Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2003--

Centrica plc received on 21 July 2003 a notification dated 17 July
2003 stating that the holding of Barclays plc and its subsidiaries in
Centrica plc constituted a notifiable interest for the purposes of
section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Centrica plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Barclays plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of holding of the shareholder named in 2 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

See schedule in 4 below

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them 

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd              520,707 
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                    1,151,231 
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd          1,189,017 
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                  48,058,721 
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                    59,669,897 
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust            5,033,524 
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                  1,342,946 
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                        1,916,458 
Barclays Global Investors Japan                  155,371 
Woolwich Life Ltd                                959,000 
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                  58,063 
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd              1,483,965
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                   8,070,285

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not known

6. Percentage of issued class
N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary 5 5/9 pence

10. Date of transaction
16 July 2003

11. Date company informed
21 July 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
129,609,185

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.039%

14. Any additional information
None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Robin Healy 01753 494 017

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Robin Healy

Date of notification
21 July 2003

   Short Name: Centrica PLC
   Category Code: HOL
   Sequence Number: 00007337
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030721T142440+0100