Directors Shareholding(s)

Severn Trent PLC
18 September 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Severn Trent Plc

2   Name of director:
Mr J K Banyard

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Notification in respect of director's spouse

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Mrs J E Banyard

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Market sale of shares held as executrix to a will.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
104

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.00003

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 65 5/19 pence each

12  Price per share:
744.67 pence

13  Date of transaction:
13 September 2001

14  Date company informed:
18 September 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:
15,039

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.004

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
David Chettle

24  Contact telephone number:
0121 722 4543

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Peter P Davies (Company Secretary)

Additional Information: