Director Shareholding

Centrica PLC
11 September 2001

Document dated 10 September 2001


On 7 September 2001, Centrica plc allocated 20,722 ordinary shares of 5 5/9 
pence each to Centrica Quest Limited in its capacity as a Qualifying Employee 
Share Ownership Trust (QUEST) in respect of maturing Sharesave options under the
terms of the Centrica Sharesave Scheme. The shares were allotted on 7 September 
2001 at 228.25 pence per share. All these shares were subsequently transferred 
to employees in satisfaction of their Sharesave options.

The executive directors of Centrica have not received any shares pursuant to the
Sharesave maturity but being beneficiaries under the Trust, as with other 
employees, they are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares held and 
transferred by the QUEST.