British Gas to Acquire Energy and Building Management Solutions Limited

WINDSOR, England - Centrica plc, through its British Gas Business division, today announced that it has acquired Energy and Building Management Solutions Limited for a cash consideration of up to GBP3.2 million. The business combines energy management and consulting services with the capability to design, install, maintain and repair building control systems.

This acquisition strengthens British Gas Business’s position in the UK’s expanding business energy services market, which it entered last year through the acquisition of BMSi. This market is expected to grow to GBP2 billion over the next five years as businesses seek to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

Notes to Editors:

Centrica plc is acquiring Energy and Building Management Solutions Limited though its wholly-owned subsidiary, British Gas Energy Services Ltd.

British Gas supplies gas and electricity to UK residential and business customers and provides central heating and gas appliance installation services.

The business is divided into four areas:

Residential: The biggest supplier of gas and electricity in Britain’s domestic market with more than 16m customer accounts.

Services: Britain’s largest operator in the central heating and installation of domestic central heating and gas appliances including combi boilers. That’s why British Gas adheres to the new Gas Safe Register and ensures that all 6,900 gas engineers in our fleet are worthy of carrying this badge of excellence.

Business: Britain’s leading supplier of energy to business, from small to medium-sized customers through to large industrial and commercial users.

New Energy: Launched in April 2007 to supply the growing British market for low-carbon and energy-efficient products and services.

1 Forecast of the size of the business energy services market comes from Centrica’s analysis of a variety of market sources including Federation of Environmental Trade Association, Building Control Industry Association (BCIA), UKCEED, Energy Systems Trade Association, Carbon Trust, and SMT Consulting.

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Source: British Gas Plc

Centrica plc, Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5GD, +44(0)845-072-8001