Rule 8.3 - CENTRICA
NB: On the previously issued 8.3 disclosure for Centrica the Long Position was shown incorrectly due to a miscalculation
of the recent rights issue.
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 15 December 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 305,732,589 5.99% 5,129,986 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 23,558,272 0.46% 1,393,248 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 330,268,098 6.47% 6,523,234 0.13%
(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 4,269 2.5225
Purchase 132,400 2.3000
Purchase 302,726 2.3400
Purchase 53,000 2.3000
Purchase 86,300 2.3000
Purchase 115,668 2.4315
Purchase 10,506 2.4948
Purchase 66,357 2.4994
Purchase 104,967 2.3500
Purchase 52,501 2.3000
Purchase 4,200 2.3538
Purchase 208,677 2.3400
Purchase 195,894 2.3000
Purchase 71,738 2.3681
Purchase 11,500 2.3450
Purchase 420,000 2.4423
Purchase 36,477 2.3000
Purchase 13,437 2.3400
Purchase 7,500 2.3450
Purchase 397,332 2.3595
Purchase 3,200 2.3579
Purchase 52,786 2.3551
Sale 327,380 2.3774
Sale 13,230 2.3556
Sale 31,500 2.3512
Sale 62,013 2.3524
Sale 18,955 2.3538
Sale 28,235 2.3561
Sale 37,145 2.3400
Sale 329,948 2.3400
Sale 29,051 2.3561
Sale 9,240 2.3704
Sale 269,273 2.3516
Sale 63,872 2.3700
Sale 512,106 2.3400
Sale 5,500 2.3430
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 512106 2.3399
CFD Long 4568 2.3448
CFD Long 31500 2.3511
CFD Long 264705 2.3517
CFD Long 62013 2.3524
CFD Long 18955 2.3538
CFD Long 63872 2.37
CFD Long 9240 2.3704
CFD Long 327380 2.3774
CFD Short 52786 2.3551
CFD Short 3200 2.3578
CFD Short 397332 2.3594
CFD Short 71738 2.368
CFD Short 115668 2.4315
(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)
Take up of Rights 124,100,230 1.60
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 16 December 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 977,237 3.5881 EURO 18/12/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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