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 09 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 239,691,215 6.45% 2,015,489 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,930,174 0.54% 1,571,686 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,491,374 7.02% 3,587,175 0.10%
(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 103,627 2.8125
Purchase 698,000 2.8566
Purchase 1,613 2.8575
Purchase 698,000 2.8566
Purchase 2,500 2.8004
Purchase 46,539 2.9100
Purchase 220,127 2.8705
Purchase 183,031 2.9134
Purchase 39,204 2.8573
Purchase 1,600 2.8754
Purchase 15,513 2.8125
Purchase 1,100 2.9300
Purchase 263,704 2.8314
Purchase 9,616 2.9246
Purchase 14,716 2.8815
Purchase 36,766 2.8882
Purchase 800 2.8800
Purchase 11,920 2.8964
Purchase 107,140 2.9114
Purchase 3,923 2.8869
Purchase 15,265 2.8125
Purchase 152,650 2.8125
Purchase 8,354 2.9362
Purchase 2,629 2.9362
Purchase 5,809 2.9363
Purchase 42,135 2.9325
Purchase 45,795 2.9100
Purchase 7,245 2.8815
Purchase 12,212 2.8125
Purchase 170,173 2.8127
Purchase 6,903 2.8687
Purchase 386,569 2.8948
Purchase 18,225 2.8802
Purchase 513,153 3.0251
Sale 14,900 2.8537
Sale 36,766 2.8882
Sale 32,100 2.8673
Sale 27,887 2.8931
Sale 46,539 2.9100
Sale 81,577 2.9290
Sale 27,800 2.8673
Sale 280,988 2.9177
Sale 30,800 2.8673
Sale 698,000 2.8566
Sale 1,100 2.9300
Sale 1,430 2.8471
Sale 81,703 2.8535
Sale 18,728 2.8125
Sale 243 2.9700
Sale 6,932 2.8125
Sale 31,671 2.8125
Sale 209,697 2.8125
Sale 1,620 2.9376
Sale 181,573 2.9544
Sale 6,800 2.8796
Sale 5,117 2.8125
Sale 45,795 2.9246
Sale 513,153 3.0251
Sale 1,398 Transfer
Sale 104,104 2.9052
Sale 216,902 2.9205
Sale 296,474 2.9411
Sale 529,686 2.9409
Sale 800 2.8800
Sale 426 2.9797
Sale 400,242 2.8923
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1430 2.847
CFD Long 14900 2.8537
CFD Long 6800 2.8796
CFD Long 800 2.88
CFD Long 36766 2.8882
CFD Long 400242 2.8922
CFD Long 15565 2.8964
CFD Long 104104 2.9052
CFD Long 163636 2.916
CFD Long 280988 2.9176
CFD Long 81577 2.9289
CFD Long 1100 2.93
CFD Long 45416 2.9338
CFD Long 53266 2.9341
CFD Long 529686 2.9409
CFD Long 296474 2.9411
CFD Long 181573 2.9543
CFD Long 426 2.9796
CFD Short 2500 2.8004
CFD Short 170173 2.8127
CFD Short 263704 2.8314
CFD Short 698000 2.8566
CFD Short 39204 2.8573
CFD Short 220127 2.8705
CFD Short 1600 2.8754
CFD Short 800 2.88
CFD Short 386569 2.8947
CFD Short 11920 2.8963
CFD Short 161339 2.9086
CFD Short 107140 2.9114
CFD Short 9616 2.9246
CFD Short 1100 2.93
CFD Short 334974 2.936
CFD Short 21692 2.9486
(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 10 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