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 11 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 179,277,437 4.83% 82,774,058 2.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 101,291,350 2.73% 1,029,162 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 281,546,024 7.58% 83,803,220 2.26%
(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 20,778 2.4594
Purchase 9,572 2.5150
Purchase 4,786 2.5150
Purchase 39,200 2.4850
Purchase 8,529 2.4594
Purchase 8,720 2.5150
Purchase 139,876 2.5150
Purchase 66,905 2.4618
Purchase 6,704 2.4000
Purchase 63,428 2.4160
Purchase 663 2.3995
Purchase 21,345 2.5150
Purchase 118,213 2.4594
Purchase 102,407 2.4074
Purchase 11,137 2.4594
Purchase 10,765 2.4594
Purchase 3,674 2.5194
Purchase 7,813 2.4594
Purchase 4,210 2.4594
Purchase 53,047 2.4414
Purchase 12,568 2.5150
Purchase 22,280 2.5150
Purchase 424,136 2.4594
Purchase 120,600 2.4594
Purchase 24,219 2.4594
Purchase 22 2.4925
Sale 471,070 2.5151
Sale 120,791 2.5150
Sale 3,200 2.5043
Sale 54,190 2.4513
Sale 19,342 2.4594
Sale 426,649 2.4598
Sale 1,703,961 2.4491
Sale 45,000 2.4792
Sale 222,489 2.4321
Sale 433,678 2.4597
Sale 22 2.4927
Sale 3,674 2.5194
Sale 58,808 2.4355
Sale 546,538 2.4612
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 222489 2.432
CFD Long 58808 2.4355
CFD Long 1703961 2.449
CFD Long 54190 2.4512
CFD Long 19342 2.4593
CFD Long 433678 2.4597
CFD Long 426649 2.4598
CFD Long 546538 2.4612
CFD Long 45000 2.4792
CFD Long 22 2.4927
CFD Long 3200 2.5043
CFD Long 3674 2.5193
CFD Short 52791 2.4058
CFD Short 102407 2.4074
CFD Short 36347 2.4095
CFD Short 168226 2.4104
CFD Short 63428 2.416
CFD Short 53047 2.4414
CFD Short 407587 2.4594
CFD Short 39200 2.4849
CFD Short 22 2.4927
CFD Short 140699 2.5112
CFD Short 202901 2.5129
CFD Short 3674 2.5193
(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 12 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 CFDs), 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