Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC
01 February 2005


Centrica plc

Repurchase of shares

Centrica plc announces that on 01 February 2005 it purchased for cancellation
765,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 234.4878p per share from Morgan
Stanley & Co. International Limited.

Enquiries

Kath Kyle            Centrica plc                                  01753 494902

Jon Bathard-Smith    Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited    020 7425 8000


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