Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
25 September 2002

    Notification of Directors' Interests

    Scottish and Southern Energy plc wishes to notify the following change in
    directors' interests in the Company's ordinary 50p shares ('Shares') arising
    out of the operation of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred Bonus Plan
    ('Plan'). Awards of Shares under the Plan can be unconditionally released to
    participants following the third anniversary of grant.

    On 23 September 2002, Alistair Phillips-Davies elected to call for 1,163
    Shares awarded to him on 17 August 1999. These Shares were transferred by
    the Scottish and Southern Energy Employee Trust (the 'Trust').

    On 24 September 2002, Alistair Phillips-Davies sold 484 Shares at £6.37 in
    order to discharge income tax liabilities arising on the release from the
    Trust.

    As a result of these transactions, Alistair Phillips-Davies is interested in
    4,796 Shares.

    In addition, the executive directors are deemed for Companies Act (1985)
    purposes to be interested in all the Shares held by the Trust.


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