Director/PDMR Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
15 July 2005


On 14 July 2005 the Company granted options over 1,678,450 shares to employees
pursuant to the Company's all-employee savings-related share option scheme at an
exercise price of £8.86 The options are over the Company's Ordinary 50p shares.
The interests of the Directors /PDMRs of the Company in the transaction were as
follows:

Directors/ PDMRs                  Savings contract            No of
                                  term                        options

Colin Hood                        5- year                         1492
Director
Alistair Phillips-Davies          5-year                          1865
Director
Paul Isgar                        5-year                           746
PDMR
Rob McDonald                      3-year                          1069
PDMR
Alan Young                        5-year                           559
PDMR
Paul Smith                        5-year                          1119
PDMR
Jim Smith                         5-year                           671
PDMR
Graham Juggins                    5-year                           373
PDMR
Mark Mathieson                    5-year                           373
PDMR
Michelle Hynd                     5-year                          1865
PDMR




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