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 07 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 237,255,415 6.39% 2,112,264 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,992,852 0.46% 1,286,229 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 255,118,252 6.87% 3,398,493 0.09%
(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 38,052 3.2300
Purchase 4,376 3.2300
Purchase 4,700 3.1250
Purchase 9,215 3.2268
Purchase 2,967 3.2300
Purchase 153,999 3.1250
Purchase 6,912 3.2393
Purchase 6,604 3.2298
Purchase 35,409 3.1849
Purchase 113,474 3.1186
Purchase 48,141 3.1349
Purchase 600 3.2075
Purchase 6,333 3.1137
Purchase 200 3.1450
Purchase 1,100 3.1250
Purchase 6,932 3.2300
Purchase 4,430 3.2300
Purchase 35,032 3.2300
Purchase 286,427 3.2300
Purchase 116,635 3.1200
Purchase 127,841 3.1781
Purchase 119,974 3.1560
Sale 311 Transfer
Sale 249,105 3.1756
Sale 55,366 3.1489
Sale 474 3.2300
Sale 124,386 3.1596
Sale 600 3.2075
Sale 37,214 3.2261
Sale 25,093 3.2261
Sale 85,387 3.2164
Sale 750 3.1405
Sale 445 3.1076
Sale 1,300 3.2105
Sale 286,427 3.2300
Sale 191,971 3.2300
Sale 65,108 3.2300
Sale 73,084 3.2300
Sale 13,258 3.2300
Sale 6,333 3.1137
Sale 1,188 3.1980
Sale 4,700 3.1250
Sale 418 3.1405
Sale 1,650 3.1130
Sale 5,004 3.1827
Sale 14,447 3.1039
Sale 35,561 3.2244
Sale 23,978 3.2244
Sale 1,100 3.1250
Sale 1,251 3.1980
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14447 3.1038
CFD Long 6333 3.1136
CFD Long 55366 3.1488
CFD Long 124386 3.1596
CFD Long 249105 3.1756
CFD Long 5004 3.1826
CFD Long 600 3.2075
CFD Long 85387 3.2164
CFD Short 15240 3.1063
CFD Short 6333 3.1136
CFD Short 113474 3.1185
CFD Short 116635 3.1199
CFD Short 153999 3.1249
CFD Short 86671 3.1257
CFD Short 48141 3.1349
CFD Short 119974 3.156
CFD Short 35409 3.1849
CFD Short 112601 3.1877
CFD Short 600 3.2075
CFD Short 25035 3.2269
CFD Short 6604 3.2297
CFD Short 33688 3.2374
(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 10 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