Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
31 December 2003

                          Share Incentive Plan ('SIP')

The Company was notified on 31 December 2003 by the Halifax, the provider of the
all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc SIP, that 22,268 ordinary shares
in the Company were purchased at £6.705 and allocated to employees at £6.71.

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


  Colin Hood         19            0.000002%     19,200          0.002%       

  Ian Marchant       19            0.000002%     54,052          0.006%       

  David Sigsworth    19            0.000002%     50,111          0.006%       

  Alistair           18            0.000002%     9,200           0.001%       
  Phillips-Davies                                                             

  Gregor Alexander   19            0.000002%     7,833           0.001%       


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