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 04 September 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 228,545,354 6.16% 4,311,089 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,282,318 0.49% 2,916,677 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 246,827,672 6.65% 7,227,766 0.19%
(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 420,000 3.1611
Purchase 15,066 3.1725
Purchase 253,955 3.2283
Purchase 41,002 3.2114
Purchase 20,559 3.2089
Purchase 356 Transfer
Purchase 1,710 3.2250
Purchase 232,372 3.2062
Purchase 100 3.1950
Purchase 7,964 3.1505
Purchase 10,010 3.1742
Purchase 420,000 3.1611
Purchase 3,099 3.1500
Purchase 49,535 3.1838
Purchase 112,076 3.1924
Purchase 34,293 3.2316
Purchase 1,600 3.2450
Sale 344 3.2284
Sale 1,600 3.2450
Sale 100 3.1950
Sale 14,200 3.2647
Sale 87,497 3.1909
Sale 6,700 3.2288
Sale 18,920 3.2335
Sale 240,950 3.2240
Sale 76,345 3.2185
Sale 4,000 3.1925
Sale 420,000 3.1611
Sale 42,154 3.2635
Sale 1,165 3.1925
Sale 2,620 3.2275
Sale 3,450 3.1925
Sale 1,800 3.1925
Sale 81 3.1925
Sale 371 3.1925
Sale 267 3.2261
Sale 1,156 3.1925
Sale 5,670 3.1925
Sale 2,250 3.1925
Sale 1,069 3.1925
Sale 1,612 3.1500
Sale 1,890 3.1925
Sale 2,133 3.1925
Sale 1,305 3.1925
Sale 2,700 3.1925
Sale 2,750 3.1925
Sale 4,000 3.1925
Sale 2,389 3.1925
Sale 8,500 3.1400
Sale 1,263 3.1925
Sale 1,800 3.1925
Sale 700 3.1925
Sale 2,250 3.1925
Sale 1,700 3.1925
Sale 2,314 3.1500
Sale 2,250 3.1925
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 3.195
CFD Long 118797 3.2121
CFD Long 103029 3.2161
CFD Long 76345 3.2185
CFD Long 243235 3.223
CFD Long 240950 3.2239
CFD Long 18920 3.2334
CFD Long 1600 3.245
CFD Long 42154 3.2635
CFD Long 14200 3.2646
CFD Short 7964 3.1504
CFD Short 420000 3.1611
CFD Short 10010 3.1741
CFD Short 49535 3.1837
CFD Short 10270 3.1903
CFD Short 87497 3.1909
CFD Short 494382 3.191
CFD Short 112076 3.1924
CFD Short 100 3.195
CFD Short 232372 3.2061
CFD Short 20559 3.2088
CFD Short 41002 3.2113
CFD Short 253955 3.2283
CFD Short 34293 3.2316
CFD Short 1600 3.245
(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 05 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