Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
18 January 2005


Notification of Directors' Interests

Scottish and Southern Energy plc was notified on 17 January 2005 that Henry
Casley, one of its non-executive directors, and his wife Sheila Casley, sold
6,000 and 1,500 Ordinary 50p shares respectively on 17 January 2005 at a price
of 880 pence per share.

Director           Number    Percentage   Total holding   Total percentage of
                     of      of issued      following        issued shares
                   shares      share      notification         following
                    sold       class                          notification

Henry Casley       6,000     0.00087%       89,352               0.010%

Sheila Casley      1,500









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