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 28 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 14,618,173 5.30% 216,471 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 142,610 0.05% 454,521 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,760,783 5.35% 670,992 0.24%
(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 53,855 10.8493
Purchase 20,893 10.8558
Purchase 10,660 10.8521
Purchase 627,000 8.7669
Purchase 2,891 10.8372
Purchase 716 10.8500
Purchase 23,063 10.8525
Purchase 2,248 10.8500
Purchase 23,196 10.8533
Purchase 1,695 10.8600
Purchase 29,943 10.8462
Purchase 20,132 10.8453
Purchase 356 10.8518
Purchase 356 10.8518
Sale 541 10.8500
Sale 2,891 10.8372
Sale 23,196 10.8522
Sale 356 10.8518
Sale 29,943 10.8462
Sale 20,893 10.8558
Sale 10,660 10.8521
Sale 23,063 10.8525
Sale 627,000 8.7669
Sale 716 10.8500
Sale 1,695 10.8600
Sale 20,132 10.8442
Sale 23,912 10.8532
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 20132 10.8452
CFD Short 356 10.8517
CFD Short 10660 10.8521
CFD Short 23063 10.8525
CFD Long 716 10.85
CFD Long 23196 10.8522
(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 31 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