Rule 8.3 - CENTRICA
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 23 October 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 239,458,050 6.45% 2,946,126 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,468,678 0.55% 1,313,780 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 260,796,713 7.02% 4,259,906 0.11%
(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 122 Transfer
Purchase 5,192 3.1180
Purchase 761 Transfer
Purchase 201,364 3.0678
Purchase 18,200 3.0225
Purchase 3,879 3.0887
Purchase 160,477 3.0697
Purchase 400 3.0725
Purchase 103,196 3.0732
Purchase 17,248 3.0252
Purchase 6,952 3.1200
Purchase 2,628 3.0492
Purchase 9,606 3.0675
Purchase 47,876 3.0423
Purchase 9,306 3.0718
Sale 9,425 3.0823
Sale 7,906 3.0545
Sale 186 3.0676
Sale 7,592 3.1229
Sale 40,940 3.0780
Sale 194,988 3.0667
Sale 4,197 3.0425
Sale 9,425 3.0823
Sale 259,719 3.0870
Sale 122,732 3.0817
Sale 239,509 3.0836
Sale 157,382 3.0837
Sale 4,320 3.0630
Sale 2,027 3.1200
Sale 400 3.0725
Sale 2,122 Transfer
Sale 1,500 3.0605
Sale 89 3.0580
Sale 96,870 3.0791
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7906 3.0545
CFD Long 194988 3.0667
CFD Long 400 3.0725
CFD Long 96870 3.0791
CFD Long 122732 3.0817
CFD Long 229319 3.0831
CFD Long 157382 3.0836
CFD Long 259719 3.087
CFD Long 10190 3.0943
CFD Long 7592 3.1229
CFD Short 18200 3.0225
CFD Short 17248 3.0252
CFD Short 201364 3.0677
CFD Short 160477 3.0696
CFD Short 9306 3.0717
CFD Short 400 3.0725
CFD Short 103196 3.0732
CFD Short 83924 3.0786
CFD Short 158072 3.0813
CFD Short 5192 3.1179
(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 24 October 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 869,985 4.0304 EURO 18/12/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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