3rd Nov 2008 16:22
Announcement Centrica plc - Publication of Prospectus and Circular NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTOAUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE,SWITZERLAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR THE UNITED STATES. CENTRICA PLC 3 November 2008 Further to the announcement on 31 October 2008 of a fully underwritten rightsissue (the "Rights Issue"), Centrica plc ("Centrica") announces that aprospectus relating to the Rights Issue (the "Prospectus") was approved by theUK Listing Authority on 31 October 2008. A circular to shareholders relating tothe Rights Issue (the "Circular") has also been posted to shareholders. The Prospectus and Circular will shortly be available for inspection at the UKListing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, situated at: \* TFinancial Services Authority25 The North Colonnade,Canary Wharf,London E14 5HS.\* T \* TContacts Centrica Investor Relations01753 494900 Centrica Media Relations0845 0726 8001\* T This announcement is not a Prospectus but an advertisement and investors shouldnot subscribe for any nil paid rights ("Nil Paid Rights"), fully paid rights("Fully Paid Rights") or new ordinary shares ("New Ordinary Shares") referred toin this announcement except on the basis of the information contained in theProspectus. A copy of the Prospectus is available from the registered office of Centrica plcat Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5GD and on the Centrica website atwww.centrica.com. The Prospectus is also available for inspection during normalbusiness hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted)at the offices of Linklaters LLP up to the date of admission of the Nil PaidRights, which is expected to be 24 November 2008. Neither the content of Centrica plc's website nor any website accessible byhyperlinks to Centrica plc's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, thisannouncement. Distribution of this announcement and/or the Provisional Allotment Lettersand/or the transfer of Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights and/or New OrdinaryShares into jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted bylaw. These materials are not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in wholeor in part, in or into the United States (including its territories anddependencies, any state or the United States and the District of Columbia) or inor into any of Australia, Canada, The People's Republic of China, Japan,Singapore, The Republic of South Africa or Switzerland. Persons into whosepossession this announcement comes should inform themselves of and observe anysuch restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitutea violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. These materials do not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation topurchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The Nil Paid Rights,the Fully Paid Rights and the New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not beregistered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the UnitedStates and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced,transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United Statesexcept pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements ofthe Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of anystate or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Nil Paid Rights, the FullyPaid Rights, the New Ordinary Shares and the Provisional Allotment Letters havenot been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission,any state's securities commission in the United States or any US regulatoryauthority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed themerits of the offering of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights, the NewShares and the Provisional Allotment Letters or the accuracy or adequacy of thisannouncement. There will be no public offer of these securities in the UnitedStates. The Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights, the Provisional Allotment Lettersand the New Ordinary Shares will also not be registered under the securitieslaws of Australia, Canada, The People's Republic of China, Japan, Singapore, TheRepublic of South Africa or Switzerland and may not be offered, sold, taken up,exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly,within such jurisdictions except pursuant to an applicable exemption from and incompliance with any applicable securities laws. There will be no public offer inany of Australia, Canada, The People's Republic of China, Japan, Singapore, TheRepublic of South Africa or Switzerland. Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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