Holding(s) in Company

29th Aug 2008 13:25

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 28 August 2008 crossed or reached if different):---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 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 181,866,437 181,866,437 76,402,685 76,402,685 109,306,365 2.06 2.95--------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 185,709,050 5.01%------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------9. 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 % of issued Shares share capital------------------------------------------------------ -------------- ----------------Alliance Capital Management 1,929,600.00 0.05201DirectAXA 7,484,831.00 0.20175DirectAXA Colonia Konzern 164,704.00 0.00444DirectAXA Colonia Konzern 254,738.00 0.00687IndirectAXA Financial, Inc 35,180,122.00 0.948258622IndirectAXA Framlington 4,069,114.00 0.11IndirectAXA France 86,782.00 0.002339156IndirectAXA IM UK 48,920,609.00 1.318625026DirectAXA IM UK 6,433,722.00 0.173417032IndirectAXA Rosenberg 6,072,076.00 0.163669086DirectAXA Rosenberg 63,281,887.00 1.70572447IndirectAXA Winterthur 11,830865.00 0.318893713Direct Total Direct 76,402,685 2.05939 Total Indirect 109,306,365 2.94629 Total 185,709,050 5.00567------------------------------------------------------ -------------- ----------------\* 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: Paul Moore------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01753 494012------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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