Holding(s) in Company
Centrica PLC
TR-1: Notifications 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 |
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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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 notification obligation: |
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Legal & General Group Plc (Group) Â Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Â Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
9 February 2010 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
10 February 2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Group (Above 5%)
 LGIM (Above 5%) |
8: Notified Details | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN code |
 | Situation previous to the triggering transaction |  | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
Number of shares | Â | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Â | Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
Direct |
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Indirect |
Direct |
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Indirect |
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ORD GBP 0.061728395 |
Below 5%
 (As on 08/02/2010) |
256,899,126 |
229,040,510 |
27,858,616 |
4.46% |
0.54% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Â | Exercise price | Â | Exercise Date | Â | Exercise/ conversion period | Â | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||
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Total (A+B+C) | ||
Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights |
256,899,126 |
5.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (256,899,126 –5.00% = Total Position) |  | |||
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 256,899,126 – 5.00% = Total Position) | ||||
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 256,899,126 – 5.00% = Total Position) | ||||
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 229,040,510 –4.46% =LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | ||||
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 184,158,053 – 3.58%= PMC) |  | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) | ||
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) ( 184,158,053 –3.58% = PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | |||
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of proxy holder: | Â | 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: | Â | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 5,132,662,495 |
14 Contact name: | Luke Thomas | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01753 494 012 |