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 29 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 238,523,127 6.42% 1,735,623 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,935,000 0.48% 2,512,302 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 257,328,112 6.93% 4,247,925 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 8,563 2.9225
Purchase 10,995 3.0300
Purchase 98,880 3.0300
Purchase 79,983 3.0300
Purchase 257,489 2.9901
Purchase 52,439 2.9458
Purchase 1,900 2.9795
Purchase 74,151 2.9918
Purchase 8,563 3.0066
Purchase 82,899 2.9886
Purchase 13,105 3.0200
Purchase 3,940 3.0300
Purchase 19,254 3.0300
Purchase 569,227 2.9914
Purchase 1,500 2.9225
Purchase 5,377 2.9887
Purchase 136,506 3.0000
Purchase 102,136 3.0300
Purchase 8,846 2.9888
Purchase 1,700 2.9225
Purchase 12,927 2.9949
Purchase 1,049 3.0300
Purchase 211,718 2.9806
Purchase 751 Transfer
Purchase 1,612 3.0300
Purchase 2,876 2.9914
Purchase 417,443 2.9991
Purchase 29,322 3.0300
Purchase 445,759 2.9870
Sale 7,500 2.9700
Sale 550 2.9930
Sale 1,550 2.9930
Sale 79,983 3.0300
Sale 1,260 2.9700
Sale 400 3.0328
Sale 10,970 3.0025
Sale 1,662,259 2.9429
Sale 61,695 3.0273
Sale 24,013 3.0097
Sale 1,500 2.9225
Sale 1,700 2.9225
Sale 5,500 2.9400
Sale 175,000 3.0300
Sale 1,900 2.9795
Sale 59,411 2.9781
Sale 2,591 3.0300
Sale 73,003 2.9932
Sale 751 Transfer
Sale 9,016 3.0248
Sale 113,200 2.9931
Sale 10 Transfer
Sale 56,574 3.0229
Sale 80,673 2.9943
Sale 2,046 2.9771
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2046 2.977
CFD Long 59411 2.978
CFD Long 1900 2.9794
CFD Long 73003 2.9931
CFD Long 80673 2.9943
CFD Long 10970 3.0024
CFD Long 74865 3.0079
CFD Long 24013 3.0097
CFD Long 56574 3.0228
CFD Long 9016 3.0247
CFD Long 61695 3.0273
CFD Short 1900 2.9794
CFD Short 17409 2.9799
CFD Short 211718 2.9805
CFD Short 428350 2.9872
CFD Short 82899 2.9885
CFD Short 8846 2.9887
CFD Short 257489 2.99
CFD Short 572103 2.9914
CFD Short 74151 2.9917
CFD Short 145338 2.9937
CFD Short 12927 2.9948
CFD Short 417443 2.999
CFD Short 136506 3
(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 30 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