Rule 8.3- Centrica Plc

RNS Number : 3110K

Schroders PLC

17 December 2008

 

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 (Note 1)	Schroders plc
Company dealt in	Centrica Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Ordinary 6.1728395p
Date of dealing	16/12/08

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 securities		40,893,096	0.801%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		6,455	0.0002%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell				869,985	0.023%
Total		40,899,551	0.801%	869,985	0.023%
*this includes a transfer in of 296,800 shares*
(b)		Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long		Short
	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 securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale	70,000	239.04p

(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
Rights Issue	49,401 new shares	160p

4.    OTHER INFORMATION

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.

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                YES

Date of disclosure	17/12/08
Contact name	Andrea Rowe
Telephone number	020 7658 2521
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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, e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates	Exercise price (Note 2)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Call option	Written	869,985 Ordinary shares	403.04p	European	18/12/2008

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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

 

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