Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC
13 January 2006

13 January 2006

CENTRICA PLC - REPURCHASE OF SHARES

Centrica PLC ('Centrica') announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
900,000 ordinary shares of Centrica at an average price of 248.4305p per share
via Goldman Sachs International.



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Goldman Sachs International             Phil Raper       020 7774 1000



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