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Centrica PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2013
Oct 2, 2013
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Capital/Financing Update
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FINAL TERMS
2 October, 2013
CENTRICA PLC Issue of U.S.\$80,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due September, 2020 under the U.S.\$10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme
PART A — CONTRACTUAL TERMS
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions (the Terms and Conditions) set forth in the Base Prospectus dated 26 September, 2012 and incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus dated 26 September, 2013. This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus dated 26 September, 2013 which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (the Base Prospectus) including the Terms and Conditions incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus has been published via the regulatory news service maintained by the London Stock Exchange (www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-home.html).
| 1. | Issuer: | Centrica plc | ||
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| 2. | (i) | Series Number: | 23 | |
| (ii) | Tranche Number: | 1 | ||
| (iii) | Date on which the Notes will be consolidated and form a single Series: |
Not Applicable | ||
| 3. | Specified Currency or Currencies: | United States Dollars ("U.S.\$") | ||
| 4. | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | |||
| (i) | Series: | U.S.\$80,000,000 | ||
| (ii) | Tranche: | U.S.\$80,000,000 | ||
| 5. | (i) | Issue Price: | 100.00 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount | |
| 6. | (i) | Specified Denomination(s): | U.S.\$200,000 | |
| (ii) | Calculation Amount: | U.S.\$200,000 | ||
| 7. | (i) | Issue Date: | 25 September, 2013 | |
| (ii) | Interest Commencement Date (if different from the Issue Date): |
Issue Date | ||
| 8. | Maturity Date: | Interest Payment Date falling in or nearest to September, 2020 |
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| 9. | Interest Basis: | 3 month U.S.\$ LIBOR + 1.00 per cent. Floating Rate (further particulars specified below) |
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| 10. | Change of Interest Basis: | Not Applicable | ||
| 11. | Put/Call Options: | Not Applicable | ||
| 12. | Date Board approval for issuance of Notes obtained: | Board approval for the delegation of powers to a committee obtained on 25 September, 2012. Committee approval obtained on 25 September, 2012. |
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
| 13. | Fixed Rate Note Provisions | Not Applicable | ||||
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| 14. | Floating Rate Note Provisions | Applicable | ||||
| (i) | Specified Period(s)/Specified Interest Payment Dates: |
Quarterly in arrear on 25 March, 25 June, 25 September and 25 December in each year from (and including) 25 December, 2013 up to (and including) the Maturity Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention set out below. |
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| (ii) | Business Day Convention: | Modified Following Business Day Convention | ||||
| (iii) | Additional Business Centre(s): | London and New York | ||||
| (iv) | Manner in which the Rate of Interest and Interest Amount is to be determined; |
Screen Rate Determination | ||||
| (v) | Party responsible for calculating the Rate of Interest and Interest Amount (if not the Principal Paying Agent): |
Not Applicable | ||||
| (vi) | Screen Rate Determination: | |||||
| 1. | Reference Rate and Relevant Financial Centre: |
Reference Rate: 3 month U.S.\$ LIBOR | ||||
| Relevant Financial Centre: London | ||||||
| 2. | Interest Determination Date(s): | Second London business day prior to the start of each Interest Period. |
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| 3. | Relevant Screen Page: | Reuters screen "LIBOR01" | ||||
| (vii) | ISDA Determination: | Not Applicable | ||||
| (viii) | Margin(s): | + 1.00 per cent. per annum | ||||
| (ix) | Linear Interpolation: | Not Applicable | ||||
| (x) Minimum Rate of Interest: |
Zero (0) per cent. per annum | |||||
| (xi) | Maximum Rate of Interest: | Not Applicable | ||||
| (xii) | Day Count Fraction: | Actual/360 | ||||
| 15. | Zero Coupon Note Provisions | Not Applicable | ||||
| PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION | ||||||
| 16. | Notice periods for Condition 7(b): | Minimum period: Maximum period: |
30 days 60 days |
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| 17. | Issuer Call: | Not Applicable | ||||
| 18. | General Investor Put: | Not Applicable | ||||
| 19. | Change of Control Investor Put: | Not Applicable | ||||
| 20. | Final Redemption Amount of each Note: | U.S.\$200,000 per Calculation Amount | ||||
| 21. | default: | Early Redemption Amount of each Note payable on redemption for taxation reasons or on event of |
U.S.\$200,000 per Calculation Amount |
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
- Form of Notes: (i) Form Bearer Notes: Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a Permanent Global Note which is exchangeable for definitive Bearer Notes only upon an Exchange Event (ii) New Global Note: Yes 23. Additional Financial Centre(s): London and New York
Signed on behalf of Centrica plc:
By:................................................... By:……………………………………… Duly authorised Duly authorised
PART B — OTHER INFORMATION
1. LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING
(i) Listing and Admission to trading Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's regulated market and listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority with effect from on or around 3 October, 2013. (ii) Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: £2,700
2. RATINGS
Ratings: The Notes to be issued are expected to be rated A3 by Moody's Investors Service Ltd and A- by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited.
3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE
Save for any fees payable to the Dealer, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the Notes has an interest material to the offer. The Dealer and its affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking and/or commercial banking transactions with, and may perform other services for, the Issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
4. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
| (i) | ISIN Code: | XS0975608208 |
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| (ii) | Common Code: | 097560820 |
| (iii) | Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream, Luxembourg, société anonyme and the relevant identification number(s): |
Not Applicable |
| (iv) | Names and addresses of additional Agents/Paying Agent(s) (if any): |
Not Applicable |
| (v) | Names of Managers: | Not Applicable |
| (vi) | Name of Dealer: | Société Générale |
| (vii) | U.S. Selling Restrictions: | Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA D |