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United Utilities Group PLC
28 July 2017
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT 
At the annual general meeting held on 28 July 2017 at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, the following resolutions 
were duly passed and the result of the poll is shown below. At the record date for the meeting the total number
of voting rights in the company stood at 681,888,418 and the total ordinary shares in issue were 681,888,418.
No.
Resolution
Votes for
%
Votes against
%
% of Issued share capital voted
Votes withheld
1
Receiving the report and accounts
436,050,332
99.99
55,062
0.01
63.96
349,093
2
Declaring a final dividend
435,535,306
99.97
116,482
0.03
63.89
804,334
3
Approving the directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy)
431,158,611
98.91
4,751,506
1.09
63.93
541,419
4
Approving the directors' remuneration policy
430,241,250
98.88
4,888,798
1.12
63.81
1,323,288
5
Reappointing Dr John McAdam
429,532,311
98.54
6,385,239
1.46
63.93
536,936
6
Reappointing Steve Mogford
434,905,693
99.69
1,360,973
0.31
63.98
187,821
7
Reappointing Stephen Carter
434,881,804
99.68
1,377,521
0.32
63.98
195,162
8
Reappointing Mark Clare
435,107,705
99.74
1,139,091
0.26
63.98
207,691
9
Reappointing Russ Houlden
432,144,831
99.06
4,108,033
0.94
63.98
201,623
10
Reappointing Brian May
433,859,799
99.45
2,400,556
0.55
63.98
194,132
11
Reappointing Sara Weller
433,460,838
99.36
2,793,506
0.64
63.98
200,143
12
Electing Alison Goligher
435,974,236
99.94
260,369
0.06
63.97
219,882
13
Electing Paulette Rowe
435,789,417
99.90
451,634
0.10
63.98
213,436
14
Reappointing the auditor
429,339,771
98.41
6,955,503
1.59
63.98
159,213
15
Remunerating the auditor
432,890,569
99.22
3,399,039
0.78
63.98
164,879
16
Adopting new articles of association
435,963,894
99.95
232,391
0.05
63.97
258,202
17
Authorising the directors to allot shares
428,102,348
98.49
6,565,534
1.51
63.74
1,787,605
18
Disapplying statutory pre-emption rights
435,139,636
99.76
1,033,180
0.24
63.97
280,537
19
Authorising specific power to disapply statutory pre-emption rights
417,217,582
95.65
18,968,864
4.35
63.97
266,907
20
Authorising market purchases of its own shares by the company
432,662,645
99.17
3,606,726
0.83
63.98
184,562
21
Notice period for general meetings
409,010,012
94.23
25,056,508
5.77
63.66
2,387,412
22
Amendment to extend the life of the share incentive plan
435,557,700
99.85
639,006
0.15
63.97
257,115
23
Authorising political donations
427,026,767
98.54
6,328,507
1.46
63.55
3,096,729
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Classification - Result of AGM
Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 01925 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".

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