Rule 8.3 - CENTRICA
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 CENTRICA
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.061728395
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
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 228,539,551 6.16% 4,132,347 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,489,498 0.58% 3,430,424 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 250,029,049 6.74% 7,562,771 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 14,475 3.2201
Purchase 34,735 3.1337
Purchase 96,275 3.1411
Purchase 16,556 3.2059
Purchase 8,368 3.1329
Purchase 6,270 3.1358
Purchase 33,809 3.1349
Purchase 164,345 3.1269
Purchase 68,672 3.2200
Purchase 300 3.1650
Purchase 64,100 3.1660
Purchase 1,656 3.1925
Purchase 436,152 3.1301
Purchase 14,440 3.1525
Purchase 300 3.1200
Purchase 38,083 3.1618
Purchase 131,435 3.1507
Purchase 25,755 3.2200
Sale 1,386 Transfer
Sale 300 3.1200
Sale 51,162 3.1863
Sale 267 Transfer
Sale 57,983 3.1863
Sale 113,302 3.1994
Sale 300 3.1650
Sale 5,812 3.1870
Sale 116,994 3.1582
Sale 27,105 3.2230
Sale 169,496 3.1267
Sale 6,126 3.2195
Sale 3,500 3.2250
Sale 10,190 3.1108
Sale 21,489 3.2152
Sale 2,736 Transfer
Sale 11,574 3.1772
Sale 61,845 3.2200
Sale 16,022 3.2200
Sale 13,812 3.2200
Sale 9,733 3.2200
Sale 8,391 3.2200
Sale 17,033 3.2250
Sale 1,800 3.2250
Sale 712 3.2250
Sale 8,982 3.2250
Sale 891 3.2250
Sale 810 3.2250
Sale 5,500 3.2078
Sale 7,906 3.1638
Sale 2,230 3.2250
Sale 22,243 3.1665
Sale 2,000 3.2250
Sale 58,116 3.2200
Sale 891 3.2250
Sale 1,500 3.2250
Sale 2,250 3.2250
Sale 2,000 3.2250
Sale 2,800 3.2250
Sale 3,100 3.2250
Sale 2,500 3.2250
Sale 3,000 3.2250
Sale 5,972 3.1454
Sale 38,460 3.1351
Sale 3,750 3.1278
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 300 3.12
CFD Long 169496 3.1266
CFD Long 38460 3.135
CFD Long 114579 3.157
CFD Long 116994 3.1581
CFD Long 7906 3.1637
CFD Long 353050 3.1647
CFD Long 300 3.165
CFD Long 22243 3.1664
CFD Long 11574 3.1771
CFD Long 5812 3.187
CFD Long 113302 3.1994
CFD Long 21489 3.2152
CFD Long 6126 3.2195
CFD Long 27105 3.2229
CFD Short 300 3.12
CFD Short 164345 3.1269
CFD Short 436152 3.13
CFD Short 34735 3.1336
CFD Short 33809 3.1348
CFD Short 6270 3.1357
CFD Short 96275 3.141
CFD Short 113894 3.1447
CFD Short 38083 3.1617
CFD Short 300 3.165
CFD Short 17541 3.1892
CFD Short 14475 3.2201
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
15/09/2008 Long 114,579 3.157
(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 September 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