Directors Shareholding(s)

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
20 April 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Scottish and Southern Energy

2   Name of director:
David Sigsworth

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Spouse of Director

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
David Sigsworth

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
Director only

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Retrospective announcement of re-investment of dividend and tax credit of
dividend by PEP Manager pursuant to a regular standing order instruction into
Single Company and General PEP (171 shares).

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
112 shares on 02.10.00, 12 shares on 23.11.00 and 47 shares on 29.03.01.

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.00002%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
n/a

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary 50p shares

12  Price per share:
559p on 02.10.00, 625p on 23.11.00 and 606p on 29.03.01

13  Date of transaction:
02.10.00, 23.11.00 and 29.03.01

14  Date company informed:
20.04.01

15  Total holding following this notification:
24,149

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.00281%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
n/a

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
n/a

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
n/a

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
n/a

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
n/a

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
n/a

23  Contact name for queries:
Ailsa Stroud

24  Contact telephone number:
01738 455152

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Vincent Donnelly, Company Secretary

Additional Information: