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 28 August 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 228,543,761 6.16% 4,603,952 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,834,057 0.48% 3,574,742 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 246,377,818 6.64% 8,178,694 0.22%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 153,877 3.2025
Purchase 148,182 3.1968
Purchase 40 Transfer
Purchase 100 3.2375
Purchase 395,720 3.1809
Purchase 153,877 3.2025
Purchase 61,551 3.2225
Purchase 21 Transfer
Purchase 40,108 3.2042
Purchase 1,500 3.1792
Purchase 60,860 3.2150
Purchase 40,108 3.2041
Purchase 10,950 3.1780
Purchase 461,632 3.2025
Purchase 667,800 3.2646
Purchase 243 Transfer
Purchase 3,135 3.2138
Purchase 20,813 3.2338
Purchase 1,341 3.1738
Purchase 1,156 3.1744
Purchase 3,419 3.1763
Purchase 6,682 3.1763
Purchase 20 Transfer
Purchase 28,597 3.1691
Purchase 3,196 3.2138
Purchase 667,800 3.2646
Purchase 3,148 3.2138
Purchase 3,135 3.2138
Purchase 18,809 3.2138
Purchase 63,759 3.2138
Purchase 4,004 3.2355
Purchase 395,720 3.1809
Purchase 43,773 3.1715
Sale 40,171 3.2476
Sale 395,720 3.1809
Sale 100 3.2375
Sale 5,180 3.1700
Sale 40 3.2234
Sale 82 3.1734
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 8,413 3.2184
Sale 21 Transfer
Sale 691 3.2287
Sale 4,491 3.1700
Sale 9,508 3.1772
Sale 667,800 3.2646
Sale 60,860 3.2311
Sale 5,000 3.2220
Sale 99,223 3.1925
Sale 1,500 3.1792
Sale 20 Transfer
Sale 2,002 3.2620
Sale 40,108 3.2042
Sale 215,280 3.2054
Sale 342,671 3.2080
Sale 61,551 3.2225
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 38955 3.1747
CFD Long 33726 3.1754
CFD Long 193618 3.1763
CFD Long 9508 3.1771
CFD Long 99081 3.1785
CFD Long 1500 3.1791
CFD Long 99223 3.1924
CFD Long 215280 3.2053
CFD Long 342671 3.208
CFD Long 313543 3.2134
CFD Long 5000 3.222
CFD Long 602740 3.2348
CFD Long 100 3.2375
CFD Long 40171 3.2475
CFD Long 2002 3.262
CFD Short 36020 3.1673
CFD Short 28597 3.169
CFD Short 10950 3.178
CFD Short 1500 3.1791
CFD Short 395720 3.1808
CFD Short 148182 3.1967
CFD Short 40108 3.2042
CFD Short 4004 3.2354
CFD Short 100 3.2375
CFD Short 667800 3.2645
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 29 August 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk