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 25 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 246,412,597 6.63% 3,340,431 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,878,500 0.51% 4,858,753 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 266,268,334 7.17% 8,199,184 0.22%
(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 210,748 2.7100
Purchase 101,149 2.6975
Purchase 16,581 2.6876
Purchase 34,956 2.6975
Purchase 57 2.5425
Purchase 2,994 2.5425
Purchase 4,972 2.7038
Purchase 2,490 2.5425
Purchase 2,892 2.5425
Purchase 56 2.5425
Purchase 50,248 2.5425
Purchase 2,950 2.5425
Purchase 1,883 2.5425
Purchase 47 2.5425
Purchase 3,650 2.7038
Purchase 3,650 2.7038
Purchase 9,617 2.5425
Purchase 103,723 2.5425
Purchase 47 2.5425
Purchase 4,100 2.5052
Purchase 4,700 2.6726
Purchase 2,967 2.6850
Purchase 9,840 2.6693
Purchase 3,900 2.7400
Purchase 787,448 2.6657
Purchase 931 2.7400
Purchase 29,072 2.6618
Purchase 47,985 2.6876
Purchase 139,000 2.7400
Purchase 953 2.5425
Purchase 233,434 2.5701
Purchase 210,748 2.7100
Purchase 104,502 2.5933
Purchase 86,445 2.5425
Purchase 8,160 2.5425
Purchase 201,774 2.5425
Purchase 3,825 2.5425
Purchase 2,490 2.5425
Purchase 8,256 2.5653
Purchase 4,484 2.5425
Purchase 107,100 2.5425
Purchase 135,116 2.6876
Purchase 55 2.5425
Purchase 264,063 2.6975
Purchase 26,893 2.5425
Purchase 12,685 2.5425
Purchase 204,069 2.5425
Purchase 18,587 2.5425
Purchase 980,484 2.7075
Purchase 9,538 2.5425
Purchase 32,304 2.5425
Purchase 125,271 2.6876
Purchase 178,737 2.5416
Purchase 284,819 2.6975
Purchase 2,493 2.5425
Purchase 4,948 2.7038
Purchase 607 2.5425
Purchase 999,071 2.5425
Purchase 14,190 2.5425
Purchase 32,037 2.5425
Purchase 47 2.5425
Purchase 5,047 2.5425
Purchase 133 2.5425
Purchase 7,028 2.5425
Purchase 152 2.5425
Purchase 8,034 2.5425
Purchase 85 2.5425
Purchase 8,737 2.5425
Sale 139,000 2.7400
Sale 931 2.7400
Sale 1,084,461 2.6917
Sale 105,000 2.6688
Sale 3,900 2.7400
Sale 13,168 2.6908
Sale 181,539 2.6981
Sale 10,338 2.6870
Sale 966 2.7200
Sale 4,700 2.6726
Sale 2,967 2.6850
Sale 855 2.6180
Sale 24,651 2.5425
Sale 2,000 2.6130
Sale 204,069 2.5425
Sale 77,600 2.6775
Sale 22,683 2.5425
Sale 38,899 2.6775
Sale 73,938 2.5421
Sale 999,071 2.5425
Sale 12,904 2.5421
Sale 98,090 2.5425
Sale 2,494 2.5434
Sale 1,200 2.7146
Sale 518,860 2.5561
Sale 1,522,996 2.6566
Sale 41,083 2.5425
Sale 299,883 2.6488
Sale 14,383 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 86842 2.5421
CFD Long 518860 2.556
CFD Long 299883 2.6487
CFD Long 4507 2.6608
CFD Long 68094 2.6609
CFD Long 210000 2.6687
CFD Long 4700 2.6726
CFD Long 2967 2.685
CFD Long 10338 2.6869
CFD Long 13168 2.6907
CFD Long 25526 2.6975
CFD Long 181539 2.6981
CFD Long 1200 2.7146
CFD Short 4100 2.5051
CFD Short 8256 2.5653
CFD Short 233434 2.5701
CFD Short 104502 2.5933
CFD Short 787448 2.6656
CFD Short 9840 2.6692
CFD Short 4700 2.6726
CFD Short 2967 2.685
CFD Short 57740 2.6909
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
25/11/2008 Long 105,000 2.6687
(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 26 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