Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
21 September 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company Centrica plc

2) Name of director Roy Gardner

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in
respect of a non-beneficial interest

Notification in respect of the shareholder named in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Roy Alan Gardner

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary



7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

25,000

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary 5 5/9 pence (Ordinary five and five ninths pence)

12) Price per share

202p

13) Date of transaction

20 September 2001

14) Date company informed

20 September 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

166,569

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes N/A

17) Date of grant

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

23) Any additional information

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

I Ritchie - 01753 494011

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification...20 September 2001...............................