Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC
17 February 2003

                                  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                             
Barclays Global Investors N.A.                                        44,245,991
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd                                    1,801,659
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                         70,604,394
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                      237,650
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                        6,104
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                          1,243,608
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                              1,270,832
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                        4,051,133
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                           57,354
Woolwich Pension Fund Trust Co Ltd                                       403,283
Woolwich Life Ltd                                                        959,000
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                         7,247,257
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                1,320,998
Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust                          67,630
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                          813,365



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
N/A

11. Date company informed
17th February 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
125,895,144

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.158

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
Robert Franklin

17. Date of notification
17th February 2003


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