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 10 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 240,536,952 6.48% 2,117,935 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,385,089 0.55% 2,585,340 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,792,026 7.05% 4,703,275 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 1,400 2.6500
Purchase 200 2.8250
Purchase 157,789 2.7454
Purchase 5,656 2.6792
Purchase 345,750 2.7349
Purchase 62,052 2.6775
Purchase 2,430 2.6500
Purchase 630,068 2.7293
Purchase 75,225 2.7750
Purchase 1,200 2.8125
Purchase 3,600 2.6850
Purchase 232 2.6754
Purchase 306,339 2.7691
Purchase 2,927 2.7314
Purchase 55,230 2.7750
Purchase 200,195 2.7266
Purchase 2,327 2.5675
Purchase 198,524 2.7349
Purchase 10,000 2.6679
Purchase 992 2.6500
Purchase 595,885 2.6923
Purchase 192,581 2.7750
Purchase 217,183 2.8250
Purchase 3,579 2.7806
Purchase 1,970 2.6500
Purchase 12,315 2.6500
Purchase 17,742 2.7505
Purchase 35,556 2.6500
Purchase 154,607 2.6500
Purchase 48,872 2.6400
Purchase 61,060 2.7025
Purchase 1,125 2.8300
Purchase 7,112 2.6500
Purchase 30,138 2.6500
Purchase 28,577 2.7806
Purchase 2,550 2.7000
Sale 146,711 2.7469
Sale 57,956 2.7022
Sale 624,283 2.7282
Sale 55,849 2.6623
Sale 36,766 2.8887
Sale 29,827 2.6981
Sale 44,025 2.6500
Sale 3,473 2.7243
Sale 1,200 2.8125
Sale 61,060 2.7160
Sale 10,000 2.6680
Sale 156,380 2.6894
Sale 1,125 2.5750
Sale 405,010 2.7499
Sale 18,619 2.8284
Sale 5,656 2.6759
Sale 217,183 2.8250
Sale 89,824 2.6500
Sale 64,160 2.6500
Sale 63,055 2.6500
Sale 10,000 2.6679
Sale 62,052 2.6775
Sale 12,315 2.6500
Sale 3,597 2.7046
Sale 6,100 2.7151
Sale 193,159 2.7431
Sale 3,600 2.6850
Sale 776 2.7425
Sale 200 2.8250
Sale 176,438 2.7041
Sale 992 2.6500
Sale 65,860 2.6500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5656 2.6758
CFD Long 3600 2.685
CFD Long 29827 2.698
CFD Long 57956 2.7022
CFD Long 176438 2.7041
CFD Long 3597 2.7045
CFD Long 6100 2.715
CFD Long 11533 2.7194
CFD Long 624283 2.7282
CFD Long 193159 2.743
CFD Long 135178 2.7492
CFD Long 405010 2.7499
CFD Long 200 2.825
CFD Long 87544 2.8562
CFD Short 1400 2.65
CFD Short 232 2.6753
CFD Short 5656 2.6791
CFD Short 3600 2.685
CFD Short 595885 2.6923
CFD Short 200195 2.7265
CFD Short 630068 2.7293
CFD Short 2927 2.7314
CFD Short 345750 2.7348
CFD Short 198524 2.7349
CFD Short 139684 2.7367
CFD Short 17742 2.7504
CFD Short 306339 2.7691
CFD Short 18105 2.8122
CFD Short 200 2.825
(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 13 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