Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Centrica plc announced on March 23, 2026, that Executive Directors Chris O'Shea and Russell O'Brien had transactions involving ordinary shares. Chris O'Shea received 694,925 shares from the Annual Incentive Plan and subsequently sold 327,270 shares to cover withholding liabilities, and also had 1,294,028 shares vest from the Long-Term Incentive Plan, selling 609,412 of those to cover liabilities. Russell O'Brien had 714,493 LTIP shares vest, selling 336,485 to cover withholding liabilities. All remaining vested shares are subject to mandatory holding periods.

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Centrica PLC
23 March 2026
 

Centrica plc (the "Company")

23 March 2026

Notification of Transactions of Directors

The Company announces that it was notified on 23 March 2026 of the following transactions in respect of the Company's Ordinary Shares of 614/81 pence ("Shares") relating to Executive Directors.

The following notification, made pursuant to Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.   

Release following holding period of Annual Incentive Plan Deferred Shares

On 23 March 2026, Shares were released to an Executive Director following the end of the three-year holding period.  The shares were awarded on 21 March 2023 as a result of the Annual Incentive Plan award relating to the 2022 financial year.

All Shares, following the sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities, will be held until the minimum shareholding requirement is reached.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name(s)

Chris O'Shea

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Centrica plc

b)

LEI

E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial

instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 pence

 

 

 

GB00B033F229

b)

Nature of the transaction

Ordinary Shares acquired following the end of the three-year holding period. The Shares were originally awarded on 21 March 2023 as a deferred award under the Annual Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

Nil

694,925

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

-        Price

 

 

 

694,925

nil

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial

instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 pence

 

 

 

GB00B033F229

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities due on the vesting of deferred Annual Incentive Plan Shares. 

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Number of Shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities

Price

327,270

199.6251p

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

-        Price

 

 

 

327,270

199.6251p

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

Vesting of the Restricted Share Plan award under the Long-Term Incentive Plan

Restricted Share Plan (RSP) awards granted under Centrica plc's Long Term Incentive Plan on 21 March 2023 vested on 23 March 2026.

As reported in the Company's 2025 Annual Report and Accounts, the vesting of the RSP award was subject to a performance underpin assessed over the three-year period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.  The Committee concluded that the RSP award would vest in full.

Following the sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities, the remaining Shares will be held for a mandatory two-year holding period.

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name(s)

Chris O'Shea

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Centrica plc

b)

LEI

E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial

instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 pence

 

 

 

GB00B033F229

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting on 23 March 2026 of nil cost conditional award granted on 21 March 2023 under the LTIP and subsequent sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities. The remaining Shares are subject to a mandatory two-year holding period.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

Nil

1,294,028

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

-        Price

 

 

 

1,294,028

nil

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial

instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 pence

 

 

 

GB00B033F229

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities due on the vesting of LTIP. 

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Number of Shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities

Price

609,412

199.6251p

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

-        Price

 

 

 

609,412

199.6251p

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name(s)

Russell O'Brien

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Centrica plc

b)

LEI

E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial

instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 pence

 

 

 

 

GB00B033F229

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting on 23 March 2026 of nil cost conditional award granted on 21 March 2023 under the LTIP and subsequent sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities. The remaining Shares are subject to a mandatory two-year holding period.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

Nil

714,493

14,493d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

-        Price

 

 

 

714,493

nil

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial

instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 pence

 

 

 

 

GB00B033F229

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities due on the vesting of LTIP .

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Number of Shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities

Price

336,485

199.6251p

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

-        Price

 

 

 

336,485

199.6251p

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654

Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

ISIN number: GB00B033F229

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