Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Centrica plc

Centrica plc

19 June 2013

PDMR Shareholdings

Acquisition of Shares

On 18 June 2013, Mike Linn, a Director of the Company, acquired 42,575 ordinary shares of the Company of 6 14/81 pence each (Shares) at a price of 372.00. pence per Share. Following this acquisition, Mr Linn holds 42,575 Shares.

Exercise of Sharesave Options

On 18 June 2013, Nick Luff, a Director of the Company, exercised an option over 7,392 Shares, with an option price of 227.24 pence per Share, from his 2008 Sharesave 5-year scheme. The Shares were sold at a price of 371.6 pence per Share.

Exercise of Executive Share Options (ESOS) and sale of Shares

On 18 June 2013, Chris Weston, a Director of the Company, exercised an option over 120,379 Shares that had been awarded to him in March 2004 with an exercise price of 199.36 pence per Share, under the ESOS. The options were exercised in full and all Shares were sold at a price of 373.35 pence per Share, including sufficient to settle 47% Income Tax and National Insurance withholding liability.

Disposal of Shares

On 18 June 2013, the following disposals were made:

  • Sam Laidlaw, a Director of the Company, sold 210,000 Shares at a price of 371.60 pence per Share;
  • Mark Hanafin, a Director of the Company, sold 168,531 Shares at a price of 371.85 pence per Share;
  • Nick Luff, a Director of the Company, sold 206,096 Shares at a price of 373.73 pence per Share;
  • Grant Dawson, a PDMR of the Company, sold 50,000 Shares at a price of 371.85 pence per Share.

Remaining Shareholdings

Following the above transactions, the aggregate Shares held beneficially (across all accounts) in respect of the relevant Director or PDMR are as follows:

Sam Laidlaw:     2,300,079 Shares
Mark Hanafin: 360,009 Shares
Nick Luff: 451,167 Shares
Chris Weston: 527,572 Shares
Grant Dawson: 532,750 Shares

The above figures exclude any vested but unexercised nil cost options as follows: Sam Laidlaw: 643,444; Mark Hanafin: 267,349; Nick Luff: 436,313, Grant Dawson: 144,509.

The Company was notified of the transactions, which all took place in London, on 18 June 2013.

Pamela Coles

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

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