Holding in Company

Centrica PLC
30 October 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CENTRICA PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

     SHAREHOLDER 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.

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares acquired.

     120,629,227

6)   ( 3.0%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5 5/9 PENCE

10)  Date of transaction

     17.10.01

11)  Date company informed

     30.10.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     120,629,227
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.0%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     TRACY ALLEN  01753 494010

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification
                                     DEREK WOODWARD
     Date of Notification .          30 OCTOBER 2001



Legal and General Investment Management Limited

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of interest in shares

Registered Holder                                               Holding
        
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775180                 535,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775229                 850,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 886603               9,000,599
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245              18,436,843
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602                 100,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612                 880,900 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793                  45,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 252605               3,163,171
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509               2,363,444 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286               1,139,400
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206              80,154,598
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007                 957,272
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203               3,002,500
                   
                                                            120,629,227   3.00%