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 19 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 311,130,049 6.09% 5,235,895 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 23,191,249 0.45% 1,242,590 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 334,321,298 6.55% 6,478,485 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 288 2.4400
Purchase 75,546 2.4528
Purchase 672,326 2.4534
Purchase 4,156 2.4759
Purchase 6,000 2.4394
Purchase 3,944 2.4929
Purchase 158,622 2.4543
Purchase 91,441 2.4689
Purchase 288 2.4350
Purchase 99,875 2.4400
Purchase 300 2.4304
Purchase 1 2.4400
Purchase 53,559 2.5098
Purchase 169,880 2.4400
Purchase 4,064 2.4400
Purchase 4,786 2.4400
Purchase 2,032 2.4400
Purchase 12,725 2.4400
Purchase 26,184 2.5500
Purchase 127,031 2.4400
Purchase 17,280 2.4400
Purchase 7,775 2.4400
Sale 99,875 2.4400
Sale 73,251 2.4964
Sale 120,205 2.4400
Sale 75,008 2.4400
Sale 121,672 2.4400
Sale 1,592 2.4646
Sale 35,905 2.4305
Sale 109,547 2.4400
Sale 3,944 2.4546
Sale 1,142 2.4400
Sale 22,639 2.4400
Sale 80,796 2.4917
Sale 86,800 2.5080
Sale 13,957 2.4400
Sale 80 2.4755
Sale 7,604 2.4979
Sale 381,844 2.5106
Sale 36,190 2.5500
Sale 331 2.4400
Sale 44,892 2.4400
Sale 92,664 2.4400
Sale 20,080 2.4400
Sale 26,184 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 35905 2.4305
CFD Long 3944 2.4546
CFD Long 1592 2.4646
CFD Long 68871 2.4869
CFD Long 73251 2.4964
CFD Long 7604 2.4979
CFD Long 86800 2.508
CFD Long 381844 2.5106
CFD Long 11925 2.5186
CFD Short 300 2.4303
CFD Short 6000 2.4394
CFD Short 75546 2.4528
CFD Short 672326 2.4533
CFD Short 158622 2.4542
CFD Short 297571 2.4565
CFD Short 69484 2.4668
CFD Short 21957 2.4755
CFD Short 4156 2.4759
CFD Short 34704 2.4851
CFD Short 3944 2.4928
CFD Short 19886 2.5259
(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 22 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)