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 26 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 236,907,594 6.38% 2,885,355 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,530,467 0.58% 2,693,973 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 259,308,046 6.99% 5,579,328 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 635 3.2185
Purchase 119,914 3.2498
Purchase 30,570 3.2675
Purchase 206,024 3.2476
Purchase 110,841 3.2598
Purchase 45,877 3.2631
Purchase 1,614 Transfer
Purchase 89 Transfer
Purchase 1,530 3.2755
Purchase 5,541 3.2539
Purchase 800 3.2678
Purchase 405 Transfer
Purchase 1,899 3.2675
Sale 800 3.2678
Sale 55,377 3.2652
Sale 205,056 3.2439
Sale 14,861 3.2687
Sale 473 3.2645
Sale 243 3.2554
Sale 5,800 3.2661
Sale 7,743 3.2650
Sale 8,842 Transfer
Sale 67,432 3.2653
Sale 107,065 3.2533
Sale 15,262 3.2400
Sale 17,441 3.2675
Sale 3,690 3.2656
Sale 9,147 3.2560
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 205056 3.2438
CFD Long 107065 3.2532
CFD Long 9147 3.2559
CFD Long 473 3.2645
CFD Long 55377 3.2651
CFD Long 67432 3.2653
CFD Long 5800 3.2661
CFD Long 800 3.2678
CFD Long 14861 3.2687
CFD Short 635 3.2184
CFD Short 23593 3.2383
CFD Short 291018 3.2476
CFD Short 119914 3.2497
CFD Short 5541 3.2539
CFD Short 10153 3.2564
CFD Short 4241 3.26
CFD Short 100688 3.2601
CFD Short 45877 3.2631
CFD Short 800 3.2678
CFD Short 1393 3.2693
CFD Short 1530 3.2754
(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 29 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