Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
9 January 2002

8 January 2002

CENTRICA PLC

On 4 January 2002, Centrica plc allotted 48,108 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 4 January 2002 at 223.25p 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.