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 14 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 14,849,058 5.38% 236,367 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 94,083 0.03% 542,884 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,943,141 5.42% 779,251 0.28%
(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 995 10.8018
Purchase 22,598 10.7927
Purchase 1,612 10.8000
Purchase 1,581 10.8000
Purchase 2,514 10.7998
Purchase 1,638 10.8011
Purchase 71,726 10.7888
Purchase 1,581 10.8013
Purchase 53,118 10.8079
Purchase 5,430 10.7922
Purchase 2,514 10.7998
Purchase 54,756 10.8077
Purchase 2,300 10.8100
Purchase 97,735 10.7922
Purchase 995 10.8018
Sale 8,737 10.8100
Sale 103,165 10.7976
Sale 2,300 10.8100
Sale 53,118 10.8079
Sale 11,649 10.8000
Sale 1,462 10.8000
Sale 1,638 10.8000
Sale 1,581 10.8000
Sale 928 10.8000
Sale 71,726 10.7888
Sale 22,598 10.7927
Sale 24,898 10.7943
Sale 995 10.8018
Sale 2,514 10.7998
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2514 10.7998
CFD Short 1638 10.801
CFD Short 1581 10.8013
CFD Short 995 10.8017
CFD Short 53118 10.8079
CFD Long 22598 10.7927
CFD Long 2300 10.81
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 15 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