Directors Interest

Centrica PLC
6 June 2002

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6 June 2002


CENTRICA PLC

On 5 June 2002, Centrica plc allocated 22,005,670 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 5 June 2002 at
207.5 pence per share. All these shares were subsequently transferred to
employees in satisfaction of their Sharesave options.

The executive directors of Centrica, being beneficiaries under the Trust, as
with other employees, are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares held
and transferred by the QUEST. The number of shares actually received by
executive directors on exercise of their Sharesave options is as listed below:

Name Number of Shares

M R Alexander 7,435

R Gardner 37,176

R Wood 37,176


Yours faithfully



Derek Woodward

Deputy Company Secretary



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