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                                Name of director

  1. Centrica plc                                2. Phillip Keague Bentley
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     Please state whether notification              Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
      indicates that it is in respect of             than one holder, the number of shares held by
      holding of the shareholder named in 2          each of them (if notified)
      above or in respect of a non-beneficial
      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

  3. Director named in 2                         4.
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     Please state whether notification relates      Please state the nature of the transaction. For
      to a person(s) connected with the              PEP transactions please indicate whether
      director named in 2 above and identify         general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
      the connected person(s)                        discretionary /non discretionary

                                                    Exercise of Centrica Sharesave option over 5,071
  5.                                             6.  shares at an option price of 191 pence
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     Number of shares/amount    Percentage of       Number of                Percentage of issued
      of stock acquired          issued class        shares/amount of         class
                                                     stock disposed
     5,071                      N/A
  7.                         8.                  9.                      10.
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     Class of security          Price per share     Date of transaction      Date company informed

     Ordinary shares            191 pence           1st June 2004            1st June 2004
 11. of 5 5/9 pence         12.  (option price) 13.                      14.
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     Total holding following this notification      Total percentage holding of issued class
     ORDINARY SHARES - 110,000                       following this notification
     OPTIONS - 1,639,418
 15. LTIS - 798,899                             16. Approx 0.0026%
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

     Date of grant                                  Period during which or date on which exercisable
 17.                                            18.
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     Total amount paid (if any) for grant of        Description of shares or debentures involved:
      the option                                     class, number
 19.                                            20.
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     Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant)     Total number of shares or debentures over which
      or indication that price is to be fixed        options held following this notification
 21.  at time of exercise                       22.
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     Any additional information                     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 23.                                            24. Philip Davies - 01753 494012
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     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

 25. Derek Woodward - Head of Secretariat
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Date of notification - 1st June 2004
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