Holding(s) in Company

26th Mar 2008 13:28

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Centrica Plc existing 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 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) obligation:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 20 March 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different):-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 March 2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 5% to 4% (L&G)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares the Triggeringif possible transaction using the ISIN---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights Rights ------------------------------------------ 1. 1. 1. Direct IndirectDirect Indirect-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ORD 184,949,096184,949,096 182,685,618182,685,618 4.96GBP0.061728395-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial ExpirationExercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights% of voting instrument date Period/ Date that may be acquired rights 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------182,685,618 4.96-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (202,529,643 -5.50% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (202,529,643 -5.50% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (202,529,643 -5.50% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (182,685,618 - 4.96 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (144,337,701 -3.92 % = PMC)Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (144,337,701 -3.92 % = PMC)Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 3,680,429,896-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Julia Foo-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01753 494016-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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