Appointment of Directors to Subsidiary Board

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO SUBSIDARY BOARD

Severn Trent Plc announces today that the following Non-executive Directors of
Severn Trent Plc have been appointed as Non-executive Directors of Severn Trent
Water Limited with effect from 2 March 2007:

Sir John Egan*

Dr Bernie Bulkin

Richard Davey

Martin Houston

John Smith

* Sir John Egan becomes Chairman of Severn Trent Water Limited.

Mike McKeon, the Group Finance Director of Severn Trent Plc, is appointed as an
Executive Director of Severn Trent Water Limited.

Following the above appointments, the Boards of Directors of Severn Trent Plc
and Severn Trent Water Limited are identical.

For further information contact:

Peter Gavan

Director of External Affairs

Severn Trent Plc

0121 722 4310