Holding(s) in Company

Centrica PLC 17 February 2003 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Centrica plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays 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 Barclays Global Investors N.A. 44,245,991 Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd 1,801,659 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 70,604,394 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 237,650 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 6,104 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 1,243,608 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 1,270,832 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 4,051,133 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 57,354 Woolwich Pension Fund Trust Co Ltd 403,283 Woolwich Life Ltd 959,000 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 7,247,257 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 1,320,998 Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust 67,630 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 813,365 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 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 N/A 11. Date company informed 17th February 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 125,895,144 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.158 14. Any additional information None 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Robin Healy 01753 494 017 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Robert Franklin 17. Date of notification 17th February 2003 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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