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 08 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 239,777,610 6.46% 2,617,777 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,905,312 0.56% 2,331,115 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,552,907 7.04% 4,948,892 0.13%
(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 76,375 2.8975
Purchase 164,748 2.8975
Purchase 56,556 2.9594
Purchase 9,240 2.9465
Purchase 197,166 2.9347
Purchase 255,099 2.9817
Purchase 117,300 3.0034
Purchase 10,532 2.8975
Purchase 5,642 2.8975
Purchase 75,603 2.9634
Purchase 72,793 2.8975
Purchase 65,971 2.9594
Purchase 9,165 2.8975
Purchase 61,100 2.9700
Purchase 54,990 2.8975
Purchase 6,110 2.8975
Purchase 914 3.0310
Purchase 6,556 2.8975
Purchase 11,513 2.9347
Purchase 15,974 2.9573
Purchase 43,446 2.8975
Purchase 62,052 2.9700
Purchase 486,640 2.9620
Purchase 18,301 2.9487
Purchase 3,900 2.8931
Purchase 267 Transfer
Purchase 800 2.8975
Purchase 81,782 2.9251
Purchase 700 2.9636
Purchase 239,992 2.9726
Sale 282,425 2.9674
Sale 14,010 2.9571
Sale 18,384 2.9446
Sale 70,882 2.9594
Sale 51,326 2.9265
Sale 700 2.9636
Sale 61,100 2.9849
Sale 62,052 2.9700
Sale 236,028 2.9791
Sale 2,072 2.9564
Sale 313,668 2.9397
Sale 10,532 2.8975
Sale 254,405 2.9456
Sale 800 2.9050
Sale 9,616 2.9971
Sale 239,993 2.9755
Sale 185,906 2.9464
Sale 1,992 2.9272
Sale 4,497 2.9571
Sale 82,582 2.8983
Sale 9,333 2.9752
Sale 800 2.8975
Sale 25,274 2.8975
Sale 952 2.9550
Sale 36,533 2.9571
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 82582 2.8982
CFD Long 8090 2.9161
CFD Long 65794 2.9208
CFD Long 117108 2.9237
CFD Long 1992 2.9272
CFD Long 313668 2.9397
CFD Long 18384 2.9446
CFD Long 254405 2.9456
CFD Long 185906 2.9463
CFD Long 5051 2.9485
CFD Long 34699 2.9487
CFD Long 2072 2.9563
CFD Long 700 2.9635
CFD Long 62792 2.965
CFD Long 282425 2.9674
CFD Long 9333 2.9752
CFD Long 239993 2.9755
CFD Long 236028 2.9791
CFD Long 29313 2.9821
CFD Long 9616 2.997
CFD Short 3900 2.893
CFD Short 81782 2.9251
CFD Short 11513 2.9346
CFD Short 197166 2.9347
CFD Short 18301 2.9486
CFD Short 70552 2.96
CFD Short 486640 2.9619
CFD Short 700 2.9635
CFD Short 239992 2.9725
CFD Short 255099 2.9817
CFD Short 5051 3.0104
(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 09 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