Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 April 2003


The Company was notified on 31 March 2003 by the Halifax, the provider of the
all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc Share Incentive Plan, that 39,361
ordinary shares in the Company were purchased on 31 March 2003 at a price of
£6.45. These shares were allocated to participants of the plan at a price of
£6.52.

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                  27                 0.000003%          13,197              0.0015%

Ian Marchant                27                 0.000003%          48,452              0.0056%
                            
David Sigsworth             27                 0.000003%          49,501              0.0058%

Alistair Phillips-Davies    27                 0.000003%          8,294               0.0010%

Gregor Alexander            27                 0.000003%          6,211               0.0007%


The purchase of shares relates to an employees' share scheme extended to all or
most employees of participating Group companies and as such is not subject to
the provisions of the Model Code of the Listing Rules.


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