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               30 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       6,352,248     2.30%         99,439      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives       14,280     0.01%        280,197      0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,366,528     2.31%       379,636       0.14%


(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      1,045                10.8600
Purchase      820                  10.8652
Purchase      348                  10.8667
Purchase      695                  10.8621
Purchase      1,164                10.8600
Purchase      11,872               10.8525
Sale          2,575,461            1.0000
Sale          951                  1.0000
Sale          19,918               1.0000
Sale          30,774               1.0000
Sale          24,740               1.0000
Sale          238,622              1.0000
Sale          9,650                1.0000
Sale          29,355               1.0000
Sale          38,079               1.0000
Sale          240,250              1.0000
Sale          35,321               1.0000
Sale          15,330               1.0000
Sale          6,526                1.0000
Sale          352,622              1.0000
Sale          79,929               1.0000
Sale          110,046              1.0000
Sale          8,312                1.0000
Sale          282                  10.8524
Sale          136,238              1.0000
Sale          114,056              1.0000
Sale          81,893               1.0000
Sale          156,458              1.0000
Sale          15,938               1.0000
Sale          124,025              1.0000
Sale          309,422              1.0000
Sale          36,642               1.0000
Sale          14,637               1.0000
Sale          59,743               1.0000
Sale          340,750              1.0000
Sale          512                  1.0000
Sale          747                  1.0000
Sale          3,663                1.0000
Sale          11,872               10.8525
Sale          63,590               1.0000
Sale          9,250                1.0000
Sale          71,948               1.0000
Sale          1,077                1.0000
Sale          15,750               1.0000
Sale          9,766                1.0000
Sale          28,142               1.0000
Sale          62,750               1.0000
Sale          25,181               1.0000
Sale          40,497               1.0000
Sale          682,616              1.0000
Sale          58,247               10.8600
Sale          11,872               10.8525
Sale          6,696                1.0000
Sale          28,474               1.0000
Sale          5,903                1.0000
Sale          124,713              1.0000
Sale          5,205                1.0000
Sale          43,286               1.0000
Sale          27,917               1.0000
Sale          112,480              1.0000
Sale          22,793               1.0000
Sale          348                  10.8600
Sale          53,678               1.0000
Sale          222,267              1.0000
Sale          31,351               1.0000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         695           10.862
CFD            Short         48222         Transfer
CFD            Long          11872         10.8524

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 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