Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
5 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
Centrica plc

2. Name of director
Michael Richard Alexander

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
Director named in 2

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


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
Exercise of Executive Share Option over 86,145 shares at option price of 81.06p - and subsequent sale

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
86,145

8. Percentage of issued class
Less than 0.001%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
86,145

10. Percentage of issued class
Less than 0.001%

11. Class of security
Ordinary 5 5/9

12. Price per share
Option Price 81.06p sold at 225p

13. Date of transaction
5th April 2002

14. Date company informed
5th April 2002

15. Total holding following this notification
196,702 ordinary shares
22,402 Sharesave Options
308,269 Centrica Executive share option scheme
847015 Total awards under Long Term Incentive schemes
852 Profit sharing

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.03%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

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
None

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ian Ritchie - 01753 494011

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




Date of Notification
5th April 2002



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