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 29 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 228,829,705 6.17% 4,216,636 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,759,955 0.48% 3,332,527 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 246,589,660 6.65% 7,549,163 0.20%
(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 7,334 3.2636
Purchase 24,621 3.2725
Purchase 45,300 3.2725
Purchase 21,872 3.2725
Purchase 148,088 3.2725
Purchase 771 3.2725
Purchase 3,761 3.2725
Purchase 8,312 3.2725
Purchase 4,196 3.2720
Purchase 43,773 3.2725
Purchase 16,806 3.2725
Purchase 101,513 3.2699
Purchase 35,155 3.2725
Purchase 25,007 3.2719
Purchase 1,600 3.2747
Purchase 7,334 3.2636
Purchase 410,000 3.2755
Purchase 410,000 3.2755
Purchase 61,545 3.2603
Purchase 6,513 3.2730
Purchase 76,939 3.2625
Purchase 61,503 3.2730
Purchase 76,939 3.2625
Purchase 740 3.2742
Purchase 87,736 3.2725
Purchase 28,990 3.2725
Purchase 18,051 3.2725
Purchase 9,141 3.2725
Purchase 173,246 3.2725
Purchase 278,877 3.2725
Purchase 27,192 3.2725
Purchase 32,285 3.2725
Sale 6,513 3.2820
Sale 5,926 3.2725
Sale 83,827 3.2725
Sale 15,273 3.2700
Sale 7,654 3.2720
Sale 36,298 3.2738
Sale 109,387 3.2729
Sale 27,942 3.2618
Sale 46,349 3.2721
Sale 2,250 3.2834
Sale 96,266 3.2760
Sale 61,503 3.2725
Sale 194,081 3.2713
Sale 1,400 3.2683
Sale 1,600 3.2747
Sale 410,000 3.2755
Sale 1,250 3.2834
Sale 22,575 3.2725
Sale 3,644 3.2600
Sale 14,521 3.2725
Sale 9,845 3.2725
Sale 128,708 3.2725
Sale 1,000 3.2834
Sale 3,883 3.2834
Sale 1,822 3.2834
Sale 2,722 3.2725
Sale 112,541 3.2725
Sale 3,386 3.2725
Sale 3,000 3.2708
Sale 7,334 3.2636
Sale 27,192 3.2725
Sale 1,900 3.2683
Sale 93,840 3.2757
Sale 43,773 3.2725
Sale 278,877 3.2725
Sale 1,350 3.2784
Sale 2,160 3.2784
Sale 1,130 3.2784
Sale 2,250 3.2784
Sale 1,675 3.2708
Sale 78,667 3.2730
Sale 13,882 3.2737
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 194081 3.2712
CFD Long 7654 3.2719
CFD Long 46349 3.272
CFD Long 15028 3.2723
CFD Long 16534 3.2725
CFD Long 109387 3.2729
CFD Long 247843 3.2736
CFD Long 36298 3.2737
CFD Long 1600 3.2746
CFD Long 93840 3.2756
CFD Long 96266 3.276
CFD Long 6513 3.282
CFD Short 61545 3.2602
CFD Short 7334 3.2636
CFD Short 101513 3.2698
CFD Short 107778 3.2716
CFD Short 25007 3.2718
CFD Short 6513 3.2729
CFD Short 1600 3.2746
CFD Short 410000 3.2754
(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 01 September 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