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 22 August 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 226,362,008 6.10% 6,667,842 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,868,096 0.48% 3,573,454 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 244,230,104 6.58% 10,241,296 0.28%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 46,117 3.1251
Purchase 16,500 3.1180
Purchase 972 Transfer
Purchase 1,066 Transfer
Purchase 64,602 3.1123
Purchase 136,545 3.1111
Purchase 17,829 3.1201
Purchase 267 Transfer
Purchase 1,001 3.1150
Purchase 64,241 3.1135
Purchase 4,814 3.1351
Purchase 88,115 3.1350
Purchase 21,653 3.1350
Purchase 13,966 3.1097
Purchase 267 Transfer
Purchase 4,814 3.1350
Purchase 39,498 3.1350
Purchase 178 Transfer
Purchase 16,247 3.1350
Purchase 5,254 3.1350
Sale 230,297 3.0974
Sale 13,860 3.1109
Sale 1,001 3.1150
Sale 64,241 3.1350
Sale 972 Transfer
Sale 793 3.1000
Sale 17,829 3.1317
Sale 267 Transfer
Sale 4,814 3.1351
Sale 1,726 3.1036
Sale 265,996 3.0425
Sale 7,457 3.1189
Sale 4,246 3.1189
Sale 25,388 3.1189
Sale 10,556 3.1350
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 43,510 3.1223
Sale 1,066 Transfer
Sale 8,027 3.1345
Sale 17,844 3.0867
Sale 144,039 3.1157
Sale 3,250 3.1350
Sale 267 Transfer
Sale 121,363 3.1099
Sale 80,402 3.1350
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 19344 3.084
CFD Long 230297 3.0974
CFD Long 121363 3.1099
CFD Long 13860 3.1108
CFD Long 1001 3.1149
CFD Long 144039 3.1157
CFD Long 11923 3.116
CFD Long 43510 3.1223
CFD Long 17829 3.1317
CFD Long 8027 3.1344
CFD Short 136545 3.1111
CFD Short 64602 3.1122
CFD Short 1001 3.1149
CFD Short 16500 3.1179
CFD Short 17829 3.12
CFD Short 46117 3.1251
CFD Short 4814 3.135
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 26 August 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk