Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
31 December 2002

The Company was notified by the Halifax, the provider of the all employee
Scottish and Southern Energy plc Share Incentive Plan on 31 December 2002, that
33,243 ordinary shares in the Company were purchased on 31 December 2002 at a
price of £6.74. These shares were allocated to participants of the plan at a
price of £6.72.

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                   allocated          Percentage of      notification        following
                                               issued class                           notification
                                               

Colin Hood                  23                 0.000003%          13,119              0.0015%

Ian Marchant                23                 0.000003%          39,977              0.0046%
                            
David Sigsworth             23                 0.000003%          53,792              0.0062%

Alistair Phillips-Davies    24                 0.000003%          4,894               0.0006%

Gregor Alexander            23                 0.000003%          3,870               0.0004%
 

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