Directorate Change

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR TO BOARD COMMITTEE

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11, Severn Trent Plc announces that Martin
Houston, a non-executive director of Severn Trent Plc and Severn Trent Water
Limited, has been appointed a member of the Severn Trent Plc Corporate
Responsibility Committee, with effect from 20 November 2008.

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