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 26 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 226,482,602 6.10% 6,292,632 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,379,467 0.47% 3,589,445 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 243,862,069 6.57% 9,882,077 0.27%
(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 293,080 3.1549
Purchase 19,764 3.1437
Purchase 113,135 3.1111
Purchase 16,968 3.1050
Purchase 104,973 3.0928
Purchase 13,961 3.1200
Purchase 293,080 3.1549
Purchase 534 Transfer
Purchase 17,895 3.1425
Purchase 120,182 3.1425
Sale 12,800 3.1587
Sale 79,328 3.1162
Sale 31,192 3.1425
Sale 120,182 3.1425
Sale 17,895 3.1425
Sale 140,722 3.1162
Sale 120,186 3.1076
Sale 17,762 3.1428
Sale 293,080 3.1549
Sale 2,992 3.1420
Sale 8,300 3.1104
Sale 11,332 3.1104
Sale 16,940 3.1215
Sale 267 3.0884
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 120186 3.1076
CFD Long 146318 3.1188
CFD Long 16940 3.1214
CFD Long 120379 3.1325
CFD Long 2992 3.1419
CFD Long 17762 3.1427
CFD Long 12800 3.1586
CFD Short 104973 3.0928
CFD Short 16968 3.105
CFD Short 113135 3.1111
CFD Short 220050 3.1162
CFD Short 13961 3.1199
CFD Short 19764 3.1436
CFD Short 293080 3.1548
(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 27 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