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 07 October 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 239,542,245 6.45% 2,764,239 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,981,582 0.57% 2,996,640 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,393,812 7.04% 5,760,879 0.16%
(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 4,648 3.0150
Purchase 151,219 3.0043
Purchase 49,022 3.0202
Purchase 7,596 3.0160
Purchase 107,652 2.9999
Purchase 576,479 3.0148
Purchase 6,103 3.0241
Purchase 1,000 3.0185
Purchase 60,621 3.0173
Purchase 243,452 3.0183
Purchase 370,991 3.0003
Purchase 133 Transfer
Purchase 114,299 3.0326
Purchase 79,420 3.0070
Purchase 100,000 3.0275
Purchase 10,684 3.0275
Purchase 45,096 3.1375
Purchase 134 Transfer
Purchase 6,940 3.0275
Purchase 4,060 3.0275
Purchase 3,470 3.0275
Purchase 8,737 3.0100
Purchase 5,600 3.0425
Purchase 98,562 3.0335
Sale 45,303 3.0334
Sale 30,577 3.0115
Sale 1,000 3.0185
Sale 5,600 3.0425
Sale 83,740 3.0282
Sale 4,500 3.0128
Sale 249,517 3.0142
Sale 82,506 3.0077
Sale 5,448 3.0133
Sale 8,683 3.0152
Sale 40,212 3.0275
Sale 8,354 3.0275
Sale 10,757 3.0275
Sale 3,356 3.0275
Sale 322,586 3.0275
Sale 13,704 3.0275
Sale 909 3.0325
Sale 45 2.9851
Sale 283,482 3.0155
Sale 51,328 3.0275
Sale 18,384 3.0146
Sale 134 Transfer
Sale 107,652 2.9999
Sale 263,206 3.0071
Sale 133 Transfer
Sale 174,866 2.9875
Sale 2,500 3.0225
Sale 588,202 3.0143
Sale 128,320 3.0275
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 107652 2.9998
CFD Long 263206 3.007
CFD Long 82506 3.0077
CFD Long 30577 3.0115
CFD Long 4500 3.0128
CFD Long 5448 3.0133
CFD Long 249517 3.0141
CFD Long 588202 3.0143
CFD Long 18384 3.0145
CFD Long 8683 3.0151
CFD Long 283482 3.0154
CFD Long 142382 3.0183
CFD Long 1000 3.0185
CFD Long 142499 3.0202
CFD Long 83740 3.0281
CFD Long 45303 3.0333
CFD Short 107652 2.9998
CFD Short 370991 3.0003
CFD Short 151219 3.0043
CFD Short 79420 3.007
CFD Short 25335 3.0102
CFD Short 576479 3.0148
CFD Short 4648 3.015
CFD Short 7596 3.0159
CFD Short 243452 3.0183
CFD Short 1000 3.0185
CFD Short 49022 3.0201
CFD Short 35286 3.0224
CFD Short 6103 3.024
CFD Short 39517 3.0275
CFD Short 114299 3.0326
(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 08 October 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 869,985 4.0304 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