Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC
19 September 2002

                               19 September 2002

Centrica plc

Centrica plc received on 19 September 2002 a notification dated 18 September
2002 stating that the holding of Fidelity Investments and its subsidiaries in
Centrica plc constituted a notifiable interest for the purposes of Section 198
of the Companies Act 1985.


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company
Centrica plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Fidelity Investments

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.
See schedule in 4 below

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
N/A

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A

6. Percentage of issued class
N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary 5 5/9 pence

10. Date of transaction
17 September 2002

11. Date company informed
19 September 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
133,621,461

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.15%

14. Any additional information
None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Robin Healy 01753 494 017

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Steve Leven

Date of notification
19 September 2002




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