Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
                  

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


     Name of company                             2. Name of director

  1. CENTRICA PLC                                   MARK CLARE
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  3. Please state whether notification           4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
      indicates that it is in respect of             more than one holder, the number of
      holding of the shareholder named in 2          shares held by each of them (if
      above or in respect of a non-beneficial        notified)
      interest or in the case of an individual
      holder if it is a holding of that
      person's spouse or children under the age
      of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial
      interest
     DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2
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  5. Please state whether notification relates   6. Please state the nature of the
      to a person(s) connected with the              transaction. For PEP transactions please
      director named in 2 above and identify         indicate whether general/single co PEP
      the connected person(s)                        and if discretionary/non discretionary
                                                     /non discretionary
                                                    Exercise of executive share option over
                                                     177,645 shares at an option price of
                                                     81.060p and subsequent part sale.
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  7. Number of shares/amount 8. Percentage of    9. Number of            10. Percentage of
      of stock acquired          issued class        shares/amount of         issued class
                                                     stock disposed
     177,645                                        109,479                  N/A
                                N/A                 Retained 68,166
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 11. Class of security      12. Price per share 13. Date of transaction  14. Date company
                                OPTION PRICE                                  informed
     ORDINARY                    81.060P, SOLD
     5 5/9 PENCE                 AT 226.25P         22 MARCH 2004            22 MARCH 2004
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 15. Total holding following this notification  16. Total percentage holding of issued class
     ORD SHARES - 541,160                            following this notification
     OPTIONS - 1,702,678
     LTIS - 835,542                                 APPROX 0.01%
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

 17. Date of grant                              18. Period during which or date on which
                                                     exercisable

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     Total amount paid (if any) for grant of    20. Description of shares or debentures
 19.  the option                                     involved: class, number
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 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) 22. Total number of shares or debentures
      or indication that price is to be fixed        over which options held following
      at time of exercise                            this notification
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 23. Any additional information                 24. Name of contact and telephone number
                                                     for queries
                                                    TRACY ALLEN 01753 494010
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 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
      notification
     DEREK WOODWARD, HEAD OF SECRETARIAT
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Date of notification 23 MARCH 2004
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