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 06 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 240,021,331 6.46% 2,809,605 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,784,449 0.56% 3,044,569 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,675,765 7.05% 5,854,174 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 2,000 3.0955
Purchase 1,700 3.0965
Purchase 22,981 2.9879
Purchase 1,600 3.1525
Purchase 156,422 3.0453
Purchase 87,104 3.0800
Purchase 472,436 3.0887
Purchase 412,881 3.0728
Purchase 6,055 3.1340
Purchase 460 3.0603
Purchase 138,125 3.0917
Purchase 6,940 2.9875
Purchase 43,100 3.1525
Purchase 165,162 3.0635
Purchase 2,533 2.9875
Purchase 2,622 3.0967
Purchase 3,662 2.9875
Purchase 39,728 3.1525
Purchase 19,033 2.9875
Purchase 96,000 3.0889
Purchase 1,683 3.1600
Purchase 47,010 3.0868
Purchase 19,880 3.0769
Purchase 174,866 2.9875
Sale 154,823 3.1400
Sale 1,600 3.1525
Sale 16,819 3.0974
Sale 250 3.1500
Sale 86,206 3.0929
Sale 20,036 3.1190
Sale 25,000 3.0025
Sale 108,591 2.9875
Sale 6,055 3.0795
Sale 333,342 3.1299
Sale 38,496 2.9875
Sale 20,960 3.0773
Sale 83,964 3.1196
Sale 43,100 3.1525
Sale 1,700 3.0965
Sale 473,110 3.0908
Sale 250 3.1375
Sale 182,733 3.0906
Sale 178 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 17609 3.0722
CFD Long 15745 3.0723
CFD Long 20960 3.0773
CFD Long 6055 3.0795
CFD Long 473110 3.0907
CFD Long 1700 3.0964
CFD Long 70461 3.0975
CFD Long 20036 3.119
CFD Long 83964 3.1195
CFD Long 333342 3.1299
CFD Short 22981 2.9879
CFD Short 156422 3.0453
CFD Short 460 3.0603
CFD Short 165162 3.0635
CFD Short 412881 3.0728
CFD Short 71191 3.0753
CFD Short 19880 3.0769
CFD Short 472436 3.0887
CFD Short 138125 3.0917
CFD Short 2000 3.0954
CFD Short 1700 3.0964
CFD Short 15913 3.101
CFD Short 6055 3.134
(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 07 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