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 04 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 239,973,384 6.46% 2,374,020 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,858,589 0.48% 1,900,353 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 258,701,958 6.97% 4,274,373 0.12%
(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 89,476 3.1455
Purchase 1,977 3.1955
Purchase 2,578 3.1152
Purchase 8,567 3.0942
Purchase 142,763 3.1527
Purchase 1,700 3.1241
Purchase 3,167 3.1450
Purchase 51,872 3.1048
Purchase 25,497 3.1020
Purchase 24,433 3.1125
Purchase 153,617 3.1300
Purchase 3,469 3.2100
Purchase 31,838 3.2100
Purchase 2,215 3.2100
Purchase 3,090 3.0550
Sale 3,225 3.1260
Sale 6,661 3.1183
Sale 32,606 3.0556
Sale 830 3.1375
Sale 3,167 3.1450
Sale 16,600 3.0549
Sale 64,590 3.2100
Sale 166,029 3.1544
Sale 5,172 3.2100
Sale 20,778 3.1264
Sale 1,700 3.1241
Sale 1,950 3.0545
Sale 1,800 3.1055
Sale 81,760 3.1567
Sale 19,402 3.2100
Sale 25,787 3.2100
Sale 48,160 3.1039
Sale 7,932 3.2100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1950 3.0545
CFD Long 32606 3.0555
CFD Long 48160 3.1038
CFD Long 6661 3.1183
CFD Long 1700 3.1241
CFD Long 20778 3.1264
CFD Long 3167 3.145
CFD Long 166029 3.1543
CFD Long 81760 3.1567
CFD Short 8567 3.0942
CFD Short 4508 3.0971
CFD Short 5954 3.1017
CFD Short 51872 3.1048
CFD Short 24433 3.1124
CFD Short 2578 3.1152
CFD Short 1700 3.1241
CFD Short 3167 3.145
CFD Short 89476 3.1455
CFD Short 142763 3.1526
CFD Short 61835 3.1878
CFD Short 1977 3.1954
(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 05 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