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 03 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 209,864,310 5.65% 49,324,969 1.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 70,569,058 1.90% 9,118,410 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 281,410,605 7.58% 58,443,379 1.57%
(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 208 2.1313
Purchase 1,938 2.1482
Purchase 5,174 2.1371
Purchase 106,959 2.1445
Purchase 34,010 2.1445
Purchase 981 2.1376
Purchase 1,434 2.1482
Purchase 1,630 2.1370
Purchase 252 2.1313
Purchase 4,516 2.1482
Purchase 1,182 2.1482
Purchase 800 2.1313
Purchase 807 2.1376
Purchase 1,343 2.1370
Purchase 1,673 2.1370
Purchase 2,056 2.1575
Purchase 1,007 2.1376
Purchase 1,474 2.1482
Purchase 45,948 2.1445
Purchase 1,328 2.1376
Purchase 28,059 2.1445
Purchase 1,645,167 2.1445
Purchase 52,303 2.1383
Purchase 463,556 2.1382
Purchase 414,890 2.1404
Purchase 16,249 2.1330
Purchase 398,654 2.1308
Purchase 143,029 2.1452
Purchase 335 2.0800
Purchase 81,202 2.1342
Purchase 3,106 2.1377
Purchase 79,462 2.1370
Purchase 34,962 2.1445
Purchase 69,435 2.1482
Purchase 12,286 2.1313
Purchase 47,719 2.1376
Purchase 23,718 2.1370
Purchase 3,667 2.1313
Purchase 491,178 2.1445
Purchase 14,245 2.1376
Purchase 20,730 2.1482
Purchase 4,067 2.1450
Purchase 71,991 2.1437
Purchase 686 2.1370
Purchase 14,460 2.1445
Purchase 107 2.1312
Purchase 341 2.1313
Purchase 629 2.1482
Purchase 259 2.1312
Purchase 711 2.1370
Purchase 428 2.1376
Purchase 609 2.1482
Purchase 137,411 2.1437
Purchase 110 2.1312
Purchase 482,810 2.1437
Purchase 58,535 2.1513
Purchase 66,377 2.1437
Purchase 74,610 2.1437
Purchase 153,596 2.1437
Purchase 16,536 2.1437
Purchase 11,688 2.1616
Purchase 14,349 2.1450
Purchase 118,196 2.1437
Purchase 3,821 2.1482
Purchase 1,405 2.1376
Purchase 48,662 2.1445
Purchase 2,051 2.1482
Purchase 14,975 2.1445
Purchase 412 2.1376
Purchase 2,338 2.1370
Purchase 2,206 2.1370
Purchase 6,571 2.1800
Purchase 361 2.1313
Purchase 90,573 2.1445
Purchase 2,624 2.1376
Purchase 4,369 2.1371
Purchase 676 2.1313
Purchase 6,645 2.1450
Purchase 2,215 2.1450
Purchase 4,430 2.1450
Purchase 156,944 2.1450
Sale 311,695 2.1527
Sale 297,582 2.1467
Sale 2,056 2.1575
Sale 81 2.1480
Sale 126,423 2.1536
Sale 62,823 2.1336
Sale 156,200 2.1356
Sale 49,495 2.1496
Sale 9,407 2.1450
Sale 23,973 2.1450
Sale 10,979 2.1450
Sale 900 2.1530
Sale 156,944 2.1450
Sale 8,649,447 2.1424
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 86749 2.1329
CFD Long 62823 2.1336
CFD Long 156200 2.1355
CFD Long 8649447 2.1424
CFD Long 297582 2.1466
CFD Long 49495 2.1496
CFD Long 262209 2.1505
CFD Long 311695 2.1527
CFD Long 126423 2.1535
CFD Long 2056 2.1575
CFD Long 11293 2.1577
CFD Short 335 2.08
CFD Short 398654 2.1308
CFD Short 83081 2.1313
CFD Short 16249 2.133
CFD Short 81202 2.1341
CFD Short 515859 2.1382
CFD Short 414890 2.1404
CFD Short 143029 2.1451
CFD Short 2056 2.1575
(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 04 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