Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
03 November 2003

                          Share Incentive Plan ('SIP')

The Company was notified on 31 October 2003 by the Halifax, the provider of the
all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc SIP, that 23,308 ordinary shares
in the Company were purchased at £6.135 and allocated to employees at £6.165 on
31 October 2003.

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:






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

Colin Hood          25                    0.000003%           19,162                 0.002%

Ian Marchant        25                    0.000003%           54,013                 0.006%

David Sigsworth     25                    0.000003%           50,035                 0.006%

Alistair Phillips-
Davies              26                    0.000003%           9,173                  0.001%

Gregor Alexander    25                    0.000003%           7,793                  0.001%












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