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, Ian Marchant elected to call for 7,878 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, Ian Marchant sold 3,240 Shares at £6.37 in order to
    discharge income tax liabilities arising on the release from the Trust.

    As a result of these transactions, Ian Marchant is interested in 39,857
    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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