Monday 09 November, 2009
Centrica PLC
Holding(s) in Company
Holding(s) in Company
Centrica PLC
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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Centrica plc
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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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 notification obligation:
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INVESCO LIMITED
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):
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4 November 2009
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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6 November 2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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4%, 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 shares
If possible use ISIN code
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary
6 14/81p Shares (GB00B033F229)
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256,480,467
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256,480,467
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257,100,378
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5.01%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
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Expiration date
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Exercise/
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No. of voting rights
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Percentage of
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instrument
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conversion
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that may be acquired
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voting rights
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period/date
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(if the instrument
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exercised/converted)
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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257,100,378
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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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Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) – 705,786
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Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 809,855
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Bank of New York – 173,813,017
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Banque Paribas - 867,210
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Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) – 100,302
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Bank of New York (Brussels) - 98,310
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Bank of New York (Singapore) - 125,812
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Boston Safe Deposit – 129,650
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Chase Bank (Hong Kong) - 295,988
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JP Morgan Chase - 5,793,479
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Chase (Frankfurt) – 32,608
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Erste Group Bank AG (Austria) – 11,797
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HSBC Bank (London) - 2,726,868
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Japan Trustee Services Bank - 378,038
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Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh) - 1,088,758
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Master Trust Bank (Japan) – 295,720
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Nomura Trust & Banking (Japan) – 136,084
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State Street (Sydney) - 13,750
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State Street (London) - 25,314,722
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Trust & Custody Services (Japan) - 10,317
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Northern Trust Company (London) - 1,832,883
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Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Limited – 112,540
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Other - 42,406,884
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14 Contact name:
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Paul Moore
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01753 494 012
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