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 10 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 182,451,345 4.91% 81,173,676 2.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 101,058,808 2.72% 3,054,646 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 284,487,390 7.66% 84,228,322 2.27%
(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 26,110 2.3454
Purchase 139,876 2.4000
Purchase 443,755 2.4000
Purchase 165,878 2.4000
Purchase 4,812 2.3957
Purchase 5,313 2.4000
Purchase 76,600 2.3535
Purchase 226,563 2.3842
Purchase 448,798 2.3726
Purchase 79,359 2.3454
Purchase 165,878 2.4000
Purchase 346,886 2.3566
Purchase 443,755 2.4000
Purchase 20,000 2.3904
Purchase 69,067 2.3447
Purchase 8,915 2.3323
Purchase 23,827 2.3454
Purchase 16,680 2.3291
Purchase 110,100 2.3535
Purchase 262,630 2.3566
Purchase 14,804 2.3454
Purchase 200 2.3750
Purchase 209,966 2.3643
Purchase 66,348 2.3627
Purchase 75,577 2.4000
Purchase 4,368 2.3958
Purchase 2,535 2.3958
Purchase 2,904 2.3419
Purchase 34,152 2.4000
Purchase 19,485 2.3957
Purchase 6,349 2.4000
Purchase 11,688 2.3907
Purchase 5,136 2.3504
Purchase 2,606 2.3958
Purchase 26,430 2.4000
Purchase 6,645 2.4000
Purchase 5,204 2.3957
Purchase 4,987 2.3956
Purchase 8,884 2.3957
Purchase 2,059 2.3959
Purchase 6,934 2.3957
Purchase 2,292 2.3958
Sale 7,613 2.3297
Sale 22,907 2.3365
Sale 1,805,667 2.3483
Sale 14,617 2.3522
Sale 57,375 2.3349
Sale 5,489 2.3602
Sale 99,677 2.3250
Sale 34,409 2.3483
Sale 132,409 2.3280
Sale 443,755 2.4000
Sale 165,878 2.4000
Sale 23,335 2.3417
Sale 67,454 2.3417
Sale 443,755 2.4000
Sale 3,901,814 2.3581
Sale 181,750 2.3280
Sale 200 2.3750
Sale 76,321 2.3575
Sale 3,658 2.3374
Sale 165,878 2.4000
Sale 1,500 Transfer
Sale 659,686 2.3574
Sale 253,226 2.4000
Sale 86,573 2.3575
Sale 349,500 2.3708
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7613 2.3296
CFD Long 57375 2.3349
CFD Long 22907 2.3365
CFD Long 3658 2.3373
CFD Long 1805667 2.3483
CFD Long 14617 2.3522
CFD Long 659686 2.3573
CFD Long 3901814 2.3581
CFD Long 5489 2.3601
CFD Long 349500 2.3708
CFD Long 200 2.375
CFD Short 25106 2.3043
CFD Short 16680 2.3291
CFD Short 8915 2.3323
CFD Short 69067 2.3446
CFD Short 26110 2.3454
CFD Short 695108 2.3602
CFD Short 209966 2.3643
CFD Short 448798 2.3726
CFD Short 200 2.375
CFD Short 226563 2.3841
CFD Short 20000 2.3903
(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 11 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