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 16 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 239,998,135 6.46% 2,030,457 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,625,237 0.56% 1,463,938 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 261,493,357 7.04% 3,494,395 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 164,414 2.8495
Purchase 2,624 2.8575
Purchase 8,562 2.8485
Purchase 45,780 2.8500
Purchase 15,096 2.8575
Purchase 128,452 2.8542
Purchase 44,287 2.7975
Purchase 104,554 2.8575
Purchase 6,938 2.8575
Purchase 135,565 2.8391
Purchase 39,676 2.8575
Purchase 47,398 2.8449
Purchase 1,612 2.8575
Purchase 141,022 2.8575
Purchase 2,900 2.8700
Purchase 46,539 2.8550
Purchase 64,484 2.8529
Purchase 700 2.8600
Purchase 132,128 2.8504
Purchase 3,060 2.8550
Purchase 1,343 2.8575
Purchase 759 2.8225
Purchase 332,876 2.8094
Purchase 18,825 2.8478
Purchase 1,100 2.8275
Purchase 82,233 2.8439
Purchase 65,800 2.8678
Sale 1,100 2.8275
Sale 2,113 Transfer
Sale 196,293 2.8423
Sale 2,900 2.8700
Sale 202,950 2.8428
Sale 37,702 2.8555
Sale 3,150 2.8305
Sale 82,263 2.8398
Sale 279,235 2.8575
Sale 117,300 2.8225
Sale 700 2.8600
Sale 139,914 2.8374
Sale 269,740 2.8408
Sale 45,780 2.8500
Sale 759 2.8225
Sale 2,748 Transfer
Sale 46,539 2.8550
Sale 25,836 2.8449
Sale 1,299 2.8380
Sale 80,263 2.8520
Sale 8,660 2.8495
Sale 57,400 2.8330
Sale 759 2.8575
Sale 723 2.8230
Sale 64,881 2.8387
Sale 57,562 2.8328
Sale 85,300 2.8269
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1100 2.8275
CFD Long 57562 2.8327
CFD Long 139914 2.8374
CFD Long 64881 2.8387
CFD Long 103751 2.8392
CFD Long 82263 2.8398
CFD Long 165989 2.8417
CFD Long 196293 2.8422
CFD Long 202950 2.8427
CFD Long 25836 2.8448
CFD Long 8660 2.8495
CFD Long 80263 2.852
CFD Long 279608 2.8529
CFD Long 37702 2.8554
CFD Long 700 2.86
CFD Short 332876 2.8093
CFD Short 1100 2.8275
CFD Short 135565 2.839
CFD Short 82233 2.8438
CFD Short 47398 2.8448
CFD Short 80272 2.8486
CFD Short 164414 2.8495
CFD Short 132128 2.8504
CFD Short 64484 2.8528
CFD Short 128452 2.8542
CFD Short 3060 2.855
CFD Short 700 2.86
CFD Short 65800 2.8677
(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 17 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