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 17 October 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 238,347,212 6.42% 2,187,171 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,319,940 0.57% 970,620 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,537,137 7.02% 3,157,791 0.09%
(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 178 Transfer
Purchase 10,240 3.0141
Purchase 178 Transfer
Purchase 65,500 2.9668
Purchase 68,142 3.0061
Purchase 7,743 2.9610
Purchase 8,409 2.9610
Purchase 62,185 2.9913
Purchase 232,696 2.9625
Purchase 39,227 2.9954
Purchase 20,389 2.9610
Purchase 34,601 3.0042
Purchase 60,421 2.9804
Purchase 114,926 2.8244
Purchase 8,841 2.9721
Purchase 73,623 2.9854
Purchase 5,167 2.9533
Purchase 89 Transfer
Purchase 9,821 3.0600
Purchase 8,749 3.0600
Purchase 700 2.9829
Purchase 76,250 3.0600
Purchase 39,650 3.0600
Purchase 46,293 2.8244
Purchase 201,976 2.9924
Purchase 15,982 3.0600
Purchase 34,031 2.8244
Sale 27,280 3.0059
Sale 919 3.0000
Sale 68,716 2.9945
Sale 25,167 2.9829
Sale 14,435 3.0020
Sale 168,248 3.0171
Sale 60,306 3.0059
Sale 31,912 3.0020
Sale 371,926 3.0171
Sale 8,284 2.9829
Sale 15,700 3.0040
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 16,971 3.0059
Sale 302,912 2.9783
Sale 2,390 3.0020
Sale 700 2.9829
Sale 111,982 2.9943
Sale 286,203 3.0005
Sale 49,273 2.9794
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 12,640 3.0046
Sale 399,653 2.9973
Sale 21,738 3.0595
Sale 10,195 3.0025
Sale 21,706 3.0059
Sale 19,969 3.0174
Sale 18,180 3.0175
Sale 2,941 3.0059
Sale 1,557 3.0020
Sale 175 3.0020
Sale 330 3.0059
Sale 2,079 3.0191
Sale 1,500 2.9580
Sale 1,488 3.0059
Sale 133,869 3.0171
Sale 9,215 3.0177
Sale 19,868 3.0059
Sale 10,512 3.0020
Sale 122,528 3.0171
Sale 69,896 2.9829
Sale 58,931 2.9829
Sale 5,136 3.0020
Sale 9,702 3.0059
Sale 59,834 3.0171
Sale 11,486 3.0020
Sale 273 3.0020
Sale 104,662 3.0171
Sale 3,230 3.0059
Sale 1,712 3.0020
Sale 68,934 2.9929
Sale 27,840 3.0172
Sale 4,514 3.0059
Sale 525 3.0020
Sale 6,168 3.0179
Sale 789 3.0020
Sale 3,220 3.0186
Sale 8,980 3.0020
Sale 517 3.0059
Sale 574 3.0020
Sale 1,085 3.0059
Sale 6,716 3.0179
Sale 1,144 3.0020
Sale 13,360 3.0175
Sale 2,160 3.0059
Sale 50,723 2.9628
Sale 996 3.0059
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 302912 2.9783
CFD Long 49273 2.9794
CFD Long 700 2.9828
CFD Long 43431 2.9926
CFD Long 68934 2.9929
CFD Long 68716 2.9944
CFD Long 68551 2.9953
CFD Long 399653 2.9973
CFD Long 919 3
CFD Long 286203 3.0005
CFD Long 117953 3.0022
CFD Long 116704 3.0036
CFD Long 12640 3.0046
CFD Long 4823 3.03
CFD Long 206885 3.053
CFD Long 21738 3.0595
CFD Short 65500 2.9668
CFD Short 60421 2.9804
CFD Short 700 2.9828
CFD Short 73623 2.9854
CFD Short 62185 2.9912
CFD Short 201976 2.9923
CFD Short 39227 2.9953
CFD Short 68142 3.006
CFD Short 10240 3.0141
(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 20 October 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 869,985 4.0304 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