Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 October 2003


The Company was notified on 30 September 2003 by the Halifax, the provider of
the all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc Share Incentive Plan, that
35,124 ordinary shares in the Company were purchased and allocated to employees
on 30 September 2003 at a price of £6.13.

The purchase was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with the
Halifax for monthly purchases of shares.

The Company has also been advised of a dividend re-investment by Mr. I
Marchant's PEP Manager of 25 shares at a price of £6.13.

The interests of Executive directors of the Company were as follows:


Directors                Number of shares       Percentage of               Total holding        Total percentage of
                         purchased/             issued class                following            Shares in issue
                         allocated                                          notification         following notification

Colin Hood               25                     0.000003%                   19,137               0.002%

Ian Marchant             50                     0.000003%                   53,988               0.006%

David Sigsworth          25                     0.000003%                   49,666               0.006%

Alistair Phillips-Davis  25                     0.000003%                   9,147                0.001%

Gregor Alexander         25                     0.000003%                   7,067                0.001%




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