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 withDTR 3.1.4R, after notification by the independent Trustee of the UnitedUtilities Employee Share Trust, the transfer by the Trustee to the participantof the beneficial ownership of ordinary shares of 5p each in the companyfollowing the exercise of awards (as detailed below) in the Performance SharePlan (PSP) which relates to the performance period 1 April 2011 to 31 March2014. The awards were exercised by the participant detailed below (at nil cost)on 15 August 2014, following the achievement of performance criteria asdetermined by the company's Remuneration Committee. All transactions took placein 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%) ----- Further information can be obtained from: Jane Gilmore, Deputy Company Secretary +44 1 925 237052 United Utilities Group's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange andits ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under theTrading Symbol "UUGRY".