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 18 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 311,047,124 6.09% 5,213,523 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 23,599,027 0.46% 989,166 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 977,237 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 334,646,151 6.55% 6,202,689 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 59,428 2.4653
Purchase 5,423 2.5500
Purchase 4,784 2.5500
Purchase 7,700 2.4550
Purchase 15,950 2.4704
Purchase 482 2.4654
Purchase 3,542 2.5500
Purchase 22,900 2.4627
Purchase 8,134 2.5500
Purchase 198,672 2.4760
Purchase 38,989 2.4618
Purchase 9,300 2.4550
Purchase 125,757 2.4738
Purchase 13,900 2.4621
Purchase 15,100 2.5504
Purchase 8,162 2.4804
Purchase 5,080 2.5500
Purchase 150,853 2.5014
Purchase 171,930 2.5014
Purchase 34,152 2.5500
Purchase 5,550 2.5500
Purchase 138,184 2.5015
Purchase 21,714 2.5500
Purchase 9,384 2.5500
Purchase 15,129 2.5016
Purchase 221,936 2.5500
Purchase 36,190 2.5500
Sale 37,476 2.5079
Sale 4,173 2.4646
Sale 8,162 2.4296
Sale 222,904 2.5092
Sale 14,386 2.4745
Sale 36,190 2.5500
Sale 143,071 2.5089
Sale 1,670 Transfer
Sale 258,036 2.4971
Sale 30,000 2.4600
Sale 49,500 2.4839
Sale 3,750 2.4880
Sale 41,577 2.5500
Sale 7,954 2.5500
Sale 42,683 2.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8162 2.4296
CFD Long 35368 2.4544
CFD Long 4173 2.4646
CFD Long 14386 2.4744
CFD Long 49500 2.4838
CFD Long 258036 2.497
CFD Long 37476 2.5079
CFD Long 143071 2.5088
CFD Long 222904 2.5092
CFD Short 180922 2.453
CFD Short 63116 2.4538
CFD Short 38989 2.4617
CFD Short 13900 2.4621
CFD Short 22900 2.4626
CFD Short 59428 2.4652
CFD Short 482 2.4653
CFD Short 15950 2.4703
CFD Short 125757 2.4737
CFD Short 198672 2.476
CFD Short 8162 2.4803
CFD Short 110030 2.5481
CFD Short 15100 2.5503
(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 19 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)