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 10 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 236,920,429 6.38% 2,247,084 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,064,395 0.46% 1,067,027 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 254,854,809 6.86% 3,314,111 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 37,236 3.2178
Purchase 54,745 3.1867
Purchase 25,783 3.1887
Purchase 36,969 3.2112
Purchase 3,200 3.2300
Purchase 500 3.1925
Purchase 3,361 3.2284
Purchase 5,963 3.1426
Purchase 200 3.2225
Purchase 19,881 3.2300
Purchase 178 Transfer
Purchase 29,709 3.1572
Purchase 4,345 3.3025
Purchase 12,310 3.1911
Sale 2,736 3.1955
Sale 330,587 3.2263
Sale 54,879 3.1749
Sale 486 Transfer
Sale 5,600 3.1850
Sale 89 Transfer
Sale 89 Transfer
Sale 35,942 3.2021
Sale 35,079 3.1452
Sale 160 3.1080
Sale 500 3.1925
Sale 58,745 3.1863
Sale 200 3.2225
Sale 17,396 3.1523
Sale 9,536 3.2225
Sale 14,142 3.2225
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 35079 3.1451
CFD Long 17396 3.1523
CFD Long 47947 3.1724
CFD Long 54879 3.1749
CFD Long 58745 3.1862
CFD Long 36574 3.1924
CFD Long 500 3.1925
CFD Long 35942 3.2021
CFD Long 200 3.2225
CFD Long 330587 3.2263
CFD Short 5963 3.1425
CFD Short 88687 3.1655
CFD Short 54745 3.1866
CFD Short 25783 3.1886
CFD Short 64711 3.1899
CFD Short 12310 3.191
CFD Short 500 3.1925
CFD Short 36969 3.2112
CFD Short 37236 3.2178
CFD Short 200 3.2225
(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 11 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