Additional Listing

Severn Trent PLC
19 July 2004

Application has today been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing
Authority for a block listing of 1,442,986 ordinary shares of 65 5/19 pence each
to be admitted to the Official List. These shares will rank pari passu with the
existing ordinary shares.

These ordinary shares are to be issued as a result of future exercises of
options under the Sharesave Scheme.


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