Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
07 August 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
Scottish and Southern Energy plc

2. Name of director
Colin Hood

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 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 the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
Colin Hood

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
Notification by the provider of the Company's All Employee Share Incentive Plan of a purchase of shares
pursuant to a regular standing order instruction.

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
24

8. Percentage of issued class
0.0000028%

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
£6.60

13. Date of transaction
31 July 2002

14. Date company informed
31 July 2002

15. Total holding following this notification
12,997

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.0015%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

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. Any additional information
N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Alex Cairncross 01738 455154

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Ailsa Stroud, Assistant Company Secretary

Date of Notification
7 August 2002




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