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

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transactions 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 be in block capital letters

1.   Name of the issuer               2.   State whether the notification      
                                           relates to (i) a transaction        
     UNITED UTILITIES PLC                  notified in accordance with DR      
                                           3.1.4R(1)(a); or                    
                                                                               
                                           (ii) DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) a disclosure   
                                           made in accordance with section 324 
                                           (as extended by section 328) of the 
                                           Companies Act 1985; or              
                                                                               
                                           (iii) both (i) and (ii)             
                                                                               
                                           BOTH (i) AND (ii)                   
                                                                               
3.   Name of person discharging       4.   State whether notification relates  
     managerial responsibilities/          to a person connected with a person 
     director                              discharging managerial              
                                           responsibilities/director named in 3
     CHARLES CORNISH                       and identify the connected person   
                                                                               
5.   Indicate whether the             6.   Description of shares (including    
     notification is in respect of a       class), debentures or derivatives or
     holding of the person referred        financial instruments relating to   
     to in 3 or 4 above or in respect      shares                              
     of a non-beneficial interest                                              
                                                                               
7.   Name of registered shareholders  8.   State the nature of the transaction 
     (s) and, if more than one, the                                            
     number of shares held by each of                                          
     them                                                                      
                                                                               
9.   Number of shares, debentures or  10.  Percentage of issued class acquired 
     financial instruments relating        (treasury shares of that class      
     to shares acquired                    should not be taken into account    
                                           when calculating percentage)        
                                                                               
11.  Number of shares, debentures or  12.  Percentage of issued class disposed 
     financial instruments relating        (treasury shares of that class      
     to shares disposed                    should not be taken into account    
                                           when calculating percentage)        
                                                                               
13.  Price per share of value of      14.  Date and place of transaction       
     transaction                                                               
                                                                               
15.  Total holding following          16.  Date issuer informed of transaction 
     notification and total                                                    
     percentage holding following                                              
     notification (any treasury                                                
     shares should not be taken into                                           
     account when calculating                                                  
     percentage)                                                               

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                 
     16 MARCH 2007                                                             
                                           NORMALLY DURING THE SIX MONTH PERIOD
                                           FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF A PERFORMANCE
                                           CERTIFICATE BY THE COMPANY RELATING 
                                           TO THE OPTION. THE COMPANY IS       
                                           OBLIGED TO ISSUE THE PERFORMANCE    
                                           CERTIFICATE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE  
                                           AFTER 31 MARCH 2010 (THE END OF THE 
                                           PERFORMANCE PERIOD RELATING TO THE  
                                           OPTION) AND IT MUST BE ISSUED BY 31 
                                           DECEMBER 2010 AT THE LATEST.        
                                                                               
19.  Total amount paid (if any) for   20.  Description of shares or debentures 
     grant of the option                   involved (class and number)         
                                                                               
     ZERO                                  INITIALLY, 47,027 ORDINARY SHARES   
                                           (THE AWARD SHARES) ARE SUBJECT TO   
                                           THE OPTION. HOWEVER, THIS NUMBER IS 
                                           TO BE INCREASED ON EACH DIVIDEND    
                                           PAYMENT DATE FOLLOWING 1 APRIL 2006 
                                           (COMMENCEMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE    
                                           PERIOD) BY THE NUMBER OF ORDINARY   
                                           SHARES WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN        
                                           PURCHASED ON THAT PAYMENT DATE (AT A
                                           PRICE EQUAL TO THE MARKET VALUE OF  
                                           THE SHARES ON THAT DATE) USING THE  
                                           AGGREGATE CASH AMOUNT OF THE        
                                           DIVIDEND WHICH NOTIONALLY WOULD HAVE
                                           BEEN PAID ON THE AWARD SHARES.      
                                                                               
                                           ACCORDINGLY, A FURTHER 2,068 AND 927
                                           ORDINARY SHARES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO  
                                           THE AWARD SHARES IN RESPECT OF      
                                           DIVIDENDS ALREADY PAID ON 25 AUGUST 
                                           2006 AND 12 FEBRUARY 2007           
                                           RESPECTIVELY, MAKING A TOTAL 50,022 
                                           ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO THE      
                                           OPTION AS AT THE DATE OF GRANT.     
                                                                               
                                           AT THE POINT OF EXERCISE, CHARLES   
                                           CORNISH WILL BE ENTITLED TO ACQUIRE 
                                           THE SHARES ADDED TO HIS AWARD BY WAY
                                           OF THE DIVIDEND ENHANCEMENT         
                                           MECHANISM DESCRIBED ABOVE IN        
                                           ADDITION TO THE 47,027 AWARD SHARES,
                                           (OR A PROPORTION OF THEM IN EACH    
                                           CASE) SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF
                                           CERTAIN PERFORMANCE TARGETS         
                                           ATTACHING TO THE OPTION.            
                                                                               
21.  Exercise price (if fixed at a    22.  Total number of shares or debentures
     time of grant) indication that        over which options held following   
     price is to be fixed at the time      notification                        
     of exercise                                                               
                                           50,022                              
     ZERO                                                                      
                                                                               
23.  Any additional information       24.  Name of contact and telephone number
                                           for queries                         
     THE OPTION HAS BEEN GRANTED TO                                            
     CHARLES CORNISH UNDER THE TERMS       PAUL DAVIES,                        
     OF A LONG TERM INCENTIVE SCHEME                                           
     OF WHICH HE IS THE SOLE               ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY         
     PARTICIPANT.                                                              
                                           + 44 1 925 237051                   
     THE OPTION IS GRANTED UNDER THE                                           
     AUTHORITY PROVIDED BY                                                     
     SUB-PARAGRAPH (2) OF PARAGRAPH                                            
     9.4.2R OF THE LISTING RULES.                                              
                                                                               
     IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH                                              
     9.4.3R OF THE LISTING RULES,                                              
     UNITED UTILITIES PLC SHALL                                                
     DISCLOSE THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF                                           
     THE LONG TERM INCENTIVE SCHEME                                            
     FOR CHARLES CORNISH AND THE                                               
     OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY                                             
     THAT LISTING RULE IN ITS ANNUAL                                           
     REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR 2007.                                             

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making 
notification                                                                   
                                                                               
******** T Rayner, Company Secretary ********                                  
                                                                               
Date of notification **19 March 2007***.                                       





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