Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
25 June 2001

On 22 June 2001, Centrica plc allocated 89,224 ordinary shares of 5 5/9p each to
Centrica Quest Limited in its capacity as a Qualifying Employee Share Ownership
Trust (QUEST) for the Company's employee Sharesave Scheme.  The shares were
allotted on 22 June 2001 at 232p per share.

The executive directors of the Company, being beneficiaries under the Trust, as
with other employees, are deemed to have a potential interest in the shares.