Directors Shareholding(s)

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
18 April 2001



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Scottish and Southern Energy

2   Name of director:
James Alexander Forbes

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:
Director only

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

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 tax credit of dividend by PEP
Manager pursuant to a regular standing order instruction into a Single Company
PEP (35 shares).

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
26 shares 19.10.00, 2 shares 23.11.00, and 7 shares 29.03.01

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.000004%

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:
561p on 19.10.00, 625.5p on 23.11.00 and 604p on 29.03.01

13  Date of transaction:
19.10.00, 23.11.00 and 29.03.01

14  Date company informed:
18.04.01

15  Total holding following this notification:
83,620

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.00974%

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




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Scottish and Southern Energy

2   Name of director:
Ian Derek Marchant

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:
Director only

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

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 tax credit of dividend by PEP
Manager pursuant to a regular standing order instruction into a Single Company
PEP (36 shares).

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
27 shares 19.10.00, 2 shares 23.11.00 and 7 shares 29.03.01

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.000004%

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:
561p on 19.10.00, 625.5p on 23.11.00 and 604p on 29.03.01.

13  Date of transaction:
19.10.00, 23.11.00 and 29.03.01.

14  Date company informed:
18 April 2001.

15  Total holding following this notification:
17,822

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.00208%

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


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