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United Utilities Group PLC Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Proxy form
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Voting ID
Task ID
Shareholder ref. no.
3362-016-S
I/We hereby appoint the chairman of the meeting or:
☐ name of proxy
☐ multiple proxies
☐ number of shores
to act as my/our proxy at the company's annual general meeting to be held at 11.00 am on Friday, 22 July 2011 and at any adjournment. Please refer to the notice of annual general meeting for the full text of the resolutions. This personalised proxy form is not transferable and should be disregarded if you have sold your shareholding.
Resolutions
- To receive the financial statements and reports of the directors and auditor for the year ended 31 March 2011
- To declare a final dividend of 20.00p per ordinary share
- To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2011
- To reappoint Dr John McAdam as a director
- To elect Steve Mogford as a director
- To elect Russ Houlden as a director
- To reappoint Dr Catherine Bell as a director
- To reappoint Paul Heiden as a director
- To reappoint David Jones as a director
- To reappoint Nick Salmon as a director
- To reappoint the auditor
- To authorise the directors to set the auditor's remuneration
- To authorise the directors to allot shares
- To disapply statutory pre-emption rights
- To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares
- To authorise the directors to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice
- To amend the articles of association
- To authorise political donations and political expenditure
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- Signature
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How to fill in this proxy form - Whether or not you can attend the annual general meeting on Friday, 22 July 2011, we recommend that you appoint either the chairman of the meeting or any other person of your choice as your proxy to attend and vote for you. A proxy need not be a shareholder. To appoint someone other than the chairman, you should cross out the words 'the chairman of the meeting or' and write in the box the name and address of the person you want to be your proxy. Your proxy will be entitled to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, speak and vote at the meeting.
Voting less than your entitlement - If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full entitlement.
Multiple proxies - If you want to appoint more than one proxy please tick the 'multiple proxies' box. Additional proxy forms may be obtained by contacting the company's registrar, Equiniti, on 0871 384 2041 or you may photocopy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy and return all proxy forms in the same envelope to the address shown overleaf. ('Calls to this number cost 8 pence per minute from a BT landline, other providers' costs may vary. Lines are open 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday.) Overseas shareholders should contact Equiniti on +44 (0) 121 415 7048.
Recording your votes - Please mark the appropriate box above 'for,' 'against' or 'withheld' for each resolution in black ink like this ☐. Your proxy will have discretion to vote on any resolution where you have not given a specific instruction how to vote or on any other business which may properly come before the meeting. A 'withheld' vote is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the proportion of shares for or against any resolution.
Please sign and date this form, initial any alterations, tear it off and post it (postage paid).
Deadline for submission - To be valid, your proxy instructions must be received no later than 11.00 am on Wednesday, 20 July 2011. Details of the resolutions are set out in the notice calling the meeting. You can submit your proxy instructions electronically at www.sharevote.co.uk. To do this, you will need your voting reference numbers (the three numbers quoted above). CREST members can use the CREST electronic proxy voting service.
Voting by poll - At the meeting, voting on all substantive resolutions will take place by poll. On a poll, holders of ordinary shares shall have one vote for every share held. If, having submitted a proxy form, you subsequently attend the meeting in person, you will only need to complete a poll card if you wish to change your voting instructions. If the form is signed by someone else on your behalf, evidence of their authority to sign the form must be sent with the form.
Joint holders - In the case of joint holders, only one need sign the form. In the case of a corporation, the form must be signed as a deed or be appropriately signed by a duly authorised official or officials whose capacity should be stated. The appropriate power of attorney or other authority should be sent with the form.
United Utilities
Admission and poll card
We are holding our annual general meeting on Friday, 22 July 2011 at the Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester, M2 3NQ. It will start at 11.00 am. There is a map on the back of this card showing where the Midland Hotel is. If you are coming to the meeting, please sign this admission card, bring it with you to the meeting, and present it at the registration desk when you arrive.
If you have appointed a proxy (other than the chairman of the meeting or one of the other directors) please tick the box marked 'proxy' below and give it to your proxy to hand in when he or she arrives at the meeting. If you have appointed multiple proxies, you may give photocopies to your proxy holders.
Signature. _________ Proxy ☐
POLL CARD FOR USE AT THE MEETING ONLY
Please mark the appropriate box 'for', 'against' or 'withheld' for each resolution in black ink like this ☐ and sign the form where indicated. Please refer to the notice of annual general meeting for the full text of the resolutions.
Please hand the form in AT THE END OF THE MEETING to the registrars at the accreditation desk in the foyer.
| Resolutions | For | Against | Withheld |
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| 1 To receive the financial statements and reports of the directors and auditor for the year ended 31 March 2011 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2 To declare a final dividend of 20.00p per ordinary share | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3 To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2011 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4 To reappoint Dr John McAdam as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5 To elect Steve Mogford as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 6 To elect Russ Houlden as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 7 To reappoint Dr Catherine Bell as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 8 To reappoint Paul Heiden as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 9 To reappoint David Jones as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 10 To reappoint Nick Salmon as a director | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 11 To reappoint the auditor | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 12 To authorise the directors to set the auditor's remuneration | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 13 To authorise the directors to allot shares | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 14 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 15 To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 16 To authorise the directors to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 17 To amend the articles of association | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 18 To authorise political donations and political expenditure | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Signature. _________
Annual general meeting – United Utilities Group PLC, 22 July 2011
The results of the poll will be announced through a regulatory news service on 25 July 2011 and will also be made available on the company's website on that day at unitedutilities.com.
United
Utilities
How to get to the annual general meeting
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
The Midland Hotel is in Peter Street, Manchester, M2 3NQ.
It is well served by public transport, including the Metrolink, and there is car parking nearby.
Please bring this admission card with you if you are coming to the meeting.
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Licence Number
RRHE-UBTG-ZSRS
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Equiniti
Aspect House
Spencer Road
LANCING
BN99 6GQ