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\* TTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Centrica plcattached:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its groupnotification obligation: of companies--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: 30/07/2007--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 31/07/2007--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 5%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the Triggering transactionif possible using -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights of of of shares rights Shares Voting ------------------------------------------------------------- Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ordinary 6 14/81p GB00B033F229 185,531,520 185,531,520 78,851,819 78,851,819 100,555,890 2.14 2.73-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of votinginstrument date Period/ Date rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------179,407,709 4.88-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Ireland Pension Fund - Indirect 38,000AXA Sun Life plc - Direct 1,845,873AXA Rosenberg - Direct 2,545,299AXA General Insurance Ltd - Direct 30,800Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 11,502,000Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 22,842,486AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund - Indirect 124,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund - Indirect 394,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund - Indirect 750,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund - Indirect 6,500,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund - Indirect 405,000PPP Healthcare Group plc - Indirect 213,500Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 250,000Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 500,000Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c - Direct 1,800,000Sun Life Assurance Society Plc - Direct 975,000AXA Rosenburg - Direct 2,056,701AXA Insurance UK - Direct 992,000AXA UK Group Pension Scheme - Indirect 1,200,000AXA General Unit Trust - Indirect 1,295,000AXA Financial, Inc - Indirect 46,076,955AXA Colonia Konzern - Direct 152,000AXA Colonia Konzern - Indirect 17,298Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd - Direct 2,000,000AXA France - Indirect 1,087,983AXA Australia - Indirect 174,439AXA Rosenburg - Indirect 40,751,190AXA Financial, Inc* - Indirect 457,580Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 404,461Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 64,450Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity - Direct 921,016Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker - Direct 643,903Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity - Direct 4,175,322Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker - Direct 3,307,809AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund - Indirect 536,000AXA St James Place Net (Life) Fund - Indirect 599,000AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund - Indirect 140,000Framlington onshore private clients - Indirect 9,445AXA Winterthur - Direct 12,512,359ASL With Profit Tranition Fund 4,692,593SLAS With Profit Transition 4,424,247 ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Additional information: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Robin Healy--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01753 494 017--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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