United Utilities Group PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

11 January 2012

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by anissuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3

(1)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3)           An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6 R(1), or; (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies act (2006)
	UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC		(i)
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
	GARY DIXON		N/A
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
	GARY DIXON		UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8	State the nature of the transaction
	GARY DIXON  8,144 Ordinary shares Share Incentive Plan 2,364 Ordinary shares MRS D DIXON 4,712 Ordinary shares TOTAL 15,220 Ordinary shares (0.002%)		Sale of ordinary shares

9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	N/A		N/A
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	3,300 Ordinary shares		0.00048%
13.	Price pershare or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
	SOLD at 621.18p per share		5 JANUARY 2012, ENGLAND
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction
	GARY DIXON 4,844 Ordinary shares Share Incentive Plan 2,364 Ordinary shares MRS D DIXON 4,712 Ordinary shares TOTAL 11,920 Ordinary shares (0.0017%)		11 JANUARY 2012

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
			JANE GILMORE 01925 237052

Name and signature of duly authorised officerof issuer responsible for making notification JANE GILMORE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY __________________________________________________________ Date of notification 11 JANUARY 2012