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 16 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 307,845,671 6.03% 5,037,331 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 23,741,535 0.46% 997,599 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 332,564,443 6.51% 6,034,930 0.12%
(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 12,090 2.3698
Purchase 6,731 2.3600
Purchase 12,088 2.3589
Purchase 36,636 2.3910
Purchase 13,534 2.4200
Purchase 12,966 2.3910
Purchase 52,440 2.3698
Purchase 131,904 2.3698
Purchase 174,290 2.3400
Purchase 300,158 2.4200
Purchase 4,368 2.4200
Purchase 300,158 2.4200
Purchase 179,900 2.3400
Purchase 2,908 2.3600
Purchase 147,347 2.3698
Purchase 67,846 2.3601
Purchase 6,374 2.3400
Purchase 290,224 2.4200
Purchase 9,129 2.4200
Purchase 14,403 2.3698
Purchase 61,816 2.3400
Purchase 174,290 2.3400
Purchase 234,422 2.3878
Purchase 2,061 2.3700
Purchase 9,522 2.3708
Purchase 58,800 2.4282
Purchase 267 Transfer
Purchase 6,300 2.3400
Purchase 9,384 2.4200
Purchase 49,178 2.3909
Purchase 45,507 2.3585
Purchase 389,704 2.4200
Purchase 24,338 2.3556
Purchase 3,700 2.3400
Purchase 57,788 2.3702
Purchase 64,198 2.3909
Purchase 55,055 2.3909
Purchase 17,932 2.3910
Purchase 79,411 2.3909
Purchase 25,923 2.3910
Purchase 8,814 2.3400
Purchase 96,110 2.3909
Purchase 23,332 2.3910
Purchase 20,199 2.3400
Purchase 38,503 2.3910
Purchase 131,366 2.4200
Purchase 20,205 2.4200
Purchase 29,886 2.4200
Sale 5,400 2.4280
Sale 160,667 2.4011
Sale 6,300 2.3400
Sale 52,751 2.3769
Sale 3,700 2.3400
Sale 294,495 2.3940
Sale 32,199 2.3530
Sale 178 2.3680
Sale 50,038 2.3665
Sale 300,158 2.4200
Sale 85,934 2.4200
Sale 42,357 2.3400
Sale 153,419 2.4192
Sale 45,432 2.4200
Sale 10,826 2.3483
Sale 10,826 2.3483
Sale 300,158 2.4200
Sale 4,785 2.4200
Sale 14,200 2.3988
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 164341 2.3252
CFD Long 124666 2.341
CFD Long 129021 2.3434
CFD Long 44103 2.3522
CFD Long 32199 2.353
CFD Long 50038 2.3665
CFD Long 52751 2.3769
CFD Long 18203 2.3901
CFD Long 294495 2.3939
CFD Long 82351 2.3988
CFD Long 160667 2.4011
CFD Short 24338 2.3555
CFD Short 45507 2.3585
CFD Short 143546 2.3653
CFD Short 57788 2.3701
CFD Short 9522 2.3708
CFD Short 234422 2.3878
CFD Short 58800 2.4282
(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 17 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