Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 October 2002

The Company was notified by the Halifax, the provider of the all employee
Scottish and Southern Energy plc Share Incentive Plan on 30 September 2002, that
35,007 ordinary shares in the Company were purchased on 30 September 2002 at a
price of £6.76. These shares were allocated to participants of the plan at a
price of £6.80.

The purchase was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with the
Halifax for monthly purchases of shares.

The interests of Executive directors of the Company in the transaction were as
follows:
                            Number of shares                      Total holding       Total percentage of
                            purchased/                            following           shares in issue
Directors                                      Percentage of      notification        following
                            allocated          issued class                           notification
                                               
Colin Hood                  25                 0.000003%          13,046              0.0015%


Ian Marchant                25                 0.000003%          39,882              0.0046%

                            
Alistair Phillips-Davies    25                 0.000003%          51,302              0.0060%

                            
David Sigsworth             25                 0.000003%          4,821               0.0006%

                            





The purchase of shares relates to an employees' share scheme extended to all or
most employees of participating Group companies and as such is not subject to
the provisions of the Model Code of the Listing Rules.






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