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 08 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 194,028,719 5.22% 71,266,125 1.92%
securities
(2) Derivatives 92,373,512 2.49% 7,707,585 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 287,379,468 7.74% 78,973,710 2.13%
(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 62,781 2.1687
Purchase 15,484 2.1687
Purchase 22,069 2.2101
Purchase 16,267 2.1625
Purchase 8,133 2.1625
Purchase 73,644 2.1625
Purchase 40,404 2.1468
Purchase 229,535 2.1687
Purchase 82,000 2.2243
Purchase 23,252 2.2288
Purchase 152,592 2.1625
Purchase 17,450 2.1175
Purchase 13,752 2.1175
Purchase 19,270 2.1687
Purchase 12,890 2.1687
Purchase 702,693 2.1687
Purchase 318,076 2.1312
Purchase 21,379 2.1734
Purchase 22,966 2.1342
Purchase 90,521 2.1400
Purchase 74,663 2.1720
Purchase 200,000 2.1559
Purchase 28,109 2.2101
Purchase 78,434 2.1710
Purchase 12,584 2.1175
Purchase 22,480 2.1720
Purchase 29,617 2.2288
Purchase 77,224 2.2288
Purchase 28,577 2.1720
Purchase 73,295 2.2101
Purchase 921,051 2.1643
Purchase 890 2.2100
Purchase 36,514 2.1175
Purchase 18,793 2.1175
Purchase 25,256 2.1687
Purchase 28,494 2.1175
Purchase 139,876 2.1625
Purchase 7,123 2.1175
Purchase 1,676 2.2042
Purchase 32,638 2.1175
Purchase 14,361 2.1625
Purchase 5,264 2.1625
Purchase 64,149 2.1175
Purchase 13,636 2.1175
Purchase 40,880 2.1175
Purchase 12,837 2.1175
Purchase 16,517 2.1175
Purchase 72,093 2.1175
Purchase 4,787 2.1625
Purchase 45,432 2.1250
Purchase 28,558 2.1687
Purchase 48,785 2.1687
Purchase 55,196 2.1687
Purchase 49,225 2.1625
Purchase 2,215 2.1625
Purchase 5,773 2.1687
Purchase 6,766 2.1687
Purchase 32,252 2.1175
Purchase 4,101 2.2525
Purchase 7,011 2.1175
Purchase 34,683 2.1064
Purchase 82,437 2.2143
Sale 67,729 2.1749
Sale 490,589 2.1661
Sale 1,348,285 2.2174
Sale 6,140,326 2.1531
Sale 499,481 2.1622
Sale 9,534 2.1625
Sale 127,532 2.2177
Sale 326,712 2.1732
Sale 17,700 2.1652
Sale 890 2.2100
Sale 101,786 2.1732
Sale 43,673 2.1625
Sale 52,447 2.1534
Sale 1,612 2.1625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13490 2.1359
CFD Long 6140326 2.153
CFD Long 52447 2.1533
CFD Long 499481 2.1621
CFD Long 17700 2.1652
CFD Long 490589 2.166
CFD Long 67729 2.1748
CFD Long 890 2.21
CFD Long 1348285 2.2173
CFD Long 127532 2.2176
CFD Short 318076 2.1312
CFD Short 22966 2.1341
CFD Short 90521 2.1399
CFD Short 40404 2.1468
CFD Short 200000 2.1559
CFD Short 1323063 2.1642
CFD Short 78434 2.171
CFD Short 21379 2.1733
CFD Short 890 2.21
(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 09 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