Director Shareholding

Transfer of shares by the Trustee of the Severn Trent Plc Employee Share
Ownership Trust

The Company has been advised by the Trustee of the Severn Trent Plc Employee
Share Ownership Trust that, on 20 June 2005, 455,090 Ordinary Shares of 65 5/19
p each in the Company were transferred for nil consideration to participants in
the Long Term Incentive Plan (including executive directors of the Company as
indicated below) pursuant to awards made under that plan in 2002.

The executive directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries under the
Trust and, therefore, (except as disclosed below) their interests in those
shares ceased on such transfer.

Name of director         Number of shares      
                                               
Mr M J Bettington        16,453                
                                               
Mrs R S Brydon Jannetta  16,282                
                                               
Mr M R Wilson            7,051                 

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