UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC
Classification - Director/PDMR Shareholding
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| Louise Beardmore
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| 1) Transfer of the beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares by Ocorian Corporate Services (UK) Limited as the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust pursuant to the vesting of a Conditional Award granted on 30 June 2021 under the United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2013; and 2) Disposal of shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of the award referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating the sale of sufficient shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities.
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| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1) 2024-09-19 2) 2024-09-20 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| James Bullock
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Regulation and Compliance Director/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| 1) Transfer of the beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares by Ocorian Corporate Services (UK) Limited as the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust pursuant to the vesting of a Conditional Award granted on 30 June 2021 under the United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2013; and 2) Disposal of shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of the award referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating the sale of sufficient shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities. | |||||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1) 2024-09-19 2) 2024-09-20 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| Simon Gardiner
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Company Secretary/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| 1) Transfer of the beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares by Ocorian Corporate Services (UK) Limited as the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust pursuant to the vesting of a Conditional Award granted on 30 June 2021 under the United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2013; and 2) Disposal of shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of the award referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating the sale of sufficient shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities. | |||||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1) 2024-09-19 2) 2024-09-20 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Mrs S Gardiner
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
| a)
| Position/status
| PCA to Simon Gardiner - Company Secretary/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | ||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 2024-09-20 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| Neil Gillespie
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Director of Transformation and Strategic Programmes/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| 1) Transfer of the beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares by Ocorian Corporate Services (UK) Limited as the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust pursuant to the vesting of a Conditional Award granted on 30 June 2021 under the United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2013; and 2) Disposal of shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of the award referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating the sale of sufficient shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities. | |||||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1) 2024-09-19 2) 2024-09-20 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| Joanne Harrison
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Asset Management Director/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| 1) Transfer of the beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares by Ocorian Corporate Services (UK) Limited as the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust pursuant to the vesting of a Conditional Award granted on 31 June 2021 under the United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2013; and 2) Disposal of shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of the award referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating the sale of sufficient shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities. | |||||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1) 2024-09-19 2) 2024-09-20 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| Gaynor Kenyon
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| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a)
| Position/status
| Corporate Affairs Director/PDMR
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a)
| Name
| United Utilities Group PLC | |||||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | |||||||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | |||||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| 1) Transfer of the beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares by Ocorian Corporate Services (UK) Limited as the trustee of the United Utilities Employee Share Trust pursuant to the vesting of a Conditional Award granted on 31 June 2021 under the United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2013; and 2) Disposal of shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of the award referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating the sale of sufficient shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities. | |||||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1) 2024-09-19 2) 2024-09-20 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Matthew Hemmings | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | United Utilities Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | ||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of award under the United Utilities Group PLC Deferred Share Award Scheme 2008 to acquire ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of United Utilities Group PLC for nil consideration. The awards are subject to uplift for dividends paid on record dates occurring between the date of grant and the vesting dates. Awards granted under the scheme are subject to malus and clawback. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Individual transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-19 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London | ||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Matthew Hemmings | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | United Utilities Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | ||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of award under the United Utilities Group PLC Deferred Share Award Scheme 2008 to acquire ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of United Utilities Group PLC for nil consideration. The awards are subject to uplift for dividends paid on record dates occurring between the date of grant and the vesting dates. Awards granted under the scheme are subject to malus and clawback. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Individual transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-19 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London | ||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Matthew Hemmings | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | United Utilities Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138002IEYQAOC88ZJ59 | ||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
GB00B39J2M42 | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of award under the United Utilities Group PLC Deferred Share Award Scheme 2008 to acquire ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of United Utilities Group PLC for nil consideration. The awards are subject to uplift for dividends paid on record dates occurring between the date of grant and the vesting dates. Awards granted under the scheme are subject to malus and clawback. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Individual transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-19 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London | ||||
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