Holding(s) in Company
Centrica PLC
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Centrica plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008
obligation: Paris and its group of companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 4th August 2008
crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 5th August 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares Triggering transaction
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using the ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
CODE Shares Voting shares
Rights ------------ ------------------------- -----------------------
1. 1. 1. Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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B033F22 186,190,035 186,190,035 76,528,760 76,528,760 103,698,905 2.06 2.80
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument date Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights % of voting rights
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180,227,665 4.86%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Name of Company/ Fund Number of Shares % of issued share
capital
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AXA Ireland Pension Fund - Indirect 63,688 0.00172
AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Aza Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) - Direct 1,932,848 0.05210
AXA Rosenberg - Direct 3,706,000 0.09990
AXA General Insurance Ltd - Direct 18,480 0.00050
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 11,502,000 0.31006
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 22,842,486 0.61577
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund - Indirect 838,380 0.02260
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund - Indirect 70,000 0.00189
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund - Indirect 3,900,000 0.10513
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund - Indirect 383,000 0.01032
PPP Healthcare Group plc - Direct 158,710 0.00428
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 222,000 0.00598
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 500,000 0.01348
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c - Direct 2,600,000 0.07009
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc - Direct 1,042,553 0.02810
AXA Rosenburg - Direct 2,366,076 0.06378
AXA Insurance UK - Direct 398,650 0.01075
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme - Indirect 400,000 0.01078
AXA General Unit Trust - Indirect 1,060,000 0.02857
AXA Financial, Inc - Indirect 35,114,121 0.94658
AXA Colonia Konzern - Direct 164,704 0.00444
AXA Colonia Konzern - Indirect 254,738 0.00687
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd - Direct 2,250,000 0.06065
AXA France - Indirect 86,782 0.00234
AXA Rosenburg - Indirect 56,496,581 1.52299
AXA Financial, Inc* - Indirect 42,801 0.00115
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 367,175 0.00990
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 36,950 0.00100
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity - Direct 900,000 0.02426
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha - Direct 303,400 0.00818
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker - Direct 549,439 0.01481
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity - Direct 4,175,322 0.11256
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha - Direct 1,626,200 0.04383
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE ALL Share Tracker - Direct 3,093,213 0.08338
AXA Framlington - Indirect 4,038,494 0.10887
Framlington onshore private clients - Indirect 27,320 0.00074
AXA Winterthur - Direct 11,930,375 0.32161
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive - Direct 2,515,272 0.06780
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive - Direct 1,326,907 0.03577
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Distribution OEIC - Indirect 675,000 0.01820
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution OEIC - Indirect 248,000 0.00669
Total Direct 76,528,760 2.06300
Total Indirect 103,698,905 2.79544
Total 180,227,665 4.85845
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: N/A
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Chloe Barry
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15. Contact telephone number: 01753 494017
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