Directors Interests

Centrica PLC
2 July 2002


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2 July 2002


CENTRICA PLC

On 1 July 2002, Centrica plc allocated 534,793 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 Sharesave options granted under the terms
of the Centrica Sharesave Scheme. The shares were allotted on 1 July 2002 at
202.75 pence per share. All these shares were subsequently transferred to
participants 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                    Option Price

Mark Clare                     37,176                              46.4p

Yours faithfully


Derek Woodward

Head of Secretariat



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