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 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 246,004,638 6.62% 2,539,170 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,979,112 0.48% 4,069,002 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 264,960,987 7.13% 6,608,172 0.18%
(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 10,585 2.6775
Purchase 648 2.6775
Purchase 48,820 2.6775
Purchase 31,165 2.5952
Purchase 76,138 2.6775
Purchase 93,062 2.5939
Purchase 2,036,980 2.6775
Purchase 3,249,636 2.6775
Purchase 1,795 2.6775
Purchase 4,807,166 2.6775
Purchase 63,224 2.7400
Purchase 33,462 2.6429
Purchase 200 2.6775
Purchase 3,600 2.5957
Purchase 29,939 2.7400
Purchase 197,854 2.5907
Purchase 1,562,457 2.6775
Purchase 21,640 2.6259
Purchase 25,786 2.6775
Purchase 2,967 2.5125
Purchase 107,685 2.6216
Purchase 39,442 2.5069
Purchase 158,085 2.6175
Purchase 64,155 2.7400
Purchase 1,612 2.7400
Purchase 119,756 2.7400
Purchase 115,479 2.7400
Purchase 64,155 2.7400
Purchase 89,012 2.7400
Purchase 3,599 2.7400
Purchase 550 2.5845
Purchase 1,574 2.6775
Purchase 7,467 2.6175
Purchase 5,427 2.7400
Purchase 203 2.6775
Purchase 800 2.6428
Purchase 99,949 2.6175
Purchase 12,678 2.5844
Purchase 2,036,980 2.6775
Purchase 320,346 2.6175
Purchase 4,352 2.6775
Purchase 13,011 2.7400
Sale 1,054 2.4000
Sale 648 2.6775
Sale 25,786 2.6775
Sale 1,562,457 2.6775
Sale 31,224 2.6085
Sale 64,155 2.7400
Sale 3,600 2.5957
Sale 63,224 2.7400
Sale 82,211 2.5785
Sale 2,537 2.7400
Sale 520 2.5805
Sale 585 2.5730
Sale 113,777 2.7400
Sale 5,550 2.3500
Sale 82,951 2.7400
Sale 4,352 2.6775
Sale 10,585 2.6775
Sale 76,138 2.6775
Sale 780 2.5780
Sale 2,967 2.5125
Sale 200 2.6775
Sale 2,036,980 2.6775
Sale 3,249,636 2.6775
Sale 2,036,980 2.6775
Sale 393,205 2.5911
Sale 4,807,166 2.6775
Sale 407 Transfer
Sale 1,993 2.7400
Sale 1,795 2.6775
Sale 125,640 2.6116
Sale 334,662 2.6390
Sale 1,574 2.6775
Sale 116,401 2.5957
Sale 741,558 2.6939
Sale 48,820 2.6775
Sale 203 2.6775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1740 2.5123
CFD Long 2967 2.5125
CFD Long 37330 2.5565
CFD Long 82211 2.5784
CFD Long 393205 2.591
CFD Long 3600 2.5956
CFD Long 116401 2.5957
CFD Long 31224 2.6085
CFD Long 125640 2.6115
CFD Long 332922 2.6396
CFD Long 242480 2.6428
CFD Long 33462 2.6429
CFD Long 741558 2.6938
CFD Short 39442 2.5068
CFD Short 2967 2.5125
CFD Short 197854 2.5906
CFD Short 93062 2.5939
CFD Short 31165 2.5952
CFD Short 3600 2.5956
CFD Short 21640 2.6258
CFD Short 34262 2.6428
CFD Short 79007 2.6872
(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)
Call Selling 107,252 3.58 EURO 18/12/2008 0.00
(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 25 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 977,237 3.5881 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