Exhibit 99.4
UNITED UTILITIES PLC
DIRECTORS’ AND PDMR INTERESTS IN SHARES
7 July 2005
The interests of the undernoted directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility in ordinary shares in the capital of the company have changed as follows as a result of the consolidation and reclassification of A shares into ordinary shares at close of business on 6 July 2005:
| | | | No. of ordinary shares issued upon consolidation and reclassification of A shares | | | Total ordinary shares held following consolidation and reclassification | | | % of ordinary shares in issue following consolidation and reclassification | |
| John Roberts | | | 40,222 | | | 190,950 | | | 0.0219 | |
| Simon Batey | | | 44,127 | | | 126,597 | | | 0.0145 | |
| Gordon Waters | | | 7,253 | | | 72,278 | | | 0.0083 | |
| Tom Drury | | | 5,323 | | | 25,446 | | | 0.0029 | |
| Sir Richard Evans | | | 136 | | | 381 | | | 0.0000 | |
| John Seed | | | 3,082 | | | 8,632 | | | 0.0010 | |
| Jane Newell | | | 2,419 | | | 6,775 | | | 0.0008 | |
| Sir Peter Middleton | | | 2,541 | | | 7,115 | | | 0.0008 | |
| Andrew Pinder | | | 2,222 | | | 6,222 | | | 0.0007 | |
| Norman Broadhurst | | | 189 | | | 530 | | | 0.0001 | |
| Hugh Logan | | | 2,091 | | | 28,875 | | | 0.0033 | |
| Ian Priestner | | | 2,520 | | | 22,123 | | | 0.0025 | |
| Tim Rayner | | | 4,874 | | | 37,716 | | | 0.0043 | |
Contact: United Utilities PLC – Darren Jameson 01925 237033 or Paul Davies 01925 237051
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United Utilities' ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the Trading Symbol "UU".
