Director Shareholding

Severn Trent PLC
6 December 2000


Severn Trent Plc has today been informed that on 4th December 2000, the
Trustees of the Severn Trent Plc Employee Share Ownership Trust (the 'Trust')
acquired 198,792 Ordinary shares of 65 5/19 pence each in Severn Trent Plc
(the 'Company') at a price of £7.29 per share. The shares were acquired for
use in connection with the Severn Trent Plc Long Term Incentive Plan (the
'Plan'). As beneficiaries of the Trust and participators in the Plan, the
Executive Directors, J K Banyard, M J Bettington, R A S Costin, B Duckworth
and R M Walker have an interest in the shares for the purposes of Section 324
of the Companies Act 1985.