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 03 January 2008
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 14,702,976 5.33% 222,390 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 143,618 0.05% 477,249 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,846,594 5.38% 699,639 0.25%
(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 5,083 10.8226
Purchase 3,395 10.8421
Purchase 12,471 10.8485
Purchase 1,228 10.8505
Purchase 1,163 10.8500
Purchase 14,615 10.8200
Purchase 23,283 10.8500
Purchase 1,164 10.8400
Purchase 7,327 10.8500
Purchase 6,214 10.8426
Purchase 23,283 10.8500
Purchase 9,517 10.8319
Purchase 17,266 10.8486
Purchase 13,615 10.8500
Purchase 1,400 10.8700
Sale 3,395 10.8400
Sale 9,517 10.8319
Sale 1,163 10.8500
Sale 445 10.8700
Sale 23,132 10.8426
Sale 12,471 10.8485
Sale 5,083 10.8226
Sale 13,615 10.8489
Sale 1,400 10.8700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3395 10.842
CFD Short 12471 10.8484
CFD Short 1400 10.87
CFD Long 9517 10.8319
CFD Long 13615 10.8489
(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 04 January 2008
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