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 17 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 310,600,601 6.08% 5,140,588 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 23,844,792 0.47% 1,154,599 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 335,422,630 6.57% 6,295,187 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 247,827 2.4024
Purchase 33,089 2.4100
Purchase 1,466 2.4100
Purchase 78,007 2.4646
Purchase 72,870 2.4100
Purchase 125,400 2.4200
Purchase 2,518 2.4582
Purchase 4,787 2.4175
Purchase 1,457 2.4100
Purchase 9,786 2.4582
Purchase 4,989 2.3968
Purchase 43,560 2.4100
Purchase 103,550 2.4550
Purchase 19,100 2.4152
Purchase 44,682 2.4244
Purchase 486 Transfer
Purchase 240,689 2.4169
Purchase 13,400 2.4152
Purchase 7,250 2.4429
Purchase 4,787 2.4200
Purchase 109,337 2.4084
Purchase 8,134 2.4100
Purchase 7,234 2.4378
Purchase 5,529 2.4582
Purchase 5,876 2.4582
Purchase 3,336 2.4582
Purchase 14,637 2.4582
Purchase 4,022 2.4582
Purchase 32,985 2.4582
Purchase 2,058 2.4582
Purchase 14,360 2.4582
Purchase 51,192 2.4100
Purchase 1,977,484 2.4200
Purchase 70,132 2.4182
Purchase 12,517 2.4582
Purchase 2,439 2.4582
Purchase 3,075 2.4650
Purchase 28,521 2.4650
Purchase 6,691 2.4582
Purchase 11,236 2.4582
Purchase 470,176 2.4100
Purchase 10,676 2.4650
Sale 52,149 2.4452
Sale 101,592 2.4396
Sale 4,787 2.4200
Sale 307,901 2.4273
Sale 2,800 2.4271
Sale 38,400 2.3808
Sale 486 Transfer
Sale 8,347 2.4362
Sale 516,887 2.4142
Sale 33,226 2.4169
Sale 781 2.4324
Sale 7,250 2.4646
Sale 63,084 2.4568
Sale 18,727 2.4096
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 38400 2.3808
CFD Long 18727 2.4096
CFD Long 2800 2.4271
CFD Long 307901 2.4273
CFD Long 781 2.4323
CFD Long 8347 2.4362
CFD Long 101592 2.4395
CFD Long 52149 2.4451
CFD Long 63084 2.4567
CFD Long 7250 2.4646
CFD Short 4989 2.3968
CFD Short 247827 2.4023
CFD Short 109337 2.4084
CFD Short 240689 2.4169
CFD Short 44682 2.4243
CFD Short 7250 2.4428
(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 18 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