2nd Mar 2009 14:48
Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.
CENTRICA plc
Stabilisation Notice
Date of Notice : 27th February 2009 Issue : Centrica 5.125% due Dec 2014 Centrica 6.375% due March 2022 ("the Securities")
Aggregate nominal amount: £250,000,000 £400,000,000 respectively
Offer Prices: 99.52 for the 5.125% notes due Dec 2014 98.781 for the 6.375% notes due Mar 2022
Issue Date: 27 February 2009
Stabilisation Manager: Lloyds TSB Bank plc RBC Capital Markets J.P.Morgan Securities Limited HSBC Bank plc
Stabilisation Period
Commencement Date: 27 February 2009
End Date: not later than 30 days after the Issue Date
Lloyds TSB Bank plc (contact: Bond Syndicate +44 20 7050 6060) (the "Stabilisation Manager") announces that in connection with the issue of the above Securities it may over-allot or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Securities at a level higher than that, which might otherwise prevail during the Stabilisation Period, Such stabilising, if commenced, may be discontinued; at any time. Any Stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules,
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.
This announcement and the offer of the Securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments or who are high net worth persons within article 12(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.
In addition if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the Securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in the Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.
'This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction in which distribution would be unlawful. This document does not constitute an offer for securities in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to offer or sell securities absent registration or exemption from registration under any relevant laws, rules or other regulations.
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