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Black Sun retains United Utilities Plc

19 March 2007

Following a competitive pitch involving 5 corporate reporting agencies, Black Sun have retained United Utilities as a client for a further term of 3 years.

United Utilities is the UK's leading multi-utility company, supplying electricity, water, gas and telecom services to millions of people in the UK and around the world, operating in eight countries on four continents.

Working with the Group since 2003, Black Sun have successfully streamlined United Utilities’ reporting programme from seven different types of reports and corporate brochures, to publishing just two documents: the Stakeholder Report - the first in the FTSE - and a combined Annual Report/20-F.

United Utilities were looking for an agency who could deliver a complete offer. Black Sun presented them with a clear reporting strategy and roadmap for the future to accommodate changing legislation and requirements.

Julie Gaskell, Head of Corporate PR at United Utilities commented: “We were impressed by Black Sun’s knowledge of the changing corporate reporting landscape and also particularly with the strong and fresh creative presented.”

David Christopherson, Managing Director of Black Sun Plc, commented: “We are delighted to have retained United Utilities as a client. We are excited to be working with the Group on this next phase of the evolution of their corporate reporting.”

For further information, please contact:
David Christopherson
Managing Director
Black Sun Plc
T: 020 7736 0011   
E: christophersond@blacksunplc.com

Julie Gaskell
Head of Corporate PR
United Utilities Plc
T: 01925 234000
E: julie.gaskell@uuplc.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Black Sun Plc
Black Sun is one of the UK’s leading corporate reporting agencies. We help companies both in the UK and abroad, create strategic communications programmes that build greater confidence and trust with investors and other important stakeholder groups.

As corporate reporting specialists, Black Sun is committed to engaging in, exploring and understanding the area of narrative reporting to provide practical and intelligent advice on the approach to the content, structure and messaging of reports at a time of changing legislative and regulatory requirements, public policy discussion, and evolving stakeholder expectations.

We have an unrivalled depth of knowledge and experience of producing annual reports and reviews, CR reports, online reports and interactive corporate websites for some of the UK’s largest and most respected organisations.

Our current clients include: Acergy, Alliance & Leicester, Arla Foods, Atrium, BAE Systems,
BG Group, Carphone Warehouse, Centrica, George Wimpey, Hanson, Hays, Imperial Tobacco, Legal & General, Punch Taverns, Standard Chartered, and United Utilities.

For further information about Black Sun please contact:
David Christopherson
Black Sun Plc
T: 020 7736 0011
E: christophersond@blacksunplc.com


United Utilities Plc
United Utilities is the UK's leading multi-utility company, supplying electricity, water, gas and telecom services to millions of people in the UK and around the world. Today United Utilities operates in eight countries on four continents.

It is the UK's largest operator of water and wastewater systems, a leading provider of customer management outsourcing services and one of the UK's largest generators of renewable energy.

The company employs over 17,000 people, has an annual turnover of over £2.3 billion and is a member of the FTSE 100 group of leading UK listed companies.

For further information about United Utilities please contact
Julie Gaskell
United Utilities Plc
T: 01925 234000
E: julie.gaskell@uuplc.co.uk

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