23rd Jun 2008 12:27
Purchase of ordinary shares of 6 14/81 pence in Centrica plc ("Shares" and the"Company", respectively) by Directors of the Company and Persons DischargingManagerial Responsibility (PDMRs) under its Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP trustee, Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited (the "Trustee"), notifiedthe Company on 20 June 2008 that: (1) The following Directors and other Persons Discharging ManagerialResponsibility for the Company acquired Shares under the SIP on 19 June 2008held through the Trustee: \* T Number Aggregate Shares held of Shares Beneficially (across all accountsDirectors Acquired* following acquisition)Phil Bentley 60 699,921Sam Laidlaw 60 342,352Nick Luff 60 200,630 Persons Discharging Managerial ResponsibilityJake Ulrich 60 919,049Grant Dawson 60 331,646Catherine May 60 6,556Anne Minto 60 231,972Chris Weston 60 153,964\* T * The 'Number of Shares Acquired' includes 40 Partnership shares acquired at313.25 pence per share and 20 Matching shares acquired at 305.33 pence pershare. Both Partnership and Matching elements are registered in the name of theTrustee. (2) They had transferred 10,000 ordinary shares of 6 14/81 pence each fromEquiniti Corporate Nominees Limited AESOP1 (Allocated shares) to EquinitiCorporate Nominees Limited AESOP2 (Unallocated shares). The transfer was madefollowing the forfeiture of shares, under the rules of the SIP, by participantswho have left the group since the last purchase and the shares had been usedtowards June's allocation of Matching shares. The Directors and PDMRs listedabove, together with some 5,107 other employees, are participants in the SIP andare potentially interested in the remaining 6,261 shares held by EquinitiCorporate Nominee Limited AESOP2 left following the purchase. The SIP operates as follows -- Each month the Trustee uses participants' contributions (which may not exceed £125 per participant per month) to purchase shares in the market. These shares are called 'Partnership Shares'. -- At the same time the Company allots to participants via the Trustee one 'Matching Share' for every two partnership shares purchased that month (up to a maximum of 20 matching shares per month). -- Participants may change their monthly savings rate whenever they wish. However, Directors and others bound by the Company's Securities Dealing Code (the "Code") may not make such a change during a close period or when otherwise prohibited from dealing by the Code. Julia FooCentrica plc01753 494016 Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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