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Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Centrica plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008
obligation: Paris and its group of companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 5th June 2008
is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 10th June 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
if possible transaction
using the ISIN ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights ------------ ------------------------ -----------------------
1. 1. 1. Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
--------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ---------- ------------
B033F22 183,556,494 183,556,494 75,853,109 75,853,109 108,794,006 2.06 2.95
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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.
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights % of voting rights
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184,647,115 5.01%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
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Name of Company/ Fund Number of % of issued
Shares share capital
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AXA Ireland Pension Fund - Indirect
AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Aza Equity & Law Life Assurance
Society plc) - Direct
AXA Rosenberg - Direct
AXA General Insurance Ltd - Direct 59,684 0.00162
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct 1,932,848 0.05245
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X - Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund - Indirect 4,056,000 0.11007
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund - Indirect 18,480 0.00050
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund - 11,502,000 0.31213
Indirect 22,842,486 0.61988
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund - Indirect 1,003,133 0.02722
PPP Healthcare Group plc - Direct 70,000 0.00190
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 4,500,000 0.12212
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 390,000 0.01058
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c - Direct 158,710 0.00431
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc - Direct 245,000 0.00665
AXA Rosenburg - Direct 500,000 0.01357
AXA Insurance UK - Direct 1,800,000 0.04885
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme - Indirect 1,042,553 0.02829
AXA General Unit Trust - Indirect 2,632,000 0.07143
AXA Financial, Inc - Indirect 398,650 0.01082
AXA Colonia Konzern - Direct 1,200,000 0.03256
AXA Colonia Konzern - Indirect 1,180,000 0.03202
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd - Direct 28,782,721 0.78109
AXA France - Indirect 155,623 0.00422
AXA Australia - Indirect 124,000 0.00337
AXA Rosenburg - Indirect 2,250,000 0.06106
AXA Financial, Inc* - Indirect 86,782 0.00236
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 1,210 0.00003
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd - Direct 68,690,801 1.86408
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity - Direct 87,501 0.00237
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha - Direct 390,167 0.01059
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker - 36,950 0.00100
Direct 900,000 0.02442
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity - Direct 254,800 0.00691
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha - Direct 603,006 0.01636
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE ALL Share Tracker - 4,175,322 0.11331
Direct 1,312,200 0.03561
AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund - 3,191,601 0.08661
Indirect
AXA St James Place Net (Life) Fund - Indirect 711,391 0.01931
AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund - Indirect 739,000 0.02005
Framlington onshore private clients - Indirect 175,000 0.00475
AXA Winterthur - Direct 1,620 0.00004
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive - Direct 11,708,480 0.31774
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive - Direct 2,459,192 0.06674
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Distribution OEIC - 1,287,041 0.03493
Indirect 775,000 0.02103
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution OEIC - 216,163 0.00587
Indirect
Total Direct 75,853,109 2.05845
Total Indirect 108,794,006 2.95238
Total 184,647,115 5.01083
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: N/A
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Julia Foo
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15. Contact telephone number: 01753 494016
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