TIDMUU. TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 1680V

United Utilities Group PLC

05 August 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                      United Utilities Group PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                    Yes 
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   An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
   which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
   which voting rights are attached. 
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   An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
   effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                             Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                              N/A 
  (if different from 3.): 
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                                                                                       03 August 2015 
   5. Date of the transaction and date 
   on 
   which the threshold is crossed 
   or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                     04 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                   L&G (Above 3%) 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type            Situation previous                           Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of                     to the triggering                                          transaction 
 shares                    transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                    Number            Number                             Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                      of                 of                                   rights 
                    Shares             Voting 
                                       Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------                  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                       Number          Direct        Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                      of shares 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  --------------  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary GBP                Below 3% 
 0.05 
 GB00B39J2M42           (As of 01/05/2015)            20,599,514      20,599,514        -           3.02%            - 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                      Number of voting 
  Type of             Expiration      Exercise/                        rights that may                 % of voting 
  financial           date            Conversion Period                be                              rights 
  instrument                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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  Type of           Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/          Number of voting               % of voting rights 
  financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument 
  instrument                                       period             refers to 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -----------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                                                                     Nominal        Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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                      20,599,514                                                      3.02% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                                                     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) 
                                                                                (Group) ( Below 5% = Total Position) 
                                                                    Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) 
                                                                       Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( Below 
                                                                                                5% = Total Position) 
                                                                       Legal & General Investment Management Limited 
                                                                      (Indirect) (LGIM) ( Below 5% = Total Position) 
                                    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 20,599,514 -3.02% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                                     Legal & General Investment           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                                                Management (Holdings) Limited        (Direct) (LGIH) 
                                                                                                   (Direct) (LGIMHD) 
                              Legal & General Assurance            Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & 
                                                                          (Pensions Management) Limited        LGPL) 
                                                                                                               (PMC) 
                                                                    Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                   N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                                   N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                                    N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                 Notification using the total voting 
  13. Additional information:                                                        rights figure of 681,888,418 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                       Amy Williams (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              029 2035 4097 
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