AGM Statement

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
29 July 2004

                         Scottish & Southern Energy plc



                                                                    29 July 2004



                       BOARD CHANGES ANNOUNCED AT SSE AGM



The Annual General Meeting of Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('SSE') took
place in Bournemouth today. All 15 Resolutions, as set out in the Notice of
Meeting on pages 56 and 57 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2004, were passed
by shareholders.



The Meeting was advised of a number of changes to the Board of SSE which will be
made over the coming year. The Chairman, Dr Bruce Farmer CBE, will retire on 31
December 2004.  He will be succeeded by Sir Robert Smith, who is currently
Deputy Chairman. As stated in the Annual Report and Accounts 2004, Henry Casley
will retire as a non-Executive Director before SSE's Annual General Meeting in
July 2005. David Sigsworth, the Generation Director, will also retire before
that Meeting.



Dr Farmer said: 'This will complete a well-planned series of changes to the
Board of SSE. On this basis, by next year's AGM, the Board will consist of four
Executive Directors and five independent non-Executive Directors. It will
continue to have the right mix of skills and experience to drive SSE forward.'



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Note to Editors

Sir Robert Smith joined the Board of SSE as a non-Executive Director in June
2003. He is Chairman of The Weir Group PLC. He is a non-Executive Director of
Standard Bank Group Limited and Aegon UK plc.




For further information please contact:

Scottish and Southern Energy plc
Alan Young - Director of Corporate Communications                         + 44 (0)870 900 0410
Denis Kerby - Investor and Media Relations Manager                        + 44 (0)870 900 0410

Financial Dynamics
Andrew Dowler                                                             + 44 (0)20 7831 3113




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