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 21 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 237,653,536 6.40% 2,781,509 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,095,143 0.57% 1,140,168 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 259,618,664 6.99% 3,921,677 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 2,488 3.0615
Purchase 390,057 3.1359
Purchase 621 3.2050
Purchase 18,619 3.0912
Purchase 11,874 3.1938
Purchase 300 3.1350
Purchase 21,738 3.0887
Purchase 290,807 3.1373
Purchase 17,500 3.1028
Purchase 96,024 3.1286
Purchase 14,676 3.0700
Purchase 2,400 3.0800
Purchase 14,137 3.1900
Purchase 18,000 3.1042
Purchase 2,756 3.1900
Purchase 73,515 3.0700
Purchase 32,300 3.1300
Purchase 108,324 3.1097
Purchase 4,210 3.1275
Purchase 10,440 3.1045
Sale 5,108 3.1022
Sale 300 3.1350
Sale 7,568 3.1022
Sale 17,477 3.1022
Sale 67,939 3.0677
Sale 15,873 3.1022
Sale 32,498 3.1022
Sale 21,609 3.0789
Sale 20,696 3.1022
Sale 2,366 3.1022
Sale 16,784 3.1022
Sale 11,116 3.1022
Sale 18,007 3.1022
Sale 3,872 3.1022
Sale 32,703 3.0789
Sale 13,304 3.1022
Sale 3,466 3.1022
Sale 58,234 3.0790
Sale 900 3.0780
Sale 1,134 3.0780
Sale 4,903 3.0787
Sale 7,247 3.0788
Sale 9,554 3.0788
Sale 7,395 3.0788
Sale 5,231 3.0787
Sale 4,161 3.0787
Sale 4,254 3.0787
Sale 2,148 3.1022
Sale 4,902 3.1022
Sale 20,757 3.0789
Sale 59,420 3.1084
Sale 337,742 3.0790
Sale 32,447 3.1042
Sale 359,694 3.1591
Sale 1,142 3.1583
Sale 17,358 3.1403
Sale 1,820 Transfer
Sale 6,375 3.0889
Sale 2,488 3.0620
Sale 4,210 3.1275
Sale 18,984 3.1118
Sale 2,400 3.0800
Sale 356 3.0880
Sale 4,210 3.1275
Sale 33,821 3.0790
Sale 101,704 3.0789
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2488 3.062
CFD Long 67939 3.0677
CFD Long 63600 3.0689
CFD Long 2400 3.08
CFD Long 6375 3.0889
CFD Long 59420 3.1084
CFD Long 18984 3.1117
CFD Long 300 3.135
CFD Long 17358 3.1403
CFD Long 359694 3.1591
CFD Short 2488 3.0614
CFD Short 2400 3.08
CFD Short 21738 3.0886
CFD Short 18619 3.0912
CFD Short 17500 3.1028
CFD Short 386233 3.1042
CFD Short 7554 3.1093
CFD Short 96024 3.1285
CFD Short 32300 3.13
CFD Short 300 3.135
CFD Short 390057 3.1359
CFD Short 290807 3.1372
(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 22 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