United Utilities Group PLCLSE: UU.

United Utilities Group: Director/PDMR Shareholding

· Issued by United Utilities Group PLC via RNS

Summary by 6ix AI

Senior managers of United Utilities Group PLC, including Chief Executive Officer Louise Beardmore and Chief Financial Officer Philip Aspin, each bought 12 or 13 ordinary shares at 1429.79 pence a share on October 12, 2026, as monthly purchases within the company's Share Incentive Plan.

Key details

  • Louise Beardmore, Philip Aspin, James Bullock (Regulation and Compliance Director), Simon Gardiner (General Counsel and Company Secretary) and Neil Gillespie (Transformation and Strategic Programmes Director) each bought 12 shares.
  • Joanne Harrison (Asset Management Director), Adrienne McFarland (People Director) and Andrew Ward (Corporate Affairs Director) each bought 12 shares.
  • Chief Operating Officer Matthew Hemmings bought 13 shares.
  • The purchases were of ordinary shares of 5p each, made on the London Stock Exchange.

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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

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Philip Aspin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial 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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Louise Beardmore

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive 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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

James Bullock

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Regulation and Compliance Director/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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Simon Gardiner

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

General Counsel and Company Secretary/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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Neil Gillespie

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Transformation and Strategic Programmes Director/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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Joanne Harrison

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Asset Management Director/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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

13

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Adrienne McFarland

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

People Director/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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Andrew Ward

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Corporate Affairs Director/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

Monthly purchase of shares within the Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1429.79p

12

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Individual transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-12

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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