Rule 8.3- Centrica plc

RNS Number : 5531D

Aviva PLC

16 September 2008

 

FORM 8.3

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Company dealt in	CENTRICA PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)	ORD GBP0.06173
Date of dealing	15 SEPTEMBER 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 securities		57,568,316	1.551%	0	0%
	(2) Derivatives (other than options)		330,000	0.009%	0	0%
	(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		0	0%	466,000	0.013%
	Total		57,898,316	1.560%	466,000	0.013%
(b)		Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 

Class of relevant security:	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	0	0%	0	0%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	0	0%	0	0%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	0	0%	0	0%
Total	0	0%	0	0%

 

(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 (Note 5)
SALE	63,369	GBP3.097500

 

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

 

 

(ii)        Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

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.

            
NONE

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                 YES

 

 

Date of disclosure	16 SEPTEMBER 2008
Contact name	NEIL WHITTAKER
Telephone number	01603 684420
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected	N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)	N/A

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

 

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

 

 

OPEN POSITIONS(Note 1)

 

Product name, e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates	Exercise price (Note 2)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Call Option	Written	-466,000	GBP3.40	American	19/12/2008

 

Notes

 

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 

 

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

 

 

 

 

 

END

 

 

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