Transaction in Own Shares

Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica plc

Centrica plc

19 May 2014

Share Repurchase Programme

Centrica plc announces that on 16 May 2014, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 750,000 (seven hundred and fifty thousand) Centrica plc ordinary shares at an average price of 329.3701 pence per share. The highest price and the lowest price paid for these shares were 330.90 pence and 326.70 pence respectively. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

On 16 May 2014, Centrica plc cancelled 11,755,662 ordinary shares which were held as treasury shares which represents 0.23% of the Company’s issued share capital.

As at the date of this announcement, Centrica plc holds 48,350,932 ordinary shares in treasury and has 5,046,525,460 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Nicola Carroll

Head of Company Secretarial Services

01753 494000