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 arising out of the
    operation of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred Bonus Plan.

    In connection with the vesting of his rights under the Deferred Bonus Plan
    on his retirement on 30 September 2002, Jim Forbes on 24 September 2002
    waived without payment his right to call for 159,004 Ordinary shares from
    Bedell Cristin Trustees Limited as the trustee of the Scottish and Southern
    Energy Employee Trust ('the Trustee') under the Company's Deferred Bonus
    Plan. Today, the Trustee appointed 159,004 shares at a price of £6.40 per
    share which could otherwise have been called for by Jim Forbes on his
    retirement to Bedell Cristin Trustees Limited as the trustee of the Scottish
    and Southern Energy Employee Benefit Trust 2002 to be held for the benefit
    of Jim Forbes and his family.



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