6th Aug 2008 13:17
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Centrica plc shares to which voting rights are attached:---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued 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 notification AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 obligation: Paris and its group of companies---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 4th August 2008 crossed or reached if different):---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 5th August 2008---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------8. Notified details:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares Triggering transactionif possible -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- using the ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights CODE Shares Voting shares Rights ------------ ------------------------- ----------------------- 1. 1. 1. Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect--------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------ B033F22 186,190,035 186,190,035 76,528,760 76,528,760 103,698,905 2.06 2.80--------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------B: Financial Instruments---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting instrument date Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights 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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 180,227,665 4.86%------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TName of Company/ Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------AXA Ireland Pension Fund - Indirect 63,688 0.00172AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Aza Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) - Direct 1,932,848 0.05210AXA Rosenberg - Direct 3,706,000 0.09990AXA General Insurance Ltd - Direct 18,480 0.00050Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 11,502,000 0.31006Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 22,842,486 0.61577AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund - Indirect 838,380 0.02260AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund - Indirect 70,000 0.00189AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund - Indirect 3,900,000 0.10513AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund - Indirect 383,000 0.01032PPP Healthcare Group plc - Direct 158,710 0.00428Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 222,000 0.00598Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 500,000 0.01348Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c - Direct 2,600,000 0.07009Sun Life Assurance Society Plc - Direct 1,042,553 0.02810AXA Rosenburg - Direct 2,366,076 0.06378AXA Insurance UK - Direct 398,650 0.01075AXA UK Group Pension Scheme - Indirect 400,000 0.01078AXA General Unit Trust - Indirect 1,060,000 0.02857AXA Financial, Inc - Indirect 35,114,121 0.94658AXA Colonia Konzern - Direct 164,704 0.00444AXA Colonia Konzern - Indirect 254,738 0.00687Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd - Direct 2,250,000 0.06065AXA France - Indirect 86,782 0.00234AXA Rosenburg - Indirect 56,496,581 1.52299AXA Financial, Inc* - Indirect 42,801 0.00115Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 367,175 0.00990Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 36,950 0.00100Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity - Direct 900,000 0.02426Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha - Direct 303,400 0.00818Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker - Direct 549,439 0.01481Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity - Direct 4,175,322 0.11256Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha - Direct 1,626,200 0.04383Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE ALL Share Tracker - Direct 3,093,213 0.08338AXA Framlington - Indirect 4,038,494 0.10887Framlington onshore private clients - Indirect 27,320 0.00074AXA Winterthur - Direct 11,930,375 0.32161Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive - Direct 2,515,272 0.06780Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive - Direct 1,326,907 0.03577AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Distribution OEIC - Indirect 675,000 0.01820AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution OEIC - Indirect 248,000 0.00669 Total Direct 76,528,760 2.06300Total Indirect 103,698,905 2.79544Total 180,227,665 4.85845----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- 13. Additional information:------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Chloe Barry------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01753 494017------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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