8th Oct 2007 15:24
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
United Utilities Plc 2. Reason for notification [Yes/No] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Legal & General Assurance from 3):
(Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which 01 October 2007 the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 05 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or From 3% - 4% (L&G) reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering of shares the triggering
transaction transaction If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of use ISIN shares voting shares rights voting rights code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP 1 31,513,819 31,513,819 35,472,365 35,472,365 4.02 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may voting rights instrument period/date be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 35,472,365 4.02
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) (35,472,365 - 4.02% = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(30,654,652- 3.48%=PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Management) Limited (PMC) (30,654,652 Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
- 3.48% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A rights: 13. Additional Notification using the total voting rights figure of information: 880,291,453 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14 Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone 020 3124 3851 name:
UNITED UTILITIES PLCRelated Shares:
United Utilities