UU. United Utilities Group Plc

              UNITED UTILITIES WATER PLC AND UNITED UTILITIES PLC

                            ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

                       Publication of the Annual Report

1 July 2013

The Annual Report and Accounts of United Utilities Water PLC and United
Utilities PLC in respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2013 are
available on the United Utilities website at
http://corporate.unitedutilities.com/documents/UUW_PLC_FINAL.pdf and
http://corporate.unitedutilities.com/documents/United_Utilities_PLC_FINAL.pdf
respectively and will shortly be available for inspection at the National
Storage Mechanism http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

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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 and
its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the
Trading Symbol "UUGRY".