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12 May 2008 Centrica plc 2008 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results The Centrica plc Annual General Meeting was held on Monday, 12 May 2008. Theresults of the poll on each resolution are set out below: Resolution 1: To receive the Accounts and the Reports of the Directors and the Auditors forthe year ended 31 December 2007. \* TFor*: 99.68% of votes castAgainst: 0.32% of votes castWithheld**: 0.10% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 2: To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2007. \* TFor*: 98.16% of votes castAgainst: 1.84% of votes castWithheld**: 0.45% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.57% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 3: To approve a final dividend of 9.65 pence per ordinary share to thoseshareholders on the register of members at close of business on 25 April 2008. \* TFor*: 99.99% of votes castAgainst: 0.01% of votes castWithheld**: 0.36% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 4: To re-elect Mary Francis as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. \* TFor*: 98.76% of votes castAgainst: 1.24% of votes castWithheld**: 0.06% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 5: To re-elect Paul Rayner as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. \* TFor*: 99.50% of votes castAgainst: 0.50% of votes castWithheld**: 0.07% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 6: To re-elect Jake Ulrich as a Director of the Company - Resolution withdrawn Resolution 7: To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company, to holdoffice until the conclusion of the next General Meeting at which accounts arelaid. \* TFor*: 99.66% of votes castAgainst: 0.34% of votes castWithheld**: 0.25% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 8: To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors' remuneration. \* TFor*: 99.74% of votes castAgainst: 0.26% of votes castWithheld**: 0.26% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 9: Authority for the Company to make donations to European Union politicalorganisations not exceeding £80,000 in total, to make donations to EU politicalparties or independent election candidates not exceeding £80,000 in total and toincur EU political expenditure not exceeding £80,000 in total. \* TFor*: 97.16% of votes castAgainst: 2.84% of votes castWithheld**: 0.19% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 10***: Authority under Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985, for the Directors of theCompany to allot unissued shares up to a nominal value of £47,812,969. \* TFor*: 99.13% of votes castAgainst: 0.87% of votes castWithheld**: 0.11% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 11***: Authority under the Company's Articles of Association for the Directors to allotunissued share capital without first offering shares to existing shareholders inproportion to their existing holdings. \* TFor*: 97.48% of votes castAgainst: 2.52% of votes castWithheld**: 0.18% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 12***: Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares, subject to a limit of 10%of the present issued share capital. \* TFor*: 99.60% of votes castAgainst: 0.40% of votes castWithheld**: 0.07% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Resolution 13***: Adoption of New Articles of Association \* TFor*: 98.48% of votes castAgainst: 1.52% of votes castWithheld**: 0.15% of shares in issueTotal votes cast: 49.60% of shares in issue\* T Notes to the disclosure: * Includes discretionary votes received ** A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards theproportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution *** Indicates a Special Resolution Resolutions submitted to the UK Listing Authority Centrica plc has today submitted to the UK Listing Authority, copies ofresolutions other than ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting.This document will shortly be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's document viewing facility situated at: \* TThe Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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