Key dates
- 25 June 2020
Ex-dividend date for the 2019/2020 final dividend
- 26 June 2020
Record date for 2019/20 final dividend
- 24 July 2020
Annual general meeting
- 3 August 2020
Payment of 2019/20 final dividend to shareholders
- 25 November 2020
Announcement of half-year results for the six months ending 30 September 2020
- 17 December 2020
Ex-dividend date for 2020/21 interim dividend
- 18 December 2020
Record date for 2020/21 interim dividend
- 1 February 2021
Payment of 2020/21 interim dividend to shareholders
- May 2021
Announce the final results for the 2020/21 financial year
- June 2021
Publish the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 2020/21 financial year
Electronic communications
We're encouraging our shareholders to receive their shareholder information by email and via our website. Not only is this a quicker way for you to receive information, it helps us to be more sustainable by reducing paper and printing materials and lowering postage costs.
Registering for electronic shareholder communications is very straightforward, and is done online via shareview.co.uk which is a website provided by our registrar, Equiniti.
Log on to shareview.co.uk and you can:
- set up electronic shareholder communication;
- view your shareholdings;
- update your details if you change you address; and
- get your dividends paid directly into your bank account.
Please do not use any electronic address provided in this annual report or in any related document to communicate with the company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
Make life easier and have you dividends paid straight into your bank account
- The dividend goes directly into your bank account and is available immediately;
- No need to pay dividend cheques into your bank account;
- No risk of losing cheques in the post;
- No risk of having to replace spoiled or out-of-date cheques; and
- It's cost-effective for your company.
To take advantage of this, please contact Equiniti via shareview.co.ukor complete the dividend mandate form you receive with your next dividend cheque.
If you choose to have your dividend paid directly into your bank account you'll receive one tax voucher each year. This will be issued with the interim dividend normally paid in February and will contain details of all the dividends paid in that tax year. If you'd like to receive a tax voucher with each dividend payment, please contact Equiniti.
Online annual report
Our annual report is available online. View or download the full Annual Report and Financial Statements from: unitedutilities.com/corporate
You can find information about United Utilities quickly and easily on our website: unitedutilities.com/corporate. Here the Annual Report and Financial Statements, responsible business performance, company announcements, the half-year and final results and presentations are published.
Registrar
The group's registrar, Equiniti, can be contacted on: 0371 384 2041 or textphone for those with hearing difficulties: 0371 384 2255. Lines are open 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales.
The address is: Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA.
Overseas shareholders may contact them on: +44 (0)121 415 7048
Equiniti offers a share dealing service by telephone: 0345 603 7037 and online: shareview.co.uk/dealing
Equiniti also offers a stocks and shares ISA for United Utilities shares: call 0345 300 0430 or go to: shareview.co.uk/dealing
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Key shareholder facts
Balance analysis as at 31 March 2020
% of shares
Number of holdings
Important information
Cautionary statement:The Annual Report and Financial Statements (the annual report) contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the operations, performance and financial condition of the group. By their nature, these statements involve uncertainty since future events and circumstances can cause results and developments to differ materially from those anticipated. The forward-looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of preparation of this annual report and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this annual report should be construed as a profit forecast. Certain regulatory performance data contained in this annual report is subject to regulatory audit.
Terms used in this report:Unless expressly stated otherwise, the 'group', 'United Utilities', 'UU' or 'the company' means United Utilities Group PLC and its subsidiary undertakings; the 'regulated business', 'regulated activities' or 'UUW' means the licensed water and wastewater activities undertaken by United Utilities Water Limited (formerly United Utilities Water PLC) in the North West of England.
United Kingdom
North America
Europe
Rest of the World
Dividend history – pence per share
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|
| Interim | 12.81 | 12.95 | 13.24 | 13.76 | 14.20 |
| Final | 25.64 | 25.92 | 26.49 | 27.52 | 28.40 |
| Total ordinary | 38.45 | 38.87 | 39.73 | 41.28 | 42.60 |
Warning to shareholders
Please be very wary of any unsolicited contact about your investments or offers of free company reports. It may be from an overseas 'broker' who could sell you worthless or high-risk shares. If you deal with an unauthorised firm, you would not be eligible to receive payment under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Further information and a list of unauthorised firms that have targeted UK investors is available from the Financial Conduct Authority at: fca.org.uk/consumers/protect-yourself/unauthorised-firms
This document is printed on Revive 100% Recycled Silk which is made from 100% FSC® Recycled pulp and post-consumer waste paper. This reduces waste sent to landfill, greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the amount of water and energy consumed.
Important information
Cautionary statement:The Annual Report and Financial Statements (the annual report) contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the operations, performance and financial condition of the group. By their nature, these statements involve uncertainty since future events and circumstances can cause results and developments to differ materially from those anticipated. The forward-looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of preparation of this annual report and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this annual report should be construed as a profit forecast. Certain regulatory performance data contained in this annual report is subject to regulatory audit.
Terms used in this report:Unless expressly stated otherwise, the 'group', 'United Utilities', 'UU' or 'the company' means United Utilities Group PLC and its subsidiary undertakings; the 'regulated business', 'regulated activities' or 'UUW' means the licensed water and wastewater activities undertaken by United Utilities Water Limited (formerly United Utilities Water PLC) in the North West of England.