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 04 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 206,884,196 5.57% 5 4,784,966 1.48%
securities
(2) Derivatives 76,254,921 2.05% 8,530,910 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 284,116,354 7.65% 63,315,876 1.70%
(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 947 2.0477
Purchase 372,387 2.0756
Purchase 10,060 2.0855
Purchase 445 Transfer
Purchase 4,782 2.0750
Purchase 90,738 2.1105
Purchase 810 Transfer
Purchase 251,974 2.0694
Purchase 24,634 2.1071
Purchase 1,247 Transfer
Purchase 150,000 2.1308
Purchase 10,000 2.0703
Purchase 178 Transfer
Purchase 81,784 2.0710
Purchase 474,717 2.0688
Purchase 18,480 2.0951
Purchase 135,453 2.1040
Purchase 16,634 2.1040
Purchase 4,920 2.1306
Purchase 12,149 2.1040
Purchase 2,865 2.1625
Purchase 31,795 2.1040
Purchase 16,775 2.1040
Purchase 127,160 2.0750
Purchase 12,541 2.1040
Purchase 37,007 2.1040
Purchase 2,215 2.0750
Purchase 59,143 2.1152
Purchase 176,698 2.1040
Purchase 592,928 2.1040
Purchase 89,497 2.1306
Purchase 1,436,394 2.1306
Sale 94,818 2.0980
Sale 2,865 2.1625
Sale 702,625 2.1373
Sale 864 Transfer
Sale 5,447 2.1223
Sale 165,900 2.1130
Sale 405 Transfer
Sale 405 2.0476
Sale 107,299 2.1159
Sale 370,272 2.1296
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 5,652,712 2.1085
Sale 10,060 2.1372
Sale 20,000 2.1322
Sale 68,229 2.0750
Sale 2,880 2.1050
Sale 5,399 2.0993
Sale 17,291 2.1239
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 94438 2.075
CFD Long 88264 2.0953
CFD Long 94818 2.098
CFD Long 5652712 2.1085
CFD Long 165900 2.1129
CFD Long 107299 2.1159
CFD Long 5447 2.1223
CFD Long 17291 2.1238
CFD Long 370272 2.1296
CFD Long 20000 2.1321
CFD Long 10060 2.1371
CFD Long 702625 2.1372
CFD Long 236794 2.14
CFD Long 43164 2.1406
CFD Long 2865 2.1624
CFD Short 947 2.0476
CFD Short 474717 2.0687
CFD Short 251974 2.0694
CFD Short 10000 2.0703
CFD Short 81784 2.071
CFD Short 372387 2.0756
CFD Short 10060 2.0855
CFD Short 18480 2.095
CFD Short 24634 2.1071
CFD Short 90738 2.1105
CFD Short 2865 2.1624
(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 05 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