Holding in Company

Centrica PLC
13 September 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CENTRICA PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

      SHAREHOLDER IN (2) ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

      SEE SCHEDULES BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      120,890,115

6)   ( 3.01%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY 5 5/9 PENCE

10)  Date of transaction

      6.9.01

11)  Date company informed

      12.9.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

      120,890,115
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.01%

14)  Any additional information

       

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       TRACY ALLEN 01753 758258

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     TRACY ALLEN

     Date of Notification ..13 Sept 2001........




As of 6 September 2001

Centrica plc
                                                       Number of    Percent of
                                                          Shares   Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies. Inc.('CG') holdings     120,890,115     3.01%

Holdings by C G Management Company Funds:

* Capital Guardian Trust Company                      58,210,307     1.45%
* Capital International Limited                       50,820,608     1.26%
* Capital International S.A.                          11,770,200     0.29%
* Capital International, Inc.                             89,000     0.00%

                                  Schedule A


                         Schedule of holdings In Centrica plc
                              As of 6 September 2001

                            Capital Guardian Trust Company


Registered Name                                                  Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    8,420,900

Bank of New York Nominees                                          968,100

Chase Nominees Limited                                          20,980,900

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                                           237,400

Midland Bank plc                                                13,028,100

Bankers Trust                                                    2,392,800

Barclays Bank                                                      759,000

Citibank London                                                  1,795,146

                                 Schedule B


Nortrust Nominees                                                8,959,061

Royal Bank of Scotland                                              17,000

MSS Nominees Limited                                                71,200

National Westminster Bank                                            5,600

'New Account'                                                        95,700
Nominee Information
Not Available

Citibank NA                                                          84,000

Deutsche Bank AG                                                     13,300

ROY Nominees Limited                                                 60,000
                                                                     
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                        322,100 

                                                        TOTAL    58,210,307

                                Schedule  B

                        Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                                   Local Shares


State Street Nominees Limited                                     1,300,600

Bank of New York NOminees                                         4,651,276

Chase Nominees Limited                                            13,091,300

Midland Bank plc                                                     341,200

Bankers Trust                                                     18,680,800

Barclays Bank                                                        426,100

Citibank London                                                    1,003,900 

Morgan Guaranty                                                       93,100

Nortrust Nominees                                                  7,700,016

Royal Bank of Scotland                                                48,100

MSS Nominees Limited                                                  230,900

Lloyds Bank                                                            93,100

Vidacos Nominees Ltd                                                  112,900

'New Account'                                                         826,100

Citibank NA 
Toronto                                                                38,000

Deutsche Bank AG                                                    1,362,300

HSBC Bank plc                                                         311,000

KAS UK                                                                139,896

Bank One London                                                       370,020


                                                          TOTAL    50,820,608

                                 Schedule  B

                             Capital International S.A.

Registered Name                                                    Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                         398,900

Bank of New York Nominees                                             227,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                              3,972,500

Credit Suisse London Branch                                            88,500

Midland Bank plc                                                    1,377,600

Barclays Bank                                                       1,394,000

Nortrust Nominees                                                      21,100

Morgan Stanley                                                         23,200

Royal Bank of Scotland                                              3,120,800

National Westminster Bank                                             225,400

Lloyds Bank                                                            68,500

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.                                                 277,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                                   156,700

Citibank NA
Toronto                                                                57,000

Deutsche Bank AG                                                      362,000

                                                         TOTAL     11,770,200

                                   Schedule B


                             Capital International,Inc.

Registered Name                                                 Local Shares

Bank of New York Nominees                                             89,000

                                                         TOTAL        89,000