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 11 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 237,823,239 6.40% 2,116,782 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,979,482 0.46% 1,398,225 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 869,985 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 255,672,706 6.88% 3,515,007 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 300,003 3.1483
Purchase 10,723 3.1354
Purchase 76,642 3.1418
Purchase 10 Transfer
Purchase 1,100 3.1420
Purchase 8,082 3.1415
Purchase 107,848 3.1513
Purchase 29,969 3.1516
Purchase 685 Transfer
Purchase 25,686 3.1325
Purchase 128,754 3.1325
Purchase 9,117 3.1325
Purchase 457,950 3.1325
Purchase 152,592 3.1325
Purchase 4,430 3.1325
Purchase 2,968 3.1325
Sale 102,042 3.1435
Sale 530 3.1275
Sale 29,214 3.1455
Sale 7,800 3.1525
Sale 191,488 3.1325
Sale 2,723 3.1391
Sale 23,007 3.1479
Sale 909 3.1480
Sale 909 3.1480
Sale 32,469 3.1386
Sale 14,748 3.1332
Sale 4,000 3.1330
Sale 1,965 3.1325
Sale 845 Transfer
Sale 1,100 3.1420
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 32469 3.1386
CFD Long 2723 3.139
CFD Long 1100 3.142
CFD Long 102042 3.1435
CFD Long 87046 3.1454
CFD Long 23007 3.1478
CFD Long 7800 3.1525
CFD Short 23815 3.1307
CFD Short 4000 3.1351
CFD Short 10723 3.1353
CFD Short 76642 3.1417
CFD Short 1100 3.142
CFD Short 12443 3.1437
CFD Short 101673 3.1472
CFD Short 4082 3.1476
CFD Short 300003 3.1483
CFD Short 107848 3.1513
CFD Short 29969 3.1515
(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 12 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