Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC
                  On 2 October 2008 the Company received the following notifications from Morgan
Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management). Receipt
of these notifications was delayed due to technical errors.

1. The company received notification from Morgan Stanley (Institutional
Securities Group and Global Wealth Management), under the obligations imposed by
Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules that, as at 24
September 2008, Morgan Stanley had a notifiable interest in the voting rights
attached to 127,642,716 Ordinary 614/81 shares of the Company, representing
3.43% of the total voting rights in Centrica plc.

This interest comprised a direct interest in 124,232,716 Ordinary 614/81 shares
of the Company, representing 3.34% of the total voting rights in Centrica plc.

They also gave notification of a physically settled call option with an expiry
date of 19 December 2008 over 3,410,000 Ordinary 614/81 shares, representing
0.09% of the total voting rights of Centrica Plc.

The chain of controlled undertakings through with the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held are:

Morgan Stanley & Co Inc 11,590,095 shares 0.31%

Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd 115,011,075 shares 3.09%

Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) SA 1,041,546 shares 0.03%

2. The company received further notification from Morgan Stanley (Institutional
Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) that, as at 29 September 2008,
Morgan Stanley ceased to have a notifiable interest (ie. its aggregate interest
in the shares of the company fell below 3%) in the voting rights attached to the
Ordinary 614/81 shares of Centrica plc.

Enquiries:

Pamela Coles
01753 494006