Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC
05 October 2005



05 October 2005



                                  Centrica plc

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Centrica plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 3,000,000
Ordinary shares at a price of 247.7517p per share via UBS Limited.



Enquiries

Centrica Investor Relations            01753 494900

UBS Limited  Jos Trusted              020 7567 8000



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