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 27 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 238,210,354 6.41% 2,694,967 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,741,213 0.53% 769,237 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 258,821,552 6.97% 3,464,204 0.09%
(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 12,200 2.9950
Purchase 2,068 3.0000
Purchase 119,065 2.9983
Purchase 140 2.9950
Purchase 133 Transfer
Purchase 486 Transfer
Purchase 205,668 2.9956
Purchase 1,700 3.0012
Purchase 115,528 2.9925
Purchase 26,591 2.9950
Purchase 450 2.9975
Purchase 39,650 2.9950
Purchase 5,010 3.0800
Purchase 7,957 3.0800
Purchase 3,118 3.0275
Purchase 3,310 3.0275
Purchase 8,103 2.9950
Purchase 4,496 2.9950
Purchase 9,733 2.9950
Purchase 15,802 3.0020
Purchase 2,931 2.9825
Purchase 31,213 2.9960
Purchase 53,767 2.9989
Purchase 697,600 2.9954
Sale 372 3.0100
Sale 1,500 2.9855
Sale 2,250 3.0100
Sale 356 3.0100
Sale 1,560 3.0100
Sale 1,642 3.0100
Sale 528 3.0100
Sale 1,500 3.0100
Sale 787 3.0100
Sale 927 3.0100
Sale 2,250 3.0100
Sale 1,100 3.0100
Sale 1,296 3.0100
Sale 1,161 3.0100
Sale 12,720 3.0020
Sale 11,700 3.0100
Sale 1,350 3.0100
Sale 1,500 3.0100
Sale 2,430 3.0100
Sale 1,935 3.0100
Sale 600 3.0100
Sale 1,170 3.0100
Sale 1,800 3.0100
Sale 1,000 3.0100
Sale 900 3.0100
Sale 1,912 3.0100
Sale 2,000 3.0100
Sale 1,062 3.0100
Sale 1,200 3.0100
Sale 13,576 2.9935
Sale 1,800 3.0100
Sale 6,915 2.9935
Sale 1,327 3.0100
Sale 132,234 2.9925
Sale 1,000 3.0100
Sale 133 Transfer
Sale 6,500 2.9950
Sale 2,942 Transfer
Sale 133 3.0405
Sale 3,804 2.9838
Sale 103,400 3.0005
Sale 648 2.9930
Sale 18,283 3.0020
Sale 13,864 2.9999
Sale 4,882 3.0074
Sale 1,248 2.9950
Sale 1,980 3.0100
Sale 1,863 3.0100
Sale 226 3.0450
Sale 37,517 3.0034
Sale 850 3.0100
Sale 9,106 2.9950
Sale 1,000 2.9930
Sale 1,700 3.0012
Sale 1,917 3.0100
Sale 2,250 2.9930
Sale 33,231 2.9935
Sale 213,661 3.0059
Sale 1,350 3.0100
Sale 540 3.0105
Sale 1,440 3.0100
Sale 147 3.0400
Sale 2,160 3.0100
Sale 27,167 2.9935
Sale 486 Transfer
Sale 286,386 2.9961
Sale 1,944 3.0100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3804 2.9838
CFD Long 132234 2.9924
CFD Long 32721 2.9932
CFD Long 1248 2.995
CFD Long 286386 2.996
CFD Long 13864 2.9999
CFD Long 103400 3.0004
CFD Long 1700 3.0011
CFD Long 37517 3.0033
CFD Long 213661 3.0059
CFD Long 4882 3.0074
CFD Short 13396 2.9899
CFD Short 115528 2.9925
CFD Short 140 2.995
CFD Short 697600 2.9954
CFD Short 205668 2.9955
CFD Short 31213 2.996
CFD Short 314072 2.9961
CFD Short 119065 2.9982
CFD Short 2068 3
CFD Short 1700 3.0011
CFD Short 40371 3.0018
CFD Short 15802 3.002
(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 28 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