Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
15 November 2004


Notification of Directors' Interests

Scottish and Southern Energy plc was notified on 15 November 2004 that Lady
Alison Smith, the wife of one of its non-executive directors, Sir Robert Smith,
purchased 600 Ordinary 50p shares on 15 November 2004 at a price of 792.44 pence
per share.

Director     Number of   Percentage   Total holding    Total percentage
              shares      of issued     following      of issued shares
            purchased       share     notification        following
                           class                        notification
Sir Robert
Smith             600      0.00007%     15,800              0.0018%








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