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 02 October 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 239,768,872 6.46% 3,051,766 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,035,255 0.57% 2,919,202 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,674,112 7.05% 5,970,968 0.16%
(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 7,109 3.1672
Purchase 966 Transfer
Purchase 68,405 3.2011
Purchase 190,261 3.1828
Purchase 513,153 3.1400
Purchase 5,700 3.1400
Purchase 53,239 3.1466
Purchase 700 3.1953
Purchase 20,099 3.1535
Purchase 61,283 3.2064
Purchase 178,440 3.1621
Purchase 57,424 3.1672
Purchase 4,430 3.2100
Purchase 88,869 3.1854
Purchase 1,211 3.2100
Purchase 31,848 3.2081
Purchase 8,354 3.2048
Purchase 31,850 3.1876
Purchase 3,289 3.1988
Purchase 1,134 3.2099
Purchase 48,800 3.2036
Purchase 200 3.1625
Sale 61,283 3.2100
Sale 1,950 Transfer
Sale 50,000 3.2100
Sale 46,563 3.2140
Sale 93,574 3.1996
Sale 74,868 3.1764
Sale 9,000 3.2090
Sale 220,481 3.1952
Sale 37,614 3.2100
Sale 82,342 3.1500
Sale 7,247 3.2100
Sale 712 3.1425
Sale 5,270 3.1475
Sale 1,250 3.2000
Sale 810 3.2000
Sale 828 3.2000
Sale 30,958 3.1999
Sale 1,138 3.2100
Sale 183,493 3.1843
Sale 800 3.1425
Sale 1,296 3.2050
Sale 1,795 3.2000
Sale 850 3.2175
Sale 200 3.1625
Sale 700 3.1953
Sale 21,822 3.2011
Sale 2,817 3.2000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 3.1625
CFD Long 74868 3.1763
CFD Long 183493 3.1842
CFD Long 34398 3.1865
CFD Long 220481 3.1951
CFD Long 700 3.1952
CFD Long 30958 3.1998
CFD Long 51965 3.2002
CFD Long 21822 3.2011
CFD Long 59176 3.2071
CFD Long 9000 3.209
CFD Long 46563 3.2139
CFD Short 5700 3.14
CFD Short 53239 3.1465
CFD Short 20099 3.1535
CFD Short 178440 3.162
CFD Short 200 3.1625
CFD Short 46621 3.1648
CFD Short 190261 3.1827
CFD Short 31850 3.1876
CFD Short 11776 3.1893
CFD Short 700 3.1952
CFD Short 68405 3.201
CFD Short 48800 3.2036
CFD Short 42248 3.2081
CFD Short 21709 3.21
(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 03 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