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 19 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 245,703,795 6.62% 1,952,760 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,997,846 0.46% 3,751,126 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 263,571,626 7.10% 5,703,886 0.15%
(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 139,876 2.9575
Purchase 845 Transfer
Purchase 20,661 3.0171
Purchase 11,993 3.0455
Purchase 7,067 3.0636
Purchase 138,722 3.0415
Purchase 1,300 3.0256
Purchase 125,074 2.9579
Purchase 22,580 3.0439
Purchase 60,588 3.0360
Purchase 71,071 3.0800
Purchase 2,418 2.9575
Purchase 17,732 2.9575
Purchase 15,763 3.0303
Purchase 3,312,832 3.0650
Purchase 1,415 2.9575
Purchase 5,968 2.9872
Sale 16,103 3.0494
Sale 1,300 3.0256
Sale 534 3.0105
Sale 61,526 3.0714
Sale 16,128 3.0136
Sale 16,602 3.0313
Sale 33,600 3.0198
Sale 11,993 3.0120
Sale 40,201 2.9575
Sale 41,650 3.0416
Sale 10,000 3.0350
Sale 118,129 2.9575
Sale 3,468 2.9575
Sale 10,086 3.0666
Sale 5,626 3.0243
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11993 3.012
CFD Long 16128 3.0136
CFD Long 5740 3.0222
CFD Long 5626 3.0242
CFD Long 1300 3.0256
CFD Long 16602 3.0312
CFD Long 16103 3.0493
CFD Long 6086 3.0597
CFD Long 61526 3.0714
CFD Long 4000 3.077
CFD Short 125074 2.9579
CFD Short 5968 2.9872
CFD Short 20661 3.017
CFD Short 1300 3.0256
CFD Short 15763 3.0303
CFD Short 60588 3.036
CFD Short 138722 3.0415
CFD Short 22580 3.0439
CFD Short 11993 3.0454
(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 20 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