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 14 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 240,708,650 6.48% 2,076,008 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,011,972 0.46% 2,605,964 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 258,590,607 6.96% 4,681,972 0.13%
(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 38,403 3.1106
Purchase 77,600 3.0979
Purchase 203,456 3.0775
Purchase 1,039 3.1292
Purchase 1,030 3.1292
Purchase 87,986 3.1292
Purchase 400 3.1194
Purchase 2,408 3.1292
Purchase 49,475 3.0775
Purchase 109,101 3.0775
Purchase 12,259 3.0775
Purchase 4,664 3.0915
Purchase 29,081 3.0775
Purchase 37,170 3.0775
Purchase 174,840 3.1006
Purchase 49,475 3.1425
Purchase 95,180 3.1020
Purchase 455,759 3.1099
Purchase 101,926 3.1148
Purchase 4,143 3.1292
Purchase 14,383 3.0979
Purchase 38,899 3.0979
Purchase 62,756 3.0932
Purchase 156,300 3.0700
Purchase 5,033 3.1292
Purchase 4,842 3.1292
Purchase 3,258 3.1275
Purchase 1,635 3.1292
Purchase 5,195 3.1292
Purchase 1,782 3.1292
Purchase 8,853 3.1292
Purchase 5,571 3.1292
Purchase 396,630 3.0775
Purchase 451,086 3.1123
Purchase 42,311 3.0775
Purchase 4,270 3.1292
Purchase 2,944 3.1292
Purchase 5,064 3.1292
Purchase 52,410 3.0693
Purchase 40,430 3.0775
Purchase 145,218 3.0775
Purchase 18,726 3.0775
Purchase 943 3.1292
Purchase 3,468 3.0775
Sale 2,799 3.1305
Sale 49,475 3.0775
Sale 3,000 3.1380
Sale 108,801 3.1236
Sale 104,598 3.1181
Sale 8,750 3.1078
Sale 208,440 3.1288
Sale 4,701 3.0927
Sale 40,176 3.1114
Sale 400 3.1194
Sale 99,773 3.1087
Sale 122 Transfer
Sale 63,556 3.0790
Sale 122,455 3.0775
Sale 18,726 3.0775
Sale 36,228 3.1180
Sale 7,921 3.1249
Sale 768 3.0725
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 63556 3.079
CFD Long 4701 3.0926
CFD Long 99773 3.1086
CFD Long 40176 3.1113
CFD Long 54137 3.1149
CFD Long 104598 3.118
CFD Long 400 3.1193
CFD Long 208440 3.1288
CFD Short 11322 3.0589
CFD Short 4664 3.0915
CFD Short 62756 3.0931
CFD Short 174840 3.1005
CFD Short 83858 3.1077
CFD Short 36163 3.1088
CFD Short 455759 3.1099
CFD Short 38403 3.1106
CFD Short 451086 3.1122
CFD Short 101926 3.1148
CFD Short 400 3.1193
(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 17 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