5th Nov 2009 15:58
Financial Services Authority
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying United Utilities Group Plcissuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (pleasespecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)notification obligation:4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)(if different from 3.): Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction and date on 2 November 2009which the threshold is crossed orreached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 November 20097. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 3% (L&G)
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situationshares to the triggering after the triggering transaction transaction if possibleusingthe ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number % of voting of Shares of Voting of shares of voting rights Rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares 35,472,365 35,472,365 27,122,970 27,122,970 3.97GB00B39J2M42 Previous disclosure under United Utilities Plc October 2007
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/
Number of voting % of voting instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to rights period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 27,122,970 3.97
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (27,122,970
-3.97 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (24,740,894 -3.63 % = PMC)
(LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & (24,740,894 -3.63 % = PMC)
LGPL) Legal &
General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: Notification using the13. Additional information: total voting rights figure of 681,536,032 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851
mapperRelated Shares:
United Utilities