LTIP Award 2002

Severn Trent PLC
01 October 2002

Severn Trent Plc has been informed that 175,137 Ordinary Shares of 65 5/19 pence
each in Severn Trent Plc have been provisionally allocated under the terms of
the Severn Trent Plc Long Term Incentive Plan to the Directors of the Company as
set out below. These Ordinary Shares will vest at the end of a three year
performance period, depending on the achievement of performance targets, but
will not require any payment from the Directors.


Name of Director                   No. of Shares Subject to Award

R M Walker                         64,701

J K Banyard                        19,521

M J Bettington                     27,888

B Duckworth                        26,215

A S Perelman                       36,812

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