Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC
20 November 2002

                                20 November 2002

Centrica plc

Centrica plc received on 20 November 2002 a notification dated 18 November 2002
stating that the holding of Barclays plc 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
Barclays plc

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

Woolwich Life Ltd                                                        910,000
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                          548,356
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                       82,554
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                         7,921,646
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd                                    1,499,762
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust Ltd                              3,865,451
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                            858,004
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                           53,179
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                         68,656,225
Woolwich Pension Fund Trust Co Ltd                                       403,283
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                 65,177
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                       41,540,798
Barclays Global Investors Australia                                    1,025,089

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not known

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
15 November 2002

11. Date company informed
20 November 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
127, 429,524

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.0003%

14. Any additional information
None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ian Ritchie 01753 494 011


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Ian Ritchie

Date of notification
20 November 2002


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