Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
31 January 2003

The Company was notified by the Halifax, the provider of the all employee
Scottish and Southern Energy plc Share Incentive Plan on 31 January 2003, that
35,995 ordinary shares in the Company were purchased on 31 January 2003 at a
price of £6.11. These shares were allocated to participants of the plan at a
price of £6.15.

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                  26                 0.000003%          13,145              0.0015%


Ian Marchant                26                 0.000003%          40,004 *            0.0047%

                            
David Sigsworth             26                 0.000003%          51,818              0.0060%


Alistair Phillips-Davies    25                 0.000003%          4,919               0.0006%

                            
Gregor Alexander            26                 0.000003%          5,290               0.0006%

                            





* Mr Marchant's shareholding includes 1 additional share arising from
reinvestment of tax credit by his PEP Manager and which has been intimated to
the Company.


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