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 24 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 14,303,146 5.19% 1,156,736 0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives 185,877 0.07% 447,792 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,489,023 5.25% 1,604,528 0.58%
(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 43,659 10.8401
Purchase 4,761 10.9300
Purchase 1,266 10.7800
Purchase 1,048 10.8897
Purchase 8,557 10.8413
Purchase 2,289 10.8246
Purchase 844 10.7800
Purchase 143,505 10.9300
Purchase 4,761 10.9300
Purchase 3,337 10.8450
Purchase 270,000 10.9300
Purchase 51,757 10.8487
Purchase 4,761 10.9300
Purchase 43,200 10.8502
Purchase 100 10.8771
Purchase 1,266 10.7800
Sale 143,505 10.9300
Sale 4,761 10.9300
Sale 270,000 10.7800
Sale 270,000 10.9300
Sale 43,659 10.8401
Sale 1,048 10.8897
Sale 4,761 10.9300
Sale 43,200 10.8469
Sale 8,557 10.8403
Sale 2,289 10.8246
Sale 51,757 10.8487
Sale 100 10.8771
Sale 51,757 10.8487
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4761 10.93
CFD Long 8557 10.8402
CFD Long 43200 10.8469
(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 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