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 20 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 245,936,738 6.62% 1,766,985 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,829,515 0.45% 3,910,731 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 263,636,238 7.10% 5,677,716 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 88,328 2.8604
Purchase 27,892 2.9077
Purchase 400 2.8863
Purchase 4,336 2.8350
Purchase 1,323 2.9200
Purchase 160,073 2.8579
Purchase 31,761 2.9042
Purchase 139,289 2.9124
Purchase 30,426 2.8575
Purchase 806 2.8575
Purchase 177,626 2.8575
Purchase 25,197 2.9093
Purchase 1,700 2.8820
Purchase 5,324 2.8669
Purchase 37,427 2.8805
Sale 25,388 2.9075
Sale 45,902 2.9039
Sale 424 2.8648
Sale 2,304 2.8408
Sale 33,179 2.8617
Sale 39,412 2.8997
Sale 28,820 2.9141
Sale 400 2.8863
Sale 12 2.9083
Sale 1,080 2.8930
Sale 177,626 2.8575
Sale 119,494 2.9575
Sale 24,924 2.8784
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 424 2.8648
CFD Long 24924 2.8783
CFD Long 23808 2.8849
CFD Long 400 2.8862
CFD Long 39412 2.8996
CFD Long 45902 2.9039
CFD Long 25388 2.9074
CFD Long 28820 2.9141
CFD Short 160073 2.8579
CFD Short 88328 2.8604
CFD Short 5324 2.8669
CFD Short 37427 2.8804
CFD Short 400 2.8862
CFD Short 31761 2.9042
CFD Short 27892 2.9076
CFD Short 25197 2.9093
CFD Short 139289 2.9123
CFD Short 1323 2.92
(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 21 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