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 27 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 231,767,737 6.24% 15,933,667 0.43%
securities
(2) Derivatives 33,218,306 0.89% 6,642,094 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 265,963,280 7.16% 22,575,761 0.61%
(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 17,832 2.4075
Purchase 55,300 2.4887
Purchase 10 Transfer
Purchase 393,518 2.3076
Purchase 32,612 2.3441
Purchase 6,125 2.2939
Purchase 24,518 2.3592
Purchase 11,450 2.3147
Purchase 11,776 2.3202
Purchase 927,900 2.4000
Purchase 775 2.3475
Purchase 117,194 2.3444
Purchase 34,714 2.3172
Purchase 11,353 2.3110
Purchase 467,988 2.3589
Purchase 4,790 2.3260
Purchase 1,027,126 2.3277
Purchase 168,400 2.9508
Sale 1,665 2.3700
Sale 38,153 2.3459
Sale 84,433 2.3981
Sale 775 2.3475
Sale 788 2.3700
Sale 5,000 2.3224
Sale 1,287 2.3700
Sale 652 2.3700
Sale 945 2.3700
Sale 90,357 2.3992
Sale 3,000 2.3097
Sale 156,301 2.3200
Sale 78,258 2.3191
Sale 14,090 2.3197
Sale 7,508,426 2.3414
Sale 95,000 2.3485
Sale 4,537,481 3.0775
Sale 664,292 2.3362
Sale 1,300 2.3700
Sale 155,906 2.3197
Sale 1,543 2.3480
Sale 11,450 2.3147
Sale 162 2.3655
Sale 617 2.3700
Sale 139,900 2.3229
Sale 1,329 2.3200
Sale 1,327 2.3700
Sale 575 2.3700
Sale 10 Transfer
(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 2.3096
CFD Long 354510 2.3117
CFD Long 11450 2.3147
CFD Long 269774 2.3167
CFD Long 78258 2.3191
CFD Long 169996 2.3196
CFD Long 5000 2.3223
CFD Long 139900 2.3229
CFD Long 7508426 2.3414
CFD Long 38153 2.3458
CFD Long 775 2.3474
CFD Long 95000 2.3484
CFD Long 208489 2.3513
CFD Long 780590 2.3599
CFD Long 84433 2.398
CFD Long 90357 2.3992
CFD Short 6125 2.2939
CFD Short 393518 2.3076
CFD Short 11450 2.3147
CFD Short 4790 2.326
CFD Short 1027126 2.3277
CFD Short 32612 2.344
CFD Short 117194 2.3443
CFD Short 775 2.3474
CFD Short 27659 2.3478
CFD Short 467988 2.3589
CFD Short 55300 2.4886
(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 28 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