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 15 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 14,765,754 5.35% 135,449 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 94,083 0.03% 420,679 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,859,837 5.39% 556,128 0.20%
(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 980 10.8175
Purchase 2,351 10.8000
Purchase 47,597 10.8176
Purchase 62,530 10.8264
Purchase 3,470 10.8162
Purchase 15,530 10.8168
Purchase 14,901 10.8123
Purchase 45,656 10.8125
Purchase 1,400 10.8200
Purchase 2,073 10.8176
Purchase 3,470 10.8162
Purchase 3,227 10.5606
Purchase 45,600 10.8299
Purchase 4,220 10.8261
Purchase 20,263 10.8241
Sale 980 10.8175
Sale 3,470 10.8162
Sale 4,220 10.8261
Sale 3,227 10.5606
Sale 1,400 10.8200
Sale 20,263 10.8241
Sale 2,351 10.8000
Sale 45,656 10.8114
Sale 97,735 10.7922
Sale 20,263 10.8241
Sale 15,530 10.8168
Sale 7,123 10.8000
Sale 45,600 10.8299
Sale 2,666 10.8000
Sale 64,777 10.8133
Sale 14,901 10.8123
Sale 5,430 10.7922
Sale 980 10.8175
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3470 10.8162
CFD Short 15530 10.8167
CFD Short 1400 10.82
CFD Short 45600 10.8299
CFD Long 103165 10.7922
CFD Long 45656 10.8114
CFD Long 14901 10.8122
CFD Long 20263 10.8241
CFD Long 4220 10.826
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 16 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