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 16 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 228,760,788 6.16% 5,160,874 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 22,763,827 0.61% 3,117,355 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 251,524,615 6.78% 8,278,229 0.22%
(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 2,669 3.3677
Purchase 43,314 3.3676
Purchase 489,796 3.3468
Purchase 60,567 3.3707
Purchase 19,838 3.3661
Purchase 18,049 3.3707
Purchase 145,944 3.3468
Purchase 44,512 3.3955
Purchase 1,709 3.3707
Purchase 30,301 3.3468
Purchase 1,403 3.3200
Purchase 3,089 3.3392
Purchase 9,217 3.3955
Purchase 11,900 3.3468
Purchase 3,191 3.3955
Purchase 4,226 3.3955
Purchase 13,748 3.3468
Purchase 1,882 3.3660
Purchase 12,913 3.3676
Purchase 148,603 3.3723
Purchase 8,445 3.1280
Purchase 60,020 3.3467
Purchase 2,647 3.3305
Purchase 75,659 3.3234
Purchase 141,099 3.3213
Purchase 492,995 3.3420
Purchase 2,004 3.3405
Purchase 66,556 3.3661
Purchase 15,614 3.3364
Purchase 149,340 3.3955
Purchase 1,800 3.3250
Purchase 84,614 3.2822
Purchase 324 Transfer
Purchase 71,940 3.3446
Purchase 7,834 3.3200
Purchase 6,630 3.3200
Purchase 15,152 3.3200
Purchase 4,108 3.3661
Purchase 492,995 3.3420
Purchase 783,131 3.3391
Purchase 16,882 3.3125
Purchase 3,247 3.3707
Purchase 6,391 3.3494
Purchase 3,421 3.3660
Purchase 4,941 3.3494
Purchase 10,892 3.3392
Purchase 2,185 3.3392
Purchase 3,572 3.3660
Purchase 3,741 3.3707
Purchase 8,011 3.3955
Purchase 6,215 3.3494
Purchase 2,458 3.3200
Purchase 7,633 3.3494
Purchase 1,247 3.3392
Purchase 6,307 3.3494
Purchase 31,728 3.3391
Purchase 4,938 3.3494
Purchase 1,233 3.3675
Purchase 1,815 3.3676
Purchase 12,944 3.3468
Purchase 3,102 3.3707
Purchase 2,253 3.3675
Purchase 4,502 3.3955
Purchase 6,235 3.3955
Purchase 2,778 3.3660
Purchase 21,149 3.3200
Purchase 2,523 3.3707
Purchase 26,231 3.3468
Purchase 20,327 3.3468
Purchase 13,949 3.3468
Purchase 1,735 3.3707
Purchase 1,908 3.3660
Purchase 1,251 3.3675
Purchase 4,288 3.3955
Purchase 2,327 3.3676
Sale 1,443 3.3900
Sale 89 3.3404
Sale 57,918 3.3367
Sale 2,647 3.3382
Sale 330,812 3.3543
Sale 175,796 3.3275
Sale 482,883 3.3411
Sale 244,397 3.3422
Sale 3,000 3.3575
Sale 1,000 3.3228
Sale 1,182 3.3565
Sale 1,800 3.3250
Sale 4,030 3.3200
Sale 14,440 3.2200
Sale 1,620 3.3428
Sale 800,013 3.2200
Sale 1,250 3.3503
Sale 10,000 3.3195
Sale 281,141 3.3439
Sale 379,973 3.3397
Sale 8,903 3.3385
Sale 31,728 3.2200
Sale 232,877 3.3232
Sale 482,883 3.3411
Sale 28,075 3.3794
Sale 3,000 3.3478
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10000 3.3195
CFD Long 232877 3.3231
CFD Long 1800 3.325
CFD Long 175796 3.3274
CFD Long 57918 3.3366
CFD Long 2647 3.3382
CFD Long 8903 3.3384
CFD Long 379973 3.3396
CFD Long 85732 3.3405
CFD Long 965766 3.341
CFD Long 158665 3.343
CFD Long 3896 3.3431
CFD Long 341304 3.3437
CFD Long 281141 3.3439
CFD Long 330812 3.3543
CFD Short 8445 3.1279
CFD Short 84614 3.2821
CFD Short 141099 3.3213
CFD Short 75659 3.3233
CFD Short 1800 3.325
CFD Short 2647 3.3304
CFD Short 15614 3.3364
CFD Short 2004 3.3404
CFD Short 985990 3.3419
CFD Short 71940 3.3446
CFD Short 60020 3.3466
(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 17 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