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               30 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      14,313,728      5.19%     1,751,171      0.63%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,357,986      0.85%     2,102,445      0.76%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             16,671,714      6.05%     3,853,616      1.40%


(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      577                  10.7800
Purchase      36,000               10.7837
Purchase      72,951               10.7900
Purchase      1,100                10.7882
Purchase      24,700               10.7813
Purchase      11,185               10.7910
Purchase      701                  10.7778
Purchase      5,791                10.7800
Sale          7,190                10.8000
Sale          5,083                10.7800
Sale          1,100                10.7882
Sale          5,810                10.7800
Sale          601                  10.7900
Sale          4,463                10.7800
Sale          413                  10.7800
Sale          3,689                10.8000
Sale          1,267                10.7800
Sale          4,100                10.7889
Sale          26,630               10.7800
Sale          15,001               10.7800
Sale          4,770                10.7800
Sale          1,100                10.7882
Sale          11,692               10.7862

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Purchase      519                  10.7700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         24700         10.7813
CFD            Short         36000         10.7837
CFD            Short         72951         10.79
CFD            Short         11185         10.791
CFD            Long          11692         10.7862
CFD            Long          1100          10.7882
CFD            Long          4100          10.7889

(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                         03 December 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