United Utilities Group PLC is a public limited company, with its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.
On 28 July 2008, following the Court Sanction of the Scheme of Arrangement, United Utilities PLC's shares were delisted from the London Stock Exchange ('the Exchange') and shares in United Utilities Group PLC were admitted to listing to the Exchange.
United Utilities PLC was previously listed on the New York Stock Exchange. However, on June 25, 2007, United Utilities PLC (UU) announced that it had filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the requisite form to terminate its registration under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. United Utilities had previously filed to withdraw its American depositary (the 'ADRs') and its ordinary shares (the 'Shares') from listing on the New York Stock Exchange ('NYSE') and registration under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
From 25 June 2007, the company's ADRs moved to being traded over the counter (OTC). From 28 July 2008, the new OTC ticker symbol is UUGRY (CUSIP: 91311E 102). See the related stock exchange announcement for further details.
Following the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective, the United Utilities Shares underlying each United Utilities American depositary Receipt were cancelled and the Depositary was issued with 17 United Utilities Group Ordinary Shares for every 22 United Utilities Shares it held at the Scheme Record date of 6.00pm on 25 July 2008 and £1.70 in cash. United Utilities Group American Depositary Receipts were issued by the Depositary in respect of the United Utilities Group Ordinary Shares that had been issued to the Depositary.
View the Annual Report and Financial Statement 2009
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