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 20 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 237,928,427 6.41% 2,967,812 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,593,633 0.58% 971,196 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,392,045 7.01% 3,939,008 0.11%
(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 1,000 3.0100
Purchase 4,654 3.0075
Purchase 54,503 3.0668
Purchase 63,350 3.1275
Purchase 15,888 2.8360
Purchase 4,770 3.1183
Purchase 126,253 3.1149
Purchase 63,963 2.9950
Purchase 1,600 3.0225
Purchase 7,459 2.9826
Purchase 128,320 3.1275
Purchase 107,343 3.0816
Purchase 13,697 3.1275
Purchase 21,613 2.8360
Purchase 53,656 2.8360
Purchase 35,912 3.0984
Purchase 18,518 2.9826
Purchase 100 3.1675
Purchase 51,272 2.9891
Purchase 18,940 2.9950
Purchase 5,484 2.9826
Purchase 9,804 3.1275
Purchase 2,931 3.0600
Purchase 25,766 2.9950
Purchase 6,942 3.1275
Purchase 3,471 3.1275
Purchase 34,112 3.0600
Purchase 5,266 3.1166
Purchase 9,156 3.1275
Purchase 39,676 3.1275
Purchase 41,003 3.0227
Purchase 2,326 3.0198
Purchase 113,558 3.0946
Purchase 5,604 3.0700
Purchase 279,895 3.1275
Purchase 20,653 2.9891
Purchase 15,182 2.9891
Purchase 26,631 2.9867
Purchase 4,856 3.0700
Purchase 49,829 2.9800
Sale 1,009 3.0369
Sale 73,054 3.0757
Sale 100 3.1675
Sale 1,600 3.0225
Sale 463,815 3.0198
Sale 38,356 3.0953
Sale 69,640 3.0769
Sale 6,370 3.1406
Sale 34,200 3.1523
Sale 376,257 3.0860
Sale 2,931 3.0600
Sale 32,639 3.1747
Sale 29,300 3.0098
Sale 6,531 2.9988
Sale 329 3.0305
Sale 1,721 3.0930
Sale 13,061 3.0795
Sale 55,397 3.0769
Sale 50,702 3.0769
Sale 2,475 3.0930
Sale 18,551 2.9988
Sale 7,605 3.0769
Sale 19,980 2.9988
Sale 27,689 2.9988
Sale 8,191 2.9988
Sale 11,173 2.9988
Sale 24,753 3.0769
Sale 7,407 2.9988
Sale 12,343 2.9988
Sale 2,621 3.0769
Sale 800 3.1670
Sale 169,402 3.1275
Sale 445 Transfer
Sale 7,148 2.9988
Sale 153,883 3.0769
Sale 43,298 3.0769
Sale 2,000 3.0130
Sale 11,544 3.0769
Sale 917 3.0769
Sale 1,398 3.0769
Sale 2,850 3.0769
Sale 5,604 3.0769
Sale 3,887 3.0769
Sale 1,000 2.9855
Sale 101,421 3.0820
Sale 8,344 3.0769
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13915 3.0155
CFD Long 463815 3.0198
CFD Long 1600 3.0225
CFD Long 101421 3.082
CFD Long 376257 3.0859
CFD Long 59139 3.0898
CFD Long 38356 3.0952
CFD Long 76226 3.1275
CFD Long 6370 3.1406
CFD Long 34200 3.1523
CFD Long 800 3.167
CFD Long 100 3.1675
CFD Long 32639 3.1746
CFD Short 15554 2.9951
CFD Short 1000 3.01
CFD Short 1600 3.0225
CFD Short 25449 3.0394
CFD Short 54503 3.0668
CFD Short 445679 3.0786
CFD Short 107343 3.0816
CFD Short 113558 3.0945
CFD Short 35912 3.0984
CFD Short 126253 3.1149
CFD Short 4770 3.1182
CFD Short 100 3.1675
(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 21 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