Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC
22 February 2005

Centrica plc



Repurchase of shares



Centrica plc announces that on 22 February 2005 it purchased for cancellation
1,817,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 242.1646p 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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