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 24 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 236,451,239 6.37% 2,651,873 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,301,655 0.57% 1,566,422 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 258,622,879 6.97% 4,218,295 0.11%
(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 12,562 3.2843
Purchase 22,216 3.3524
Purchase 33,204 3.2843
Purchase 178 Transfer
Purchase 173,710 3.3323
Purchase 29,525 3.2849
Purchase 117,905 3.3209
Purchase 87,750 3.2616
Purchase 15,300 3.2647
Purchase 1,500 3.3325
Purchase 180,569 3.3068
Purchase 133,500 3.305
Purchase 2,828 3.253
Purchase 4,628 3.37
Purchase 6,087 3.31
Purchase 1,873 3.3794
Purchase 10,673 3.2843
Purchase 24,596 3.2843
Purchase 538,460 3.2892
Purchase 12,541 3.2843
Purchase 5,227 3.3361
Purchase 46,149 3.2843
Purchase 7,869 3.305
Purchase 24,456 3.31
Purchase 20,800 3.2843
Purchase 10,182 3.2843
Purchase 100,952 3.31
Purchase 21,611 3.2843
Sale 1,500 3.29
Sale 1,000 3.29
Sale 990 3.29
Sale 4,050 3.29
Sale 4,860 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 2,507 3.29
Sale 2,250 3.29
Sale 127 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,642 3.29
Sale 1,282 3.29
Sale 600 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 2,000 3.29
Sale 742 3.29
Sale 2,500 3.29
Sale 1,485 3.29
Sale 275 3.29
Sale 1,867 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,755 3.29
Sale 742 3.29
Sale 1,000 3.29
Sale 810 3.29
Sale 1,000 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 1,102 3.29
Sale 1,250 3.29
Sale 1,260 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 877 3.29
Sale 1,530 3.29
Sale 138,968 3.2984
Sale 50,250 3.3734
Sale 538,460 3.2892
Sale 485 3.2933
Sale 31,458 3.302
Sale 17,684 Transfer
Sale 16,550 3.3021
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 300,824 3.3225
Sale 30,000 3.2304
Sale 21,936 3.3537
Sale 538,460 3.2892
Sale 30,000 3.2304
Sale 312,239 3.3167
Sale 455,040 3.3116
Sale 624 3.3888
Sale 14,759 3.3537
Sale 16,193 3.3041
Sale 1,000 3.29
Sale 832 3.29
Sale 382 3.29
Sale 720 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,485 3.29
Sale 810 3.29
Sale 1,080 3.29
Sale 85,750 3.3051
Sale 855 3.29
Sale 1,500 3.3325
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 675 3.29
Sale 585 3.29
Sale 178,395 3.2981
Sale 2,300 3.3771
Sale 100,312 3.2984
Sale 3,184 3.29
Sale 2,105 3.29
Sale 3,780 3.29
Sale 1,305 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 2,700 3.29
Sale 1,500 3.29
Sale 1,425 3.29
Sale 1,350 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 1,701 3.2417
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 1,012 3.2503
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 2,700 3.29
Sale 1,247 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 2,250 3.29
Sale 2,800 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 3,000 3.29
Sale 60,132 3.31
Sale 1,980 3.29
Sale 2,430 3.29
Sale 810 3.29
Sale 1,230 3.29
Sale 562 3.29
Sale 2,000 3.29
Sale 1,735 3.29
Sale 14,115 3.2417
Sale 1,230 3.29
Sale 2,000 3.29
Sale 450 3.29
Sale 363 3.29
Sale 569 3.29
Sale 6,300 3.29
Sale 2,385 3.29
Sale 1,070 3.29
Sale 2,000 3.29
Sale 860 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 720 3.29
Sale 2,600 3.29
Sale 1,600 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 765 3.29
Sale 1,500 3.29
Sale 2,700 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,080 3.29
Sale 2,700 3.29
Sale 729 3.29
Sale 765 3.29
Sale 2,110 3.29
Sale 3,960 3.29
Sale 2,000 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 2,970 3.2756
Sale 1,300 3.29
Sale 1,080 3.29
Sale 3,600 3.29
Sale 1,620 3.29
Sale 2,125 3.29
Sale 990 3.29
Sale 1,170 3.29
Sale 1,800 3.29
Sale 3,300 3.29
Sale 1,080 3.29
Sale 1,575 3.29
Sale 820 3.29
Sale 2,000 3.2756
Sale 2,070 3.29
Sale 1,500 3.29
Sale 1,575 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 900 3.29
Sale 1,530 3.29
Sale 2,452 3.29
Sale 800 3.29
Sale 14,000 3.29
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20391 3.2876
CFD Long 538460 3.2891
CFD Long 178395 3.298
CFD Long 100312 3.2984
CFD Long 118577 3.3002
CFD Long 48008 3.302
CFD Long 16193 3.3041
CFD Long 85750 3.305
CFD Long 455040 3.3116
CFD Long 312239 3.3166
CFD Long 300824 3.3224
CFD Long 1500 3.3325
CFD Long 50250 3.3734
CFD Long 2300 3.377
CFD Short 2828 3.2529
CFD Short 87750 3.2615
CFD Short 15300 3.2646
CFD Short 29525 3.2849
CFD Short 180569 3.3067
CFD Short 18084 3.3125
CFD Short 117905 3.3208
CFD Short 173710 3.3322
CFD Short 1500 3.3325
CFD Short 5227 3.336
CFD Short 22216 3.3524
CFD Short 20904 3.3581
(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 25 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)
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