23rd Mar 2007 17:34
\* 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 group ofnotification obligation: companies---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): N/A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 18 March 2007reached:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 March 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 182,926,972 182,926,972 80,515,238 80,515,238 103,094,482 2.20 2.81------------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ --------------- ----------- ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------183,609,720 5.01%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 7,858,014AXA Rosenberg - Direct 2,545,299AXA General Insurance Ltd - Direct - Direct 44,978Sun 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 21,640AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund - Indirect 4,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund - Indirect 750,000PPP Healthcare Group plc - Indirect 254,793Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 946,661Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c - Direct 1,800,000Sun Life Assurance Society Plc - Direct 5,474,247AXA Rosenburg - Direct 2,056,701AXA Insurance UK - Direct 1,085,000AXA UK Group Pension Scheme - Indirect 1,200,000AXA Financial, Inc - Indirect 81,281,240AXA Colonia Konzern - Direct 152,000Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd - Direct 2,000,000AXA France - Indirect 1,013,406AXA Australia - Indirect 174,439AXA Rosenburg - Indirect 16,650,828AXA Financial, Inc* - Indirect 421,780Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 442,915Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 69,950Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity - Direct 921,016Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha - Direct 373,200Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker - Direct 683,077Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity - Direct 4,175,322Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha - Direct 1,799,900Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE ALL Share Tracker - Direct 3,228,770AXA 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 9,356AXA Winterthur - Direct 10,513,702 --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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