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 12 November 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 237,987,005 6.41% 2,254,341 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,170,198 0.46% 1,517,426 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 256,027,188 6.89% 3,771,767 0.10%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 91,095 3.1514
Purchase 5,250 3.1754
Purchase 2,625 3.1375
Purchase 381,500 3.1375
Purchase 15,260 3.1375
Purchase 2,027 3.1825
Purchase 6,645 3.1375
Purchase 158,426 3.1519
Purchase 14,815 3.1457
Purchase 62,879 3.1417
Purchase 1,140 3.1330
Purchase 54,369 3.1408
Purchase 3,469 3.1375
Purchase 400 3.1313
Sale 102,605 3.1515
Sale 15,206 3.1459
Sale 12,843 3.1590
Sale 15,289 3.1609
Sale 887 3.1380
Sale 17,700 3.1575
Sale 685 3.1355
Sale 51,969 3.1575
Sale 78,876 3.1513
Sale 180,199 3.1706
Sale 26 3.2000
Sale 36,841 3.1853
Sale 154 3.1870
Sale 400 3.1313
Sale 2,700 3.1580
Sale 68,429 3.1582
Sale 14,777 3.1582
Sale 5,055 3.1582
Sale 9,713 3.1582
Sale 7,857 3.1582
Sale 5,538 3.1582
Sale 9,255 3.1582
Sale 17 3.2000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 400 3.1312
CFD Long 98517 3.1511
CFD Long 78876 3.1512
CFD Long 69669 3.1575
CFD Long 12843 3.1589
CFD Long 4088 3.1598
CFD Long 15289 3.1609
CFD Long 83007 3.1647
CFD Long 180199 3.1706
CFD Long 36841 3.1852
CFD Long 154 3.187
CFD Short 400 3.1312
CFD Short 1140 3.133
CFD Short 34087 3.1375
CFD Short 54369 3.1407
CFD Short 62879 3.1417
CFD Short 14815 3.1457
CFD Short 91095 3.1514
CFD Short 158426 3.1519
CFD Short 61307 3.1546
CFD Short 29850 3.158
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 13 November 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)
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 869,985 4.0304 EURO 18/12/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk