Director Shareholding

Severn Trent PLC
29 August 2002

Under the Severn Trent Plc Profit Sharing Scheme, Ordinary shares of 65 5/19
pence each, acquired through the 1999 'Free and Matching' and 2000 'Bought'
offers, were released from trust on 2 August 2002 and 31 July 2002 respectively.

The directors of Severn Trent Plc have an interest in the Ordinary shares of 65
5/19 pence each, released from trust as follows:


                                    1999 'Free and Matching'            2000 'Bought'

J K Banyard                         35                                  18
M J Bettington                      35                                  18
B Duckworth                         35                                  18
R M Walker                          -                                   18



Shares held in trust are included in a director's interests in the Ordinary
shares of 65 5/19 pence each, therefore these releases from trust do not
increase the declared holdings of the individual directors.



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