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 30 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 237,549,921 6.40% 3,751,527 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,624,424 0.58% 2,729,308 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,044,330 7.00% 6,480,835 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 1,300 3.1135
Purchase 112,514 3.1338
Purchase 445 Transfer
Purchase 3,000 3.0895
Purchase 1,271 3.0780
Purchase 267 Transfer
Purchase 73,008 3.0975
Purchase 1,773 3.1400
Purchase 62,675 3.1119
Purchase 720,400 3.2174
Purchase 89 Transfer
Purchase 2,765 3.1400
Purchase 553,311 3.1400
Purchase 54,571 3.1280
Purchase 250,572 3.1223
Purchase 1,681 3.1400
Purchase 107,491 3.1056
Purchase 21,671 3.1087
Purchase 76,400 3.1400
Purchase 9,232 3.1400
Purchase 110,332 3.1400
Purchase 1,422 3.1400
Purchase 18,299 3.1194
Purchase 51,660 3.1400
Purchase 68,514 3.1194
Purchase 1,812 3.0950
Purchase 14,206 3.1400
Purchase 16,708 3.1082
Purchase 30,645 3.1400
Purchase 185,985 3.1400
Sale 61,008 3.1400
Sale 45,253 3.1247
Sale 450 3.2283
Sale 2,001 3.1400
Sale 2,214 3.1400
Sale 8,610 3.1400
Sale 376,528 3.1281
Sale 89 Transfer
Sale 7,744 3.1203
Sale 112,514 3.1338
Sale 40,296 3.1275
Sale 776 3.2429
Sale 21,000 3.1504
Sale 52,508 3.1375
Sale 1,681 3.1400
Sale 246,938 3.1248
Sale 42,180 3.1400
Sale 37,360 3.1400
Sale 28,715 3.1400
Sale 9,355 3.1400
Sale 922 3.0883
Sale 23,269 3.1400
Sale 122 3.1450
Sale 1,431 3.1208
Sale 4,446 3.1400
Sale 553,311 3.1400
Sale 2,765 3.1400
Sale 553,311 3.1400
Sale 3,000 3.0895
Sale 445 Transfer
Sale 267 Transfer
Sale 3,000 3.1350
Sale 1,271 3.1136
Sale 1,300 3.1135
Sale 178 3.0958
Sale 112,514 3.1338
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3000 3.0895
CFD Long 21671 3.1087
CFD Long 1300 3.1134
CFD Long 1271 3.1135
CFD Long 45253 3.1246
CFD Long 246938 3.1247
CFD Long 40296 3.1274
CFD Long 376528 3.128
CFD Long 52508 3.1374
CFD Long 38650 3.14
CFD Long 21000 3.1504
CFD Short 1271 3.0779
CFD Short 3000 3.0895
CFD Short 73008 3.0974
CFD Short 107491 3.1056
CFD Short 62675 3.1118
CFD Short 1300 3.1134
CFD Short 25569 3.1155
CFD Short 4006 3.1218
CFD Short 250572 3.1223
CFD Short 209030 3.1255
CFD Short 29002 3.1388
CFD Short 120406 3.14
(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 01 October 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