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 17 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 229,198,643 6.17% 4,559,208 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 22,164,424 0.60% 2,182,540 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 251,363,067 6.77% 6,741,748 0.18%
(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 5,497 3.2552
Purchase 187,390 3.2881
Purchase 29,967 3.2859
Purchase 23,677 3.2686
Purchase 400 3.2775
Purchase 6,052 3.2555
Purchase 228,724 3.2758
Purchase 14,990 3.2552
Purchase 32,330 3.2916
Purchase 675,260 3.2813
Purchase 274,186 3.2552
Purchase 33,256 3.2532
Purchase 17,107 3.2552
Purchase 4,905 3.2550
Purchase 2,245 3.2552
Purchase 15,292 3.2552
Purchase 43,990 3.2895
Purchase 581 Transfer
Purchase 11,961 3.2856
Purchase 82,603 3.2552
Purchase 88,978 3.2532
Purchase 7,846 3.2552
Purchase 1,403 3.2552
Purchase 14,812 3.2552
Purchase 7,934 3.2552
Purchase 11,530 3.2552
Purchase 5,229 3.2552
Sale 6,052 3.2908
Sale 24,467 3.2963
Sale 400 3.2775
Sale 43,266 3.2678
Sale 36,313 3.2842
Sale 361,348 3.2757
Sale 195,388 3.2861
Sale 175,553 3.2765
Sale 193,607 3.2689
Sale 9,110 3.2939
Sale 1,250 3.2900
Sale 17,229 3.2550
Sale 765 3.2850
Sale 4,456 3.2550
Sale 1,530 3.2950
Sale 1,600 3.2900
Sale 1,134 3.2900
Sale 15,347 3.2550
Sale 47,419 3.2549
Sale 243,944 3.2708
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Sale 482,883 3.3411
16/09/2008 Purchase 492,995 3.3420
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 43266 3.2678
CFD Long 193607 3.2688
CFD Long 25813 3.2698
CFD Long 247018 3.2702
CFD Long 243944 3.2707
CFD Long 335535 3.2761
CFD Long 175553 3.2764
CFD Long 400 3.2775
CFD Long 318 3.2825
CFD Long 36313 3.2841
CFD Long 195388 3.286
CFD Long 6052 3.2907
CFD Long 9110 3.2939
CFD Short 88978 3.2531
CFD Short 33256 3.2532
CFD Short 6052 3.2554
CFD Short 23677 3.2686
CFD Short 228724 3.2758
CFD Short 400 3.2775
CFD Short 675260 3.2812
CFD Short 29967 3.2859
CFD Short 187390 3.288
CFD Short 43990 3.2894
CFD Short 32330 3.2915
(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 18 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