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 05 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 239,201,376 6.44% 2,177,398 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,397,941 0.47% 897,483 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 257,469,302 6.93% 3,074,881 0.08%
(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 91,979 3.2313
Purchase 1,000 3.2403
Purchase 12,134 3.2256
Purchase 3,781 3.2252
Purchase 3,167 3.2907
Purchase 86,703 3.2201
Purchase 57,390 3.2662
Purchase 538 3.2827
Purchase 58,459 3.2518
Purchase 2,968 3.2950
Purchase 22,454 3.2259
Purchase 13,317 3.2259
Purchase 1,239 3.1650
Purchase 15,919 3.2950
Purchase 39,702 3.2950
Purchase 927 3.2313
Purchase 105,449 3.2317
Purchase 1,062 3.1642
Purchase 4,596 3.2863
Purchase 2,661 3.1642
Purchase 20,796 3.2950
Purchase 3,100 3.2125
Purchase 10,289 3.2950
Purchase 3,702 3.2950
Purchase 296,411 3.2777
Sale 228,529 3.2320
Sale 266 3.2180
Sale 54,690 3.2580
Sale 325,026 3.2113
Sale 17,987 3.1717
Sale 428,978 3.2587
Sale 3,167 3.2907
Sale 30,724 3.2950
Sale 11,799 3.2950
Sale 1,374 3.2350
Sale 4,553 3.2350
Sale 30,595 3.2391
Sale 3,253 3.2350
Sale 378,832 3.2200
Sale 1,100 3.1605
Sale 1,000 3.2403
Sale 8,902 3.2945
Sale 3,475 3.2350
Sale 2,298 3.1599
Sale 61,274 3.2959
Sale 32,669 3.2945
Sale 1,082 3.1705
Sale 178 3.3030
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2298 3.1599
CFD Long 17987 3.1717
CFD Long 325026 3.2112
CFD Long 378832 3.2199
CFD Long 220395 3.2318
CFD Long 8134 3.236
CFD Long 1000 3.2402
CFD Long 54690 3.258
CFD Long 428978 3.2586
CFD Long 3167 3.2906
CFD Long 41571 3.2945
CFD Long 61274 3.2958
CFD Short 1239 3.165
CFD Short 2476 3.1677
CFD Short 57538 3.1927
CFD Short 86703 3.22
CFD Short 175427 3.2226
CFD Short 3781 3.2251
CFD Short 105449 3.2317
CFD Short 1000 3.2402
CFD Short 58459 3.2517
CFD Short 77189 3.2529
CFD Short 5445 3.2531
CFD Short 57390 3.2662
CFD Short 296411 3.2776
CFD Short 538 3.2827
CFD Short 4596 3.2863
CFD Short 3167 3.2906
CFD Short 60833 3.295
CFD Short 3489 3.2951
(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 06 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