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 03 November 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 239,935,274 6.46% 2,680,302 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,131,252 0.49% 2,136,997 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 258,066,526 6.95% 5,687,284 0.15%
(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 203,456 3.0325
Purchase 3,379 3.0062
Purchase 18,050 3.0062
Purchase 48,647 2.9449
Purchase 1,600 2.9772
Purchase 13,053 3.0207
Purchase 110,136 2.9699
Purchase 3,469 3.0325
Purchase 113,275 2.9798
Purchase 57,244 3.0297
Purchase 565,792 2.9855
Purchase 6,739 2.9965
Purchase 178 Transfer
Purchase 114,444 3.0325
Purchase 806 3.0325
Purchase 3,115 2.8500
Purchase 13,137 3.0325
Purchase 3,617 3.0325
Purchase 1,990,148 3.0450
Purchase 3,052 3.0450
Purchase 6,938 3.0325
Purchase 10,290 2.9965
Sale 9,012 2.9475
Sale 20,574 2.9824
Sale 82 2.9780
Sale 534 3.0600
Sale 51,101 3.0090
Sale 48,647 2.9966
Sale 294,461 3.0320
Sale 17,945 3.0111
Sale 3,072 2.9590
Sale 1,600 2.9772
Sale 2,200 3.0055
Sale 2,700 3.0005
Sale 1,971 3.0325
Sale 34,248 3.0325
Sale 99,644 3.0020
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9012 2.9474
CFD Long 1600 2.9771
CFD Long 20574 2.9823
CFD Long 99644 3.0019
CFD Long 51101 3.009
CFD Long 17945 3.011
CFD Long 294461 3.032
CFD Short 110136 2.9698
CFD Short 5764 2.9756
CFD Short 105292 2.977
CFD Short 1600 2.9771
CFD Short 565792 2.9855
CFD Short 153775 2.9923
CFD Short 57514 3.0016
CFD Short 18050 3.0061
CFD Short 7983 3.0162
CFD Short 13053 3.0206
CFD Short 57244 3.0296
(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 04 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