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 30 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 238,249,216 6.42% 1,697,827 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,519,007 0.47% 2,047,827 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 256,638,208 6.91% 3,745,654 0.10%
(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 4,000 3.0027
Purchase 2,621 3.0614
Purchase 15,330 3.0616
Purchase 6,140 3.0693
Purchase 486 Transfer
Purchase 800 3.0555
Purchase 42,225 3.0171
Purchase 35,332 Transfer
Purchase 26,130 3.0375
Purchase 216,130 3.0299
Purchase 15,330 3.0619
Purchase 20,208 3.0170
Purchase 13,300 3.0694
Purchase 271,603 3.0454
Purchase 12,696 3.0366
Purchase 1,900 3.0572
Purchase 6,298 3.0736
Purchase 4,388 3.0461
Purchase 54,936 3.0625
Purchase 94,136 3.0625
Purchase 3,224 3.0625
Purchase 2,418 3.0625
Purchase 51,317 3.0611
Sale 18,947 3.0554
Sale 751 3.0630
Sale 45,796 3.0634
Sale 8,052 3.0625
Sale 19,789 3.0584
Sale 1,020 2.9980
Sale 4,013 3.0518
Sale 5,683 3.0655
Sale 84,611 3.0447
Sale 303,926 3.0591
Sale 298,302 3.0493
Sale 2,259 Transfer
Sale 5,069 3.0625
Sale 28,130 3.0575
Sale 73,541 3.0652
Sale 818 3.0680
Sale 910 3.0542
Sale 800 3.0430
Sale 23,192 3.0510
Sale 220,306 3.0570
Sale 15,330 3.0619
Sale 2,000 3.0520
Sale 1,900 3.0572
Sale 10,242 3.0390
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 21777 3.0218
CFD Long 10242 3.0389
CFD Long 84611 3.0446
CFD Long 298302 3.0493
CFD Long 23192 3.051
CFD Long 2000 3.052
CFD Long 18947 3.0554
CFD Long 220306 3.0569
CFD Long 1900 3.0572
CFD Long 28130 3.0575
CFD Long 19789 3.0583
CFD Long 303926 3.0591
CFD Long 45796 3.0634
CFD Short 4000 3.0026
CFD Short 20208 3.017
CFD Short 42225 3.0171
CFD Short 216130 3.0298
CFD Short 12696 3.0365
CFD Short 26130 3.0374
CFD Short 234099 3.0447
CFD Short 165875 3.0448
CFD Short 271603 3.0453
CFD Short 800 3.0555
CFD Short 1900 3.0572
CFD Short 15330 3.0619
CFD Short 19440 3.0693
(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 31 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