United Utilities Grp - Director/PDMR Shareholding

United Utilities

07/05/2026 09:14

RNS Number : 4107D

United Utilities Group PLC

07 May 2026

 

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

 

United Utilities Group PLC (the Company) announces the following transaction by PDMRs, which took place in connection with the non-pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company (the Placing) at a price of £13.12 per share announced on 30 April 2026. The directors (as set out below) subscribed for new ordinary shares in connection with the Placing and pursuant to a director subscription.

 

1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Sir David Higgins (Chair)
Louise Beardmore (CEO)
Phil Aspin (CFO)
Doug Webb (Senior Independent Director)
Kath Cates (Non-executive Director)
Ian El-Mokadem (Non-executive Director)
Alison Goligher (Non-executive Director)
Clare Hayward (Non-executive Director)
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
As noted in 1a) all PDMRs
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
Subscription of new ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of United Utilities Group PLC pursuant to a director subscription in connection with a non-pre-emptive placing
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
PDMR
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Sir David Higgins
£13.12
1,143
Louise Beardmore
£13.12
3,810
Phil Aspin
£13.12
3,810
Doug Webb
£13.12
1,143
Kath Cates
£13.12
1,143
Ian El-Mokadem
£13.12
1,143
Alison Goligher
£13.12
2,000
Clare Hayward
£13.12
1,143
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- As noted in 4c) above
- As noted in 4c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-05-05
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

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