Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
24 November 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Scottish and Southern Energy

2   Name of director:
David Sigsworth

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:
Director only

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
David Sigsworth

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

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Re-investment of tax credit of dividend by PEP Manager pursuant to a regular
standing order instruction into a General (8 shares) and Single Company (7
shares) PEP

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
15 shares

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.0000018%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary 50p shares

12  Price per share:
£6.25

13  Date of transaction:
23 November 2000

14  Date company informed:
24 November 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
23,922

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.0028%

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

17  Date of grant:
N/A

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

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

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
N/A

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

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

23  Contact name for queries:
Ailsa Stroud, Assistant Company Secretary

24  Contact telephone number:
01738 455152

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Vincent Donnelly, Company Secretary


Additional Information: