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  • Centrica: FTSE 100 British Gas owner suffers huge backlash over CEO pay rise plans

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    Centrica, the FTSE 100 parent company of British Gas, has suffered a huge backlash to plans to hand its chief executive a hefty pay rise. Morning Wire reported in March that the CEO took home £4.3m for Centrica’s latest financial period, down from the £8.2m he received in the prior year. Chris O’Shea, who has been [...]

    Centrica, the FTSE 100 owner of British Gas, has suffered a huge shareholder revolt. Credit - Getty.
  • British Gas owner Centrica: UK has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store

    Energy

    UK gas stores have fallen to “concerningly low” levels amid freezing cold temperatures, the owner of British Gas has said. Centrica said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store. On Thursday, stocks at UK gas storage sites were 26 per cent lower than the same period last [...]

    A lit ring on a gas hob at a home in north London. PA Photo. See PA story ENERGY Gas. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

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