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 14 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 239,168,351 6.44% 2,214,722 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,740,866 0.56% 1,562,849 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,779,202 7.02% 3,777,571 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 7,345 2.9735
Purchase 54,626 2.8963
Purchase 1,600 2.8500
Purchase 185,913 2.8847
Purchase 84,155 2.9048
Purchase 38,542 2.9091
Purchase 115,780 2.9374
Purchase 200 2.9725
Purchase 46,539 2.8575
Purchase 5,194 2.9025
Purchase 12,832 2.9025
Purchase 89,824 2.9025
Purchase 27,465 2.9188
Purchase 4,686 2.9425
Purchase 68,586 2.8433
Purchase 45,795 2.8725
Purchase 2,964 2.8099
Purchase 13,318 2.9996
Purchase 44,493 2.9599
Purchase 87,308 2.8593
Purchase 931 2.9800
Purchase 12,874 2.8954
Purchase 413,965 2.8440
Purchase 744 2.8700
Sale 312,403 3.0038
Sale 2,400 2.7299
Sale 102,386 2.9025
Sale 187,286 2.9021
Sale 1,600 2.8500
Sale 744 2.8700
Sale 9,860 2.8331
Sale 68,226 2.8728
Sale 100,029 2.9127
Sale 4,028 2.9169
Sale 13,988 2.9409
Sale 326,635 2.9464
Sale 1,350 2.8250
Sale 1,600 3.0105
Sale 150,721 2.8700
Sale 83,095 2.8894
Sale 10,200 2.9728
Sale 32,510 2.9732
Sale 445 Transfer
Sale 744 3.0025
Sale 1,815 Transfer
Sale 19,542 2.9775
Sale 164,390 2.9456
Sale 876,833 2.9920
Sale 45,795 2.8725
Sale 46,539 2.8575
Sale 4,000 2.9768
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/10/2008 Sale 3,600 2.6850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2400 2.7298
CFD Long 9860 2.8331
CFD Long 25700 2.8337
CFD Long 1600 2.85
CFD Long 68226 2.8727
CFD Long 187286 2.902
CFD Long 17584 2.9025
CFD Long 74329 2.9399
CFD Long 13988 2.9408
CFD Long 164390 2.9456
CFD Long 326635 2.9464
CFD Long 10200 2.9728
CFD Long 32510 2.9732
CFD Long 93215 2.9863
CFD Long 876833 2.992
CFD Long 312403 3.0038
CFD Short 68586 2.8433
CFD Short 413965 2.8439
CFD Short 1600 2.85
CFD Short 87308 2.8592
CFD Short 185913 2.8847
CFD Short 12874 2.8953
CFD Short 54626 2.8962
CFD Short 84155 2.9047
CFD Short 38542 2.909
CFD Short 75780 2.9138
CFD Short 44493 2.9598
CFD Short 200 2.9725
CFD Short 7345 2.9734
CFD Short 40000 2.9819
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/10/2008 Long 3,600 2.685
(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 15 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