Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
23 October 2001


CENTRICA PLC

Directors' Share Interests - Share purchase by the Trustees of the Company's 
Long Term Incentive Scheme

Centrica plc announces that Mourant & Co Trustees Limited, Trustees of the 
Centrica Long Term Incentive Scheme acquired 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 5 5/9p
each in Centrica plc on 22 October 2001 at 224.91p per share in respect of the 
Centrica Long Term Incentive Scheme in which the participants, including 
Executive Directors and Senior Management have a potential interest, subject to 
the achievement of performance conditions.