Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC
12 January 2006


12 January 2006

CENTRICA PLC - REPURCHASE OF SHARES

Centrica PLC ('Centrica') announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares of Centrica at an average price of 250.5821p per share
via Goldman Sachs International.


Enquiries

Centrica Investor Relations                              01753 494900
Goldman Sachs International             Phil Raper       020 7774 1000



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