Rule 8.3 - KELDA GROUP
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in KELDA GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.2022222
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 26 November 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 14,723,929 5.34% 2,112,004 0.77%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,085,288 0.76% 1,393,212 0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 16,809,217 6.09% 3,505,216 1.27%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 34,000 10.8234
Purchase 16,494 10.8020
Purchase 6,000 10.7239
Purchase 1,258 10.8800
Purchase 1,100 10.5874
Purchase 35,100 10.5400
Purchase 35,100 10.8800
Purchase 1,581 10.5458
Purchase 53,300 10.7858
Purchase 55,204 10.8481
Purchase 16,629 10.9229
Sale 1,100 10.5874
Sale 13,504 10.8779
Sale 1,100 10.5874
Sale 11,314 10.7032
Sale 55,204 10.8481
Sale 55,204 10.8481
Sale 10,085 10.8800
Sale 33,096 10.5832
Sale 4,000 10.9590
Sale 1,455 10.8800
Sale 11,856 10.8800
Sale 35,100 10.5400
Sale 2,000 10.8481
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6000 10.7239
CFD Short 53300 10.7858
CFD Short 16494 10.8019
CFD Short 34000 10.8234
CFD Short 213479 10.8481
CFD Short 16629 10.9228
CFD Long 33096 10.5831
CFD Long 1100 10.5874
CFD Long 11314 10.7032
CFD Long 55204 10.848
CFD Long 2000 10.8481
CFD Long 13504 10.8779
CFD Long 4000 10.959
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 27 November 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk