-05-05
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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