Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC
15 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Centrica plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
CGNU plc

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
See schedule in 4 below

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                                        46,245,503
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                                                  34,740
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                                           45,727,726
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                                      31,888,931
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                                     2,010,216
Hibernian Investment Managers Ltd                                        572,882
OHRA Belgium CGU Life VIE                                                198,428
OHRA Belgium Life                                                        125,000
OHRA Belgium Non-Life                                                     80,000

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
715,895

6. Percentage of issued class
N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary 5 5/9 pence

10. Date of transaction
10th April 2002

11. Date company informed
15th April 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
126,883,426

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.01%

14. Any additional information
None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ian Ritchie - 01753 494011

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




Date of notification
11th April 2002



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