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 18 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 242,134,836 6.52% 2,206,408 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,245,754 0.46% 3,741,489 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,250,575 7.01% 5,947,897 0.16%
(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 274,075 3.0107
Purchase 1,500 3.0130
Purchase 200 2.9900
Purchase 60,180 3.0643
Purchase 4,937 3.0650
Purchase 700 3.0425
Purchase 96,483 3.0650
Purchase 3,383 3.0070
Purchase 45,765 3.0650
Purchase 45,765 3.0650
Purchase 9,105 3.0650
Purchase 564,661 3.0179
Purchase 486 Transfer
Purchase 47,735 3.0202
Purchase 16,767 3.0191
Purchase 64,606 3.0142
Purchase 44,291 3.0179
Purchase 3,383 3.0070
Sale 2,250 3.0130
Sale 84,866 3.0353
Sale 80,009 3.0138
Sale 17,400 3.0298
Sale 700 3.0425
Sale 5,823 3.0275
Sale 845 Transfer
Sale 200 2.9900
Sale 57,554 3.0650
Sale 958 3.0401
Sale 11,674 3.0171
Sale 7,703 3.0288
Sale 65,780 3.0614
Sale 267 3.0205
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 2.99
CFD Long 80009 3.0138
CFD Long 1703 3.0223
CFD Long 5823 3.0275
CFD Long 14129 3.0281
CFD Long 17400 3.0298
CFD Long 6000 3.0306
CFD Long 57129 3.0349
CFD Long 17242 3.035
CFD Long 84866 3.0353
CFD Long 700 3.0425
CFD Long 65780 3.0614
CFD Short 200 2.99
CFD Short 8201 3.0022
CFD Short 1500 3.013
CFD Short 64606 3.0142
CFD Short 608952 3.0178
CFD Short 16767 3.0191
CFD Short 39534 3.0239
CFD Short 700 3.0425
CFD Short 60180 3.0643
CFD Short 8598 3.065
(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 19 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