Additional Listing

Centrica PLC
02 December 2002



                                  Centrica plc




Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the block listing of
and to the London Stock Exchange for the Admission of 8,000,000 Ordinary Shares
of 5 5/9p each fully paid, ranking pari passu with the existing ordinary shares,
to the Official List.


1,000,000 of these shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of options
under the Company's Share Incentive Plan. 7,000,000 of these shares will be
issued pursuant to the Company's Sharesave Scheme.







Issued by Hoare Govett Limited

2nd December 2002


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