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 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 242,049,378 6.52% 8,565,316 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,236,592 0.65% 5,353,954 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 267,263,207 7.20% 13,919,270 0.37%
(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 12,454 2.4084
Purchase 106,201 2.4752
Purchase 24,300 2.4836
Purchase 243 Transfer
Purchase 614 2.5425
Purchase 20,200 2.4836
Purchase 12,904 2.4794
Purchase 13,660 2.4832
Purchase 2,810 2.4779
Purchase 2,877 2.5193
Purchase 41,920 2.4729
Purchase 182,616 2.4980
Purchase 12,089 2.4000
Purchase 41,920 2.4732
Purchase 66,380 2.4469
Purchase 1,239 Transfer
Purchase 25,432 2.4000
Purchase 2,215 2.4000
Purchase 80,947 2.4329
Purchase 204,069 2.5425
Purchase 6,932 2.4000
Purchase 203,456 2.4000
Purchase 101,728 2.4000
Purchase 22,682 2.4000
Purchase 681,161 2.4358
Sale 134,306 2.6307
Sale 10,651 2.4000
Sale 41,188 2.4000
Sale 166,679 2.5205
Sale 2,877 2.5193
Sale 3,934 2.4000
Sale 23,375 2.5563
Sale 123 2.5580
Sale 12,390 2.4973
Sale 18,099 2.5394
Sale 249,800 2.4170
Sale 614 2.5425
Sale 160,000 2.4189
Sale 204,069 2.5425
Sale 9,545 2.4000
Sale 47,869 2.4000
Sale 4,945,720 2.4726
Sale 168,109 2.5686
Sale 41,920 2.4732
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 249800 2.4169
CFD Long 320000 2.4188
CFD Long 145356 2.462
CFD Long 4945720 2.4726
CFD Long 12390 2.4972
CFD Long 2877 2.5193
CFD Long 166679 2.5205
CFD Long 18099 2.5394
CFD Long 5386 2.5548
CFD Long 17989 2.5567
CFD Long 168109 2.5686
CFD Long 134306 2.6306
CFD Short 12454 2.4084
CFD Short 3710 2.4201
CFD Short 80947 2.4329
CFD Short 681161 2.4358
CFD Short 41920 2.4731
CFD Short 102491 2.4771
CFD Short 2810 2.4778
CFD Short 12904 2.4794
CFD Short 13660 2.4831
CFD Short 182616 2.4979
CFD Short 2877 2.5193
CFD Short 13507 2.5703
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
26/11/2008 Long 160,000 2.4188
(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 27 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