Result of AGM

Severn Trent Plc (the 'Company')                        

          Summary of the Annual General Meeting held on 26 July 2005           
              at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham               

The Directors are pleased to announce that the shareholders of Severn Trent Plc
passed all the resolutions that were proposed at this year's Annual General
Meeting, as set out in the AGM Notice dated 23 June 2005.

The Meeting was attended by 193 shareholders.

All of the Resolutions were passed at the Meeting on a show of hands but,
detailed below, are the proxy votes that were received from shareholders prior
to the meeting. In total, 47.99% of the issued share capital was voted and the
percentages shown below are rounded to two decimal places.

Resolutions 1 to 13 and 16 to 19 were passed as ordinary resolutions and
resolutions 14 and 15 were passed as special resolutions.

Resolution 1 To receive the Report of the Directors and the audited accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2005.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld      
                                                                               
165,154,221 shares  171,925 shares      1,064,518 shares    431,121 shares     
                                                                               
99.00%              0.10%               0.64%               0.26%              

Resolution 2 To approve the remuneration report for the year ended 31 March
2005.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld      
                                                                               
162,118,206shares   3,216,494 shares    1,100,191 shares    386,894 shares     
                                                                               
97.18%              1.93%               0.66%               0.23%              

Resolution 3 To declare a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March
2005 of 30.30 pence net for each ordinary share of 65 5/19 pence.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld      
                                                                               
165,713,467 shares  30,777 shares       1,059,382 shares    18,159 shares      
                                                                               
99.33%              0.02%               0.64%               0.01%              

Resolution 4 To re-appoint Mr M J Bettington as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld      
                                                                               
164,523,468 shares  1,027,029 shares    1,146,907 shares    124,381 shares     
                                                                               
98.62%              0.62%               0.69%               0.07%              

Resolution 5 To re-appoint Mrs R S Brydon Jannetta as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld      
                                                                               
164,552,969 shares  1,000,044 shares    1,144,595 shares    124,177 shares     
                                                                               
98.64%              0.60%               0.69%               0.07%              

Resolution 6 To re-appoint Ms M L Cassoni as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Votes Withheld     
                                                                               
164,356,519 shares  1,195,821 shares    1,138,880 shares    130,565 shares     
                                                                               
98.52%              0.72%               0.68%               0.08%              

Resolution 7 To re-appoint Sir John Egan as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
165,177,353 shares  382,046 shares      1,134,539 shares    127,847 shares     
                                                                               
99.01%              0.23%               0.68%               0.08%              

Resolution 8 To re-appoint Mr M C Flower as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
164,519,823 shares  495,519 shares      1,142,697 shares    663,746 shares     
                                                                               
98.62%              0.30%               0.68%               0.40%              

Resolution 9 To re-appoint Mr M R Wilson as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
164,494,973 shares  1,046,511 shares    1,149,169 shares    131,132 shares     
                                                                               
98.60%              0.63%               0.69%               0.08%              

Resolution 10 To re-appoint Mr A P Wray as a Director.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
164,486,283 shares  1,056,782 shares    1,149,041 shares    129,679 shares     
                                                                               
98.60%              0.63%               0.69%               0.08%              

Resolution 11 To appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors of the Company, and
to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
164,600,512 shares  1,060,185 shares    1,099,107 shares    61,981 shares      
                                                                               
98.67%              0.63%               0.66%               0.04%              

Resolution 12 To approve the Severn Trent Long Term Incentive Plan 2005.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
162,742,670 shares  1,495,360 shares    1,156,337 shares    1,427,418 shares   
                                                                               
97.56%              0.90%               0.69%               0.85%              

Resolution 13 To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities under
s.80 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended).

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld:     
                                                                               
163,567,671 shares  1,975,111 shares    1,131,170 shares    147,833 shares     
                                                                               
98.05%              1.18%               0.68%               0.09%              

Resolution 14 To disapply the pre-emption provisions of s.89 of the Companies
Act 1985 (as amended).

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld:     
                                                                               
164,943,793shares   519,110 shares      1,155,964 shares    202,918 shares     
                                                                               
98.88%              0.31%               0.69%               0.12%              

Resolution 15 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of it ordinary
shares.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Vote Withheld:     
                                                                               
165,262,231 shares  275,457 shares      1,145,224 shares    138,873 shares     
                                                                               
99.06%              0.17%               0.69%               0.08%              

Resolution 16 To authorise the Company to make donations to EU political
organisations and to incur EU political expenditure.

For:                Against:            Discretion:         Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
161,550,480 shares  3,798,212 shares    1,122,761 shares    350,332 shares     
                                                                               
96.84%              2.28%               0.67%               0.21%              

Resolution 17 To authorise the Company's subsidiary, Severn Trent Water
Limited, to make donations to EU political organisations and to incur EU
political expenditure.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
161,520,519 shares  3,828,783shares     1,123,160 shares    349,323 shares     
                                                                               
96.82%              2.30%               0.67%               0.21%              

Resolution 18 To authorise the Company's subsidiary Biffa Waste Services
Limited, to make donations to EU political organisations and to incur EU
political expenditure.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
161,523,401 shares  3,812,803 shares    1,129,714 shares    355,867 shares     
                                                                               
96.82%              2.29%               0.68%               0.21%              

Resolution 19 To authorise the Company's subsidiary, Biffa Treatment NV, to
make donations to EU political organisations and to incur EU political
expenditure.

For:                Against:            Discretion          Votes Withheld:    
                                                                               
161,489,240 shares  3,830,310 shares    1,147,191 shares    355,044 shares     
                                                                               
96.80%              2.30%               0.69%               0.21%