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 03 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 239,694,561 6.46% 2,973,466 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,948,310 0.56% 2,766,206 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,512,856 7.04% 5,739,672 0.15%
(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 62,744 3.1733
Purchase 104,663 3.1707
Purchase 21,844 3.1686
Purchase 28,400 3.1589
Purchase 60,987 3.1783
Purchase 5,605 3.1809
Purchase 13,880 3.1525
Purchase 24,532 3.1580
Purchase 2,000 3.1555
Purchase 267,688 3.1608
Purchase 57,480 3.1631
Purchase 500 3.1825
Purchase 8,295 3.1525
Purchase 5,081 3.1938
Purchase 300,971 3.2100
Purchase 53,800 3.1779
Purchase 16,343 3.1937
Purchase 95,354 3.1525
Purchase 9,346 3.1525
Purchase 8,354 3.1661
Purchase 501 3.1575
Sale 60,987 3.1525
Sale 77,565 3.1730
Sale 282,758 3.1604
Sale 501 3.1575
Sale 88,010 3.1716
Sale 15,778 3.1804
Sale 78,768 3.1664
Sale 106,166 3.1706
Sale 500 3.1825
Sale 73,512 3.1624
Sale 12,000 3.1698
Sale 21,600 3.1642
Sale 23,497 3.1716
Sale 29,458 3.1525
Sale 300,971 3.2100
Sale 16,708 3.2100
Sale 33,900 3.1835
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 501 3.1575
CFD Long 9308 3.1582
CFD Long 282758 3.1603
CFD Long 73512 3.1623
CFD Long 21600 3.1642
CFD Long 26998 3.1647
CFD Long 51770 3.1672
CFD Long 12000 3.1697
CFD Long 106166 3.1706
CFD Long 88010 3.1715
CFD Long 23497 3.1716
CFD Long 500 3.1825
CFD Long 33900 3.1834
CFD Short 40317 3.1525
CFD Short 2000 3.1554
CFD Short 501 3.1575
CFD Short 24532 3.1579
CFD Short 28400 3.1588
CFD Short 45359 3.1601
CFD Short 267688 3.1607
CFD Short 21844 3.1686
CFD Short 104663 3.1706
CFD Short 62744 3.1733
CFD Short 12121 3.1744
CFD Short 53800 3.1779
CFD Short 500 3.1825
(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 06 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