Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
16 November 2000


Scottish and Southern Energy plc ('the Company')
Purchase of shares under the Deferred Bonus Scheme

The Company announces the purchase of 7,449 Ordinary shares of 50p each in the
Company at a price of £6.12 per share on 15 November 2000 by Bedell Cristin
Trust Company Limited as Trustees of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred
Bonus Plan ('the Trust'.

For Companies Act purposes the Executive Directors are technically regarded as
having an interest in shares held by the Trust.