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 21 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 246,473,518 6.64% 1,563,309 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,869,204 0.45% 4,600,835 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 264,212,707 7.11% 6,164,144 0.17%
(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 1,000 2.7050
Purchase 1,200 2.7050
Purchase 700 2.7050
Purchase 500 2.7050
Purchase 3,500 2.7050
Purchase 700 2.7050
Purchase 3,500 2.7050
Purchase 500 2.7050
Purchase 3,500 2.7050
Purchase 1,000 2.7050
Purchase 82,996 2.7312
Purchase 500 2.7050
Purchase 700 2.7050
Purchase 3,705 2.6945
Purchase 600 2.7050
Purchase 500 2.7050
Purchase 615 2.7050
Purchase 23,932 2.6775
Purchase 1,000 2.7050
Purchase 1,547 2.8376
Purchase 1,295 2.8376
Purchase 700 2.7050
Purchase 1,614 2.8376
Purchase 500 2.7050
Purchase 6,335 2.8376
Purchase 293,514 2.7209
Purchase 13,906 2.8376
Purchase 5,473 2.8376
Purchase 6,400 2.7261
Purchase 30,220 2.6722
Purchase 1,281 2.8376
Purchase 2,343 2.8376
Purchase 489,475 2.7461
Purchase 178,042 2.7405
Purchase 21,351 2.7150
Purchase 109,165 2.6775
Purchase 7,484 2.8376
Purchase 30,035 2.7075
Purchase 10,437 2.6775
Purchase 187,140 2.6775
Purchase 15,595 2.6775
Purchase 3,599 2.6775
Sale 350 2.7000
Sale 650 2.7000
Sale 4,877 2.7179
Sale 400 2.7000
Sale 750 2.7000
Sale 250 2.7000
Sale 800 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 2,500 2.7000
Sale 67,781 2.7179
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 600 2.7000
Sale 560 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 800 2.7000
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 231,580 2.7179
Sale 70,955 2.7228
Sale 27,709 2.6966
Sale 6,400 2.7261
Sale 3,380 2.7043
Sale 927 2.7000
Sale 350 2.7000
Sale 23,932 2.6775
Sale 2,220 2.6671
Sale 32,893 2.7179
Sale 600 2.7000
Sale 14,448 2.7179
Sale 880 2.7000
Sale 650 2.7000
Sale 525 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 1,500 2.7000
Sale 900 2.7000
Sale 56,353 2.6775
Sale 26,110 2.7179
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 945 2.7055
Sale 12,375 2.7179
Sale 1,200 2.7000
Sale 490 2.7000
Sale 825 2.7000
Sale 600 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 625 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 750 2.7000
Sale 420 2.7000
Sale 800 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 23,012 2.7179
Sale 8,179 2.7295
Sale 58,542 2.7295
Sale 3,500 2.6775
Sale 10,499 2.6775
Sale 11,280 2.7295
Sale 3,226 2.8189
Sale 8,551 2.7179
Sale 4,609 2.6775
Sale 96,788 2.7295
Sale 7,000 2.6775
Sale 6,701 2.7295
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 600 2.7000
Sale 750 2.7000
Sale 710 2.7000
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 490 2.7000
Sale 730 2.7000
Sale 65,107 2.7481
Sale 4,675 2.7179
Sale 60,343 2.7026
Sale 260 2.7000
Sale 850 2.7000
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 350 2.7000
Sale 6,605 2.7179
Sale 600 2.7000
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 750 2.7000
Sale 1,500 2.7000
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 700 2.7000
Sale 6,197 2.7179
Sale 775 2.7000
Sale 1,000 2.7000
Sale 420 2.7000
Sale 1,250 2.7000
Sale 750 2.7000
Sale 500 2.7000
Sale 700 2.7000
Sale 660 2.7000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2220 2.667
CFD Long 70615 2.6888
CFD Long 55639 2.6956
CFD Long 27709 2.6965
CFD Long 170125 2.7024
CFD Long 60343 2.7026
CFD Long 70955 2.7228
CFD Long 6400 2.726
CFD Short 30220 2.6722
CFD Short 30035 2.7074
CFD Short 293514 2.7209
CFD Short 6400 2.726
CFD Short 82996 2.7312
CFD Short 178042 2.7404
CFD Short 489475 2.7461
CFD Short 3739 2.7822
(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 24 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