As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2008

Registration No. 333-

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

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UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

England

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

4 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004

Telephone (212) 623-0636

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

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United Utilities US Holding GP

1105 N Market Street-Suite 1150

Wilmington, DE 19801

Telephone: (302) 654-5652

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.	Ashar Qureshi
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP 570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor New York, New York 10022 (212) 319-7600	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton City Place House 55 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5EH

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

o immediately upon filing

o on (Date) at (Time)

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of Securities to be registered	Amount to be registered	Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)	Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)	Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing two ordinary shares of United Utilities Group PLC	100,000,000 American Depositary Shares	$0.05	$5,000,000	$196.50

(1) Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption			Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(1)	Name and address of Depositary		Introductory paragraph
(2)	Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities		Face of American Depositary Receipt, top centre
	Terms of Deposit:
	(i)	Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares	Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
	(ii)	Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities	Paragraphs 15 and 16
	(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends	Paragraphs 12, 13 and 15
	(iv)	Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material	Paragraphs 11, 15 and 16
	(v)	Sale or exercise of rights	Paragraph 14
	(vi)	Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization	Paragraphs 12 and 17
	(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement	Paragraphs 20 and 21
	(viii)	Rights of holders of receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of receipts	Paragraph 11
	(ix)	Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities	Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8
	(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary	Paragraphs 14 and 18
(3)	Fees and Charges		Paragraph 7

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Item Number and Caption		Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(b)	Statement that United Utilities Group PLC publishes on its web site (www.unitedutilities.com) on an ongoing basis, or otherwise furnishes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") with, certain public reports and documents required by foreign law or otherwise under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. To the extent furnished to the Commission, such reports and documents may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at the date of the Deposit Agreement at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.	Paragraph (11)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a) Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of July , 2008 amongUnited Utilities Group PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

(b) Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.

(c) Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.

(d) Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

(e) Certification under Rule 466. Not applicable.

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

(b) If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on July 16, 2008.

Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
By:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
By:	/s/Melinda L. VanLuit
Name:	Melinda L. VanLuit
Title:	Vice President

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, United Utilities PLC certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on July 16, 2008.

UNITED UTILITIES PLC
By:	/s/Tom Keevil
Name:	Tom Keevil
Title:	Company Secretary

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Tom Keevil and each of the persons named below, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES

Signature	Title	Date
By: /s/Sir Richard Evans          Sir Richard Evans	Chairman	July 16, 2008
By: /s/Philip Green                    Philip Green	Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)	July 16, 2008
By: /s/Tim Weller                     Tim Weller	Finance Director (principal financial and accounting officer)	July 16, 2008
By: /s/Charlie Cornish            Charlie Cornish	Director	July 16, 2008

By: /s/Dr. John McAdam          Dr. John McAdam	Director	June 9, 2008
By: /s/Dr. Catherine Bell           Dr. Catherine Bell	Director	July 16, 2008
By:____________________ Norman Broadhurst	Director	, 2008
By:____________________ Paul Heiden	Director	, 2008
By: /s/David Jones CBE           David Jones CBE	Director	June 9, 2008
By: /s/Andrew Pinder CBE       Andrew Pinder CBE	Director	June 6, 2008
By: /s/Nick Salmon                    Nick Salmon	Director	July 16, 2008

By: /s/Kevin Boylan                   Name: Kevin Boylan Title: Vice President Authorized Representative in the United States June 20, 2008

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
(a)	Form of Deposit Agreement.
(d)	Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.