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 28 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 237,891,773 6.41% 1,890,549 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,226,960 0.49% 999,788 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 256,988,718 6.92% 2,890,337 0.08%
(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 156,105 2.9355
Purchase 4,407 2.9229
Purchase 335 2.9225
Purchase 776 2.9625
Purchase 119,281 2.9225
Purchase 369,635 2.9393
Purchase 65,000 2.9225
Purchase 25,317 2.9598
Purchase 32,346 2.9225
Purchase 1,300 2.9404
Purchase 298,542 2.9524
Purchase 63,881 2.9225
Purchase 28,065 2.9406
Purchase 180,409 2.9785
Purchase 3,886 2.9225
Purchase 21,720 2.9903
Purchase 356 Transfer
Purchase 239,976 2.9557
Purchase 569 2.9225
Purchase 164,191 2.9619
Sale 569 2.9225
Sale 25,638 2.9654
Sale 15,348 2.9587
Sale 15,109 2.9413
Sale 48,555 2.9225
Sale 133 2.9930
Sale 12,500 2.9612
Sale 40,472 2.9407
Sale 18,581 2.9577
Sale 119,281 2.9225
Sale 1,300 2.9404
Sale 335 2.9225
Sale 43,009 2.9666
Sale 198,320 2.9837
Sale 119,047 2.9225
Sale 36,023 2.9346
Sale 22,061 2.9225
Sale 119,834 2.9346
Sale 112,629 2.9346
Sale 18,460 2.9346
Sale 8,957 2.9225
Sale 1,250 2.9480
Sale 2,119 2.9225
Sale 1,768 2.9225
Sale 86,045 2.9346
Sale 23,104 2.9225
Sale 10,285 2.9225
Sale 23,244 2.9346
Sale 38,926 2.9346
Sale 17,817 2.9346
Sale 180,409 2.9785
Sale 1,251 2.9714
Sale 5,000 2.9080
Sale 6,428 2.9225
Sale 712 2.9755
Sale 428,182 2.9575
Sale 3,000 2.9525
Sale 1,440 2.9525
Sale 49,553 2.9225
Sale 7,000 2.9305
Sale 5,761 2.9225
Sale 2,000 2.9525
Sale 7,722 2.9649
Sale 16,695 2.9225
Sale 5,785 2.9346
Sale 1,670 2.9225
Sale 9,412 2.9801
Sale 1,530 2.9525
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1300 2.9403
CFD Long 15109 2.9412
CFD Long 18581 2.9576
CFD Long 15348 2.9586
CFD Long 25638 2.9654
CFD Long 43009 2.9665
CFD Long 9412 2.98
CFD Long 198320 2.9837
CFD Short 4407 2.9229
CFD Short 156105 2.9355
CFD Short 369635 2.9392
CFD Short 495431 2.94
CFD Short 1300 2.9403
CFD Short 28065 2.9405
CFD Short 257350 2.9407
CFD Short 298542 2.9523
CFD Short 10072 2.953
CFD Short 229904 2.9558
CFD Short 25317 2.9598
CFD Short 164191 2.9618
CFD Short 9482 2.964
CFD Short 21720 2.9902
(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 29 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