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 13 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 240,368,636 6.47% 1,321,165 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,774,444 0.53% 1,809,516 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,013,065 7.03% 3,130,681 0.08%
(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 18,306 2.8700
Purchase 138,105 2.7617
Purchase 69,120 2.8230
Purchase 694,466 2.7350
Purchase 1,366 2.7002
Purchase 162,703 2.7197
Purchase 69,813 2.7847
Purchase 9,129 2.6929
Purchase 13,208 2.7232
Purchase 12,098 2.8700
Purchase 80,891 2.7429
Purchase 21,357 2.8700
Purchase 8,559 2.7130
Purchase 5,262 2.7130
Purchase 78,375 2.7127
Purchase 1,992 2.6400
Purchase 2,400 2.7299
Purchase 200 2.8250
Purchase 744 2.6500
Purchase 177,966 2.7268
Purchase 3,103 2.7150
Purchase 4,582 2.8298
Purchase 3,040 2.7050
Purchase 271,626 2.7197
Sale 9,988 2.7700
Sale 9,129 2.7165
Sale 34,353 2.8455
Sale 744 2.6500
Sale 100,581 2.7417
Sale 992 2.7475
Sale 3,600 2.6850
Sale 14,106 2.7754
Sale 494,075 2.7724
Sale 92,552 2.7666
Sale 192,480 2.8700
Sale 7,177 2.8700
Sale 178 2.7555
Sale 6,817 2.8700
Sale 531,946 2.7644
Sale 34,970 2.7669
Sale 343 Transfer
Sale 7,345 2.8696
Sale 3,473 2.8700
Sale 132,674 2.6925
Sale 69,120 2.8700
Sale 228,281 2.8165
Sale 41,803 2.8700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3600 2.685
CFD Long 9129 2.7165
CFD Long 100581 2.7417
CFD Long 531946 2.7644
CFD Long 189616 2.7656
CFD Long 92552 2.7666
CFD Long 34970 2.7669
CFD Long 494075 2.7723
CFD Long 14106 2.7754
CFD Long 228281 2.8165
CFD Long 34353 2.8455
CFD Long 7345 2.8695
CFD Long 52965 2.87
CFD Short 9129 2.6929
CFD Short 1366 2.7002
CFD Short 3040 2.705
CFD Short 78375 2.7127
CFD Short 434329 2.7196
CFD Short 177966 2.7267
CFD Short 2400 2.7298
CFD Short 694466 2.735
CFD Short 80891 2.7428
CFD Short 33812 2.7581
CFD Short 3491 2.7588
CFD Short 104293 2.7628
CFD Short 200 2.825
CFD Short 4582 2.8298
(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 14 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