Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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Centrica Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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Other (please specify):______________

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

03 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 5% (Group) Above 5% (LGIM)

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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

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Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

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Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

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Number of voting rights

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% of voting rights

Direct

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Indirect

Direct

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Indirect

ORD GBP0.061728395

Below 5%

185,785,947

172,504,537

13,281,410

4.6445

0.3575

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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Expiration date

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Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

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% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

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% of voting rights

185,785,947

5.00

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (185,785,947 – 5.00% = Total Position)     Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (185,785,947 – 5.00% = Total Position)     Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (185,785,947 – 5.00% = Total Position)     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (172,504,537 – 4.64 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)   Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (139,058,221 – 3.74% = PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)   Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (139,058,221 – 3.74% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)     Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 3,714,104,463
14. Contact name:	Paul Moore
15. Contact telephone number:	01753 494012