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 31 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 237,232,500 6.39% 2,901,817 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,569,820 0.50% 1,973,699 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 256,672,305 6.91% 4,875,516 0.13%
(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 30,704 2.9402
Purchase 3,710 3.0450
Purchase 25,432 3.0450
Purchase 37,933 3.0450
Purchase 272,011 3.0450
Purchase 83,693 3.0450
Purchase 42,153 3.0659
Purchase 103,300 3.0450
Purchase 4,139 3.0450
Purchase 110,489 3.0450
Purchase 46,017 3.0450
Purchase 11,521 2.8163
Purchase 3,135 3.0450
Purchase 68,074 2.9402
Purchase 7,558 2.8589
Purchase 185,448 2.9110
Purchase 151,811 2.8907
Purchase 33,894 2.9402
Purchase 13,817 2.9066
Purchase 57,288 2.8578
Purchase 73,070 2.8636
Purchase 94,940 2.8474
Purchase 5,940 3.0450
Purchase 740 3.0450
Purchase 85,712 3.0450
Purchase 19,740 3.0450
Purchase 774 3.0450
Purchase 14,431 3.0450
Purchase 20,656 3.0450
Purchase 6,024 3.0450
Purchase 8,290 3.0450
Purchase 806 3.0450
Purchase 3,211 3.0450
Sale 6,087 3.0450
Sale 2,025 3.0480
Sale 10,124 3.0450
Sale 7,834 2.8303
Sale 9,622 3.0450
Sale 13,817 2.9066
Sale 4,500 3.0455
Sale 110,171 3.0511
Sale 1,047 2.8700
Sale 3,481 2.9000
Sale 69,706 3.0450
Sale 404,704 3.0155
Sale 600,000 2.9201
Sale 14,431 3.0450
Sale 367,074 2.9887
Sale 16,263 2.9607
Sale 3,902 3.0450
Sale 1,172 2.9000
Sale 208,809 2.8753
Sale 41,484 2.9342
Sale 137,848 3.0450
Sale 50,292 3.0450
Sale 48,515 3.0450
Sale 4,936 3.0450
Sale 4,845 2.8198
Sale 9,428 3.0450
Sale 1,686 2.8776
Sale 158,780 3.0450
Sale 15,063 3.0450
Sale 2,571 3.0450
Sale 202,444 2.9438
Sale 2,700 3.0480
Sale 7,463 2.8500
Sale 1,864 3.0450
Sale 10,091 3.0450
Sale 4,934 3.0450
Sale 750 2.8905
Sale 4,500 3.0480
Sale 2,250 2.8680
Sale 29,956 2.9593
Sale 2,700 2.8680
Sale 42,153 3.0510
Sale 1,155 3.0450
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 208809 2.8753
CFD Long 8699 2.8775
CFD Long 13817 2.9065
CFD Long 600000 2.92
CFD Long 41484 2.9341
CFD Long 202444 2.9437
CFD Long 29956 2.9593
CFD Long 367074 2.9887
CFD Long 404704 3.0155
CFD Long 73926 3.046
CFD Long 42153 3.051
CFD Long 110171 3.0511
CFD Long 7564 3.0564
CFD Short 94940 2.8473
CFD Short 57288 2.8578
CFD Short 7558 2.8589
CFD Short 73070 2.8635
CFD Short 4748 2.8797
CFD Short 151811 2.8906
CFD Short 13817 2.9065
CFD Short 185448 2.911
CFD Short 132672 2.9401
CFD Short 140248 2.9689
CFD Short 18258 2.969
CFD Short 34242 3.0425
CFD Short 29607 3.0445
CFD Short 42153 3.0658
(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 03 November 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