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 01 December 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 222,733,039 6.00% 30,378,598 0.82%
securities
(2) Derivatives 48,619,069 1.31% 9,347,380 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 272,329,345 7.33% 39,725,978 1.07%
(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 114,444 2.0875
Purchase 62,484 2.3450
Purchase 7,814 2.2472
Purchase 13,304 2.2472
Purchase 119,321 2.2225
Purchase 35,284 2.2303
Purchase 1,936 2.2472
Purchase 13,864 2.2303
Purchase 4,880 2.2472
Purchase 74,146 2.2708
Purchase 716 2.3000
Purchase 86,346 2.2303
Purchase 4,750 2.2472
Purchase 6,870 2.2472
Purchase 5,611 2.3875
Purchase 14,115 2.1070
Purchase 69,420 2.0875
Purchase 47,782 2.2150
Purchase 1,423,838 2.1779
Purchase 6,856 2.3650
Purchase 20,000 2.1028
Purchase 35,639 2.1969
Purchase 21,324 2.2216
Purchase 42,800 2.1370
Purchase 1,197,179 2.1817
Purchase 5,405 2.2472
Purchase 3,393 2.2472
Purchase 26,465 2.2472
Purchase 39,166 2.2303
Purchase 13,830 2.2472
Purchase 20,042 2.2303
Purchase 43,961 2.2303
Purchase 27,033 2.2303
Purchase 9,617 2.0875
Purchase 9,719 2.2472
Purchase 9,531 2.2472
Purchase 23,640 2.2472
Purchase 9,856 2.2200
Purchase 22,230 2.0875
Purchase 37,093 2.2303
Purchase 19,905 2.2303
Purchase 2,259 2.2472
Purchase 15,403 2.0875
Purchase 4,751 2.2472
Purchase 92,432 2.0875
Purchase 13,954 2.2472
Purchase 40,360 2.1113
Purchase 3,619 2.0875
Purchase 57,446 2.2303
Purchase 28,686 2.0875
Sale 534 Transfer
Sale 5,113 Transfer
Sale 167,417 2.2751
Sale 215,710 2.2457
Sale 84,985 2.1288
Sale 23,014 2.0875
Sale 104,115 2.2006
Sale 205,000 2.1685
Sale 6,856 2.3650
Sale 1,080 2.3746
Sale 4,289 2.0875
Sale 20,278 2.2296
Sale 7,552,132 2.1896
Sale 14,343 2.0875
Sale 720 2.3205
Sale 720 2.3205
Sale 54,288 2.1951
Sale 894 Transfer
Sale 136,679 2.3642
Sale 425,407 2.3650
Sale 716 2.3000
Sale 370,313 2.0898
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 370313 2.0897
CFD Long 4289 2.0998
CFD Long 84985 2.1287
CFD Long 205000 2.1684
CFD Long 7552132 2.1896
CFD Long 8126 2.1906
CFD Long 370233 2.1912
CFD Long 54288 2.195
CFD Long 104115 2.2006
CFD Long 211421 2.2486
CFD Long 167417 2.2751
CFD Long 716 2.3
CFD Long 136679 2.3642
CFD Long 1080 2.3746
CFD Short 20000 2.1028
CFD Short 14115 2.107
CFD Short 42800 2.137
CFD Short 1423838 2.1778
CFD Short 1197179 2.1816
CFD Short 35639 2.1969
CFD Short 47782 2.215
CFD Short 21324 2.2215
CFD Short 716 2.3
(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 02 December 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 977,237 3.5881 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