Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
30 June 2004


The Company announces the purchase of 217,330 ordinary shares of 50p each in the
Company at a price of 684.5p per share on 29 June 2004 by Bedell and Cristin
Trust Company Limited as Trustee of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred
Bonus Plan ('the Trust').

As set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2004,the performance-related awards
under the Plan will be granted to senior managers including the Executive
Directors once the performance related factors of Total Shareholder Return over
a three-year period, safety (which is externally verified and compared to other
energy companies) and relative performance in terms of customer complaints as
recorded by the independent regulatory body, energywatch are finalised. A
further announcement on Directors' interests will then be made.

Each Executive Director will only receive from the Trust the number of shares to
which they are entitled under their award. For the Companies Act purposes, the
Executive Directors are technically regarded as having an interest in all those
shares held by the Trust.


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