Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC 31 December 2004 The Company was notified on 31 December 2004 by Halifax plc, the provider of the all employee Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), of the following purchases in the Company's ordinary shares:- a. that 26,612 shares were purchased at £8.725 using participating employees' gross salary ('Partnership Shares'). b. that the Company matched the Partnership Shares purchased by employees and purchased a further 15,877 shares at £8.725 ('Matching Shares'). The Company gives employees 1 Matching Share for each Partnership Share bought by them up to a maximum of 5 Matching Shares per month. The 42,489 shares (Partnership and Matching) were allocated to employees at £8.74 The purchase was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with Halifax plc for monthly purchases of Partnership and Matching Shares for the SIP. The interests of Executive directors of the Company in the transactions were as follows: Directors Number of Number Percentage Total holding Total Partnership of of issued following percentage of Shares Matching class notification shares in Shares issue following notification Colin 15 5 0.000002% 21,538 0.003% Hood Ian 15 5 0.000002% 64,459 0.008% Marchant David Sigsworth 15 5 0.000002% 43,824 0.005% Alistair Phillips-Davies 14 5 0.000002% 11,137 0.001% Gregor Alexander 15 5 0.000002% 9,156 0.001% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange RDSUAAORSWRUOAA

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