Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
4 June 2001

4 June 2001

CENTRICA PLC

On 1 June 2001, Centrica plc allocated 5,740,211 ordinary shares of 5 5/9 pence
each to Centrica Quest Limited in its capacity as a Qualifying Employee Share
Ownership Trust (QUEST) in respect of maturing Sharesave options under the terms
of the Centrica Sharesave Scheme. The shares were allotted on 1 June 2001 at
242.5 pence per share. All these shares were subsequently transferred to
employees in satisfaction of their Sharesave options.

The executive directors of Centrica have not received any shares pursuant to the
Sharesave maturity but being beneficiaries under the Trust, as with other
employees, they are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares held and
transferred by the QUEST.