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 15 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 240,172,954 6.47% 1,805,709 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,383,117 0.55% 1,430,808 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,426,056 7.04% 3,236,517 0.09%
(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 32,072 2.8701
Purchase 12,212 2.9025
Purchase 21,371 2.9025
Purchase 39,689 2.8225
Purchase 18,318 2.9025
Purchase 3,485 2.9025
Purchase 9,905 2.9233
Purchase 337,218 2.9025
Purchase 7,309 2.9025
Purchase 40,949 2.8817
Purchase 55,687 2.8702
Purchase 144,378 2.8224
Purchase 152,650 2.9025
Purchase 28,167 2.8820
Purchase 7,843 2.8225
Purchase 22,605 2.8224
Purchase 3,400 2.8744
Purchase 184,918 2.9194
Purchase 50,553 2.9072
Purchase 604 Transfer
Purchase 200 2.8750
Purchase 404,797 2.8845
Purchase 308,376 2.8834
Purchase 3,300 2.8983
Purchase 68,185 2.8225
Purchase 42,988 2.8866
Purchase 1,600 2.9025
Purchase 28,166 2.8715
Purchase 8,021 2.8225
Purchase 525 2.8820
Purchase 525 2.8715
Purchase 2,630 2.9025
Purchase 52,537 2.9233
Purchase 68,331 2.8977
Purchase 6,992 2.8322
Purchase 10,814 2.8225
Purchase 20,080 2.9233
Purchase 6,948 2.8225
Purchase 2,624 2.8225
Purchase 2,624 2.8225
Sale 6,666 2.9171
Sale 10,172 2.8593
Sale 105,053 2.9043
Sale 246,197 2.9080
Sale 37,680 2.8842
Sale 165,668 2.9061
Sale 3,300 2.8983
Sale 5,543 2.9102
Sale 53,901 2.9060
Sale 3,546 2.8739
Sale 41,810 2.8752
Sale 1,600 2.9025
Sale 55,620 2.8981
Sale 200 2.8750
Sale 744 2.9150
Sale 2,682 2.9005
Sale 34,668 2.9002
Sale 4,782 2.8400
Sale 1,299 2.8547
Sale 26,125 2.8225
Sale 464 2.8739
Sale 463 2.8547
Sale 18,141 2.8774
Sale 5,777 2.8739
Sale 68,185 2.8409
Sale 5,776 2.8547
Sale 1,300 2.8739
Sale 63,301 2.8225
Sale 3,038 2.8547
Sale 3,546 2.8547
Sale 990 2.8739
Sale 989 2.8547
Sale 91,182 2.9025
Sale 1,320 2.8547
Sale 1,321 2.8739
Sale 1,200 2.8739
Sale 1,199 2.8547
Sale 92,301 2.8225
Sale 40,887 2.8997
Sale 3,039 2.8739
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 30467 2.8225
CFD Long 9216 2.8444
CFD Long 10172 2.8593
CFD Long 200 2.875
CFD Long 41810 2.8751
CFD Long 37680 2.8841
CFD Long 21696 2.8931
CFD Long 29568 2.8932
CFD Long 55620 2.898
CFD Long 3300 2.8982
CFD Long 40887 2.8996
CFD Long 34668 2.9002
CFD Long 64311 2.9025
CFD Long 105053 2.9043
CFD Long 53901 2.9059
CFD Long 165668 2.9061
CFD Long 246197 2.9079
CFD Long 5543 2.9101
CFD Long 6666 2.917
CFD Long 41071 2.9213
CFD Short 6992 2.8321
CFD Short 3400 2.8744
CFD Short 200 2.875
CFD Short 40949 2.8816
CFD Short 308376 2.8834
CFD Short 404797 2.8845
CFD Short 33018 2.8853
CFD Short 42988 2.8865
CFD Short 3300 2.8982
CFD Short 50553 2.9071
CFD Short 35313 2.9093
CFD Short 184918 2.9193
CFD Short 81 2.9627
(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 16 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