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 05 December 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 198,827,605 5.35% 64,656,146 1.74%
securities
(2) Derivatives 86,152,055 2.32% 8,148,864 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 285,956,897 7.70% 72,805,010 1.96%
(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 249,044 2.1084
Purchase 372,534 2.1045
Purchase 434,690 2.1179
Purchase 228,144 2.1040
Purchase 3,473 2.1328
Purchase 910 2.1075
Purchase 4,783 2.1250
Purchase 46,029 2.0877
Purchase 64,702 2.1036
Purchase 95,497 2.1084
Purchase 119,214 2.0779
Purchase 74,986 2.1084
Purchase 268,492 2.1215
Purchase 905,837 2.1025
Purchase 5,040 2.1025
Purchase 28,500 2.1026
Purchase 50,864 2.1250
Purchase 80,724 2.1250
Purchase 347,478 2.1025
Purchase 272,744 2.1025
Purchase 352,644 2.0891
Purchase 54,159 2.1076
Purchase 10,609 2.0750
Purchase 55,021 2.1076
Purchase 28,301 2.1076
Purchase 10,059 2.0617
Sale 11,071,457 2.0940
Sale 35,120 2.1090
Sale 59,360 2.1054
Sale 56,500 2.1017
Sale 910 2.1075
Sale 55,380 2.1013
Sale 534 2.1255
Sale 26,670 2.1000
Sale 54,829 2.0896
Sale 51,078 2.1220
Sale 4,000 2.0700
Sale 787,924 2.1092
Sale 17,307 2.1250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 25954 2.0638
CFD Long 54829 2.0896
CFD Long 11071457 2.0939
CFD Long 55380 2.1012
CFD Long 56500 2.1016
CFD Long 59360 2.1054
CFD Long 910 2.1075
CFD Long 35120 2.1089
CFD Long 787924 2.1092
CFD Long 51078 2.1219
CFD Short 119214 2.0778
CFD Short 4524 2.0826
CFD Short 46029 2.0876
CFD Short 352644 2.089
CFD Short 28500 2.1026
CFD Short 64702 2.1036
CFD Short 223620 2.1044
CFD Short 372534 2.1045
CFD Short 910 2.1075
CFD Short 434690 2.1178
CFD Short 268492 2.1214
CFD Short 3473 2.132
(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 08 December 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 977,237 3.5881 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