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 21 December 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 14,613,429 5.30% 1,288,975 0.47%
securities
(2) Derivatives 190,638 0.07% 499,549 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,831,900 0.66% 1,831,900 0.66%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 16,635,967 6.03% 3,620,424 1.31%
(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 106,256 10.7697
Purchase 48,432 10.9300
Purchase 27,970 10.7519
Purchase 74,906 10.8557
Purchase 2,173 10.9300
Purchase 2,388 10.7700
Purchase 1,401 10.7820
Purchase 2,064 10.7700
Purchase 13 10.9300
Purchase 27,779 10.7752
Purchase 4,260 10.7400
Purchase 11,022 10.9300
Purchase 9,650 10.9300
Purchase 141,216 10.9300
Purchase 5,894 10.9300
Purchase 23,990 10.7774
Purchase 10,863 12.4558
Purchase 256,076 10.8575
Purchase 67,386 10.9300
Purchase 2,388 10.7519
Purchase 8,604 10.7533
Purchase 139,461 10.9300
Purchase 2,619 10.9300
Sale 10,863 12.4558
Sale 80,351 10.9211
Sale 2,388 10.7681
Sale 106,256 10.7697
Sale 67,386 10.9279
Sale 74,906 10.8543
Sale 141,216 10.9300
Sale 2,064 10.7700
Sale 139,461 10.9300
Sale 2,596 10.9300
Sale 27,970 10.7519
Sale 74,906 10.8557
Sale 139,461 10.9300
Sale 23,990 10.7774
Sale 5,894 10.9279
Sale 6,088 10.9300
Sale 617 10.9300
Sale 1,401 10.7800
Sale 8,604 10.7533
Sale 4,260 10.7400
Sale 2,619 10.9279
Sale 2,388 10.7500
Sale 466 10.9300
Sale 371 10.9300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2388 10.7519
CFD Short 23990 10.7774
CFD Short 1401 10.782
CFD Long 2388 10.768
CFD Long 2064 10.77
CFD Long 74906 10.8543
CFD Long 75899 10.9279
(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 24 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