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 05 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 227,946,921 6.14% 5,011,561 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,330,448 0.52% 2,874,562 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 247,277,369 6.66% 7,886,123 0.21%
(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 16,998 3.1570
Purchase 5,992 3.1105
Purchase 9,524 3.1600
Purchase 11,380 3.1420
Purchase 84,489 3.1419
Purchase 8,200 3.1361
Purchase 141,454 3.1603
Purchase 10,059 3.1600
Purchase 155,609 3.1235
Purchase 4,300 3.1211
Purchase 300 3.1750
Purchase 267 Transfer
Purchase 8,125,355 Transfer
Purchase 269,419 3.1414
Sale 139,452 3.1538
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 8,125,355 Transfer
Sale 5,992 3.1654
Sale 283,915 3.1487
Sale 461,632 3.1600
Sale 122,244 3.1709
Sale 7,951 3.1595
Sale 300 3.1750
Sale 88,828 3.1610
Sale 11,760 3.1528
Sale 136,833 3.1573
Sale 39,784 3.1637
Sale 1,967 3.1600
Sale 712 3.1336
Sale 1,775 3.1408
Sale 3,175 3.1363
Sale 5,626 3.1600
Sale 4,300 3.1211
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4300 3.1211
CFD Long 41232 3.1337
CFD Long 283915 3.1486
CFD Long 137737 3.1494
CFD Long 11760 3.1528
CFD Long 519673 3.1533
CFD Long 139452 3.1538
CFD Long 136833 3.1573
CFD Long 7951 3.1595
CFD Long 88828 3.161
CFD Long 39784 3.1637
CFD Long 5992 3.1653
CFD Long 122244 3.1708
CFD Long 300 3.175
CFD Short 5992 3.1104
CFD Short 4300 3.1211
CFD Short 155609 3.1235
CFD Short 8200 3.1361
CFD Short 269419 3.1414
CFD Short 84489 3.1418
CFD Short 11380 3.1419
CFD Short 16998 3.1569
CFD Short 3941 3.1591
CFD Short 141454 3.1602
CFD Short 300 3.175
(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 08 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