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 02 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 213,884,037 5.76% 40,886,028 1.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 62,201,905 1.67% 9,111,874 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 277,063,179 7.46% 49,997,902 1.35%
(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 6,932 2.1775
Purchase 54,573 2.1360
Purchase 80,969 2.1448
Purchase 113,412 2.1105
Purchase 8,100 2.0875
Purchase 25,751 2.1099
Purchase 1,736 2.1775
Purchase 15,890 2.0750
Purchase 205,355 2.1775
Purchase 66,430 2.1775
Purchase 14,592 2.1078
Purchase 74,603 2.1139
Purchase 30,487 2.1108
Purchase 1,206 2.1046
Purchase 69,279 2.1448
Purchase 36,701 2.1449
Purchase 34,646 2.1449
Purchase 26,339 2.1449
Purchase 21,131 2.1449
Purchase 27,143 2.1449
Purchase 2,267 2.1025
Purchase 12,716 2.1775
Purchase 29,096 2.1775
Purchase 12,000 2.0875
Purchase 8,133 2.1775
Purchase 3,542 2.1775
Purchase 42,873 2.1051
Purchase 437,649 2.0919
Purchase 1,272,746 2.1448
Purchase 14,372 2.1775
Purchase 66,056 2.1026
Purchase 12,797 2.1051
Purchase 379,951 2.1448
Sale 25,880 2.1131
Sale 1,800 2.0826
Sale 297,529 2.0875
Sale 12,377 2.1775
Sale 9,562 2.1775
Sale 13,605 2.1775
Sale 2,875 2.1775
Sale 11,433 2.1775
Sale 6,539 2.0800
Sale 8,100 2.0875
Sale 34,700 2.1493
Sale 210,365 2.0825
Sale 24,451 2.0804
Sale 335 2.0800
Sale 66,060 2.1112
Sale 9,731 2.1112
Sale 12,000 2.0875
Sale 778,195 2.1046
Sale 1,606 2.1775
Sale 10,520,366 2.1067
Sale 50,600 2.1513
Sale 4,666 2.0772
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4666 2.0771
CFD Long 335 2.08
CFD Long 24451 2.0804
CFD Long 778195 2.1045
CFD Long 10520366 2.1067
CFD Long 9731 2.1111
CFD Long 66060 2.1112
CFD Long 25880 2.1131
CFD Long 1111546 2.1145
CFD Long 1234842 2.1293
CFD Long 253584 2.1394
CFD Long 34700 2.1493
CFD Long 50600 2.1513
CFD Long 481973 2.1657
CFD Short 36067 2.0834
CFD Short 437649 2.0919
CFD Short 66056 2.1025
CFD Short 14592 2.1078
CFD Short 25751 2.1098
CFD Short 113412 2.1105
CFD Short 30487 2.1108
CFD Short 54573 2.1359
(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 03 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