Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
6 March 2002


CENTRICA PLC

On 4 March 2002, Centrica plc allocated 90,635 ordinary shares of
5 5/9 pence each to Centrica Quest Limited in its capacity as a Qualifying
Employee Share Ownership Trust (QUEST) in respect of maturing Sharesave
options under the terms of the Centrica Sharesave Scheme. The shares were
allotted on 4 March 2002 at 215.5 pence per share. All these shares were
subsequently transferred to employees in satisfaction of their Sharesave
options.


The executive directors of Centrica have not received any shares pursuant to the
Sharesave maturity but being beneficiaries under the Trust, as with other
employees, they are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares held and
transferred by the QUEST.
 

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