Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
16 July 2004


                     Notification of Directors' Interests

On 16 July 2004, 982,542 share options were granted to employees pursuant to the
Company's all-employee savings-related share option scheme at an exercise price
of £6.22. The options are over the Company's Ordinary 50p shares. The interests
of the Executive Directors of the Company in the transaction were as follows:

Directors         Savings contract    No of options     Period exercisable
                  term                
             
Ian Marchant      3- year             606                1 October 2007 to 31
                                                         March 2008
                  5-year              1051               1 October 2009 to 31
                                                         March 2010
Gregor Alexander  5-year              630                1 October 2009 to 31
                                                         March 2010





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