Holding in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
19 December 2000



NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company was notified on 18 December 2000 that FMR Corp. and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders of shares in
Scottish and Southern Energy plc, were interested in 24,585,240 ordinary
shares of 50p each, being 2.87% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Shares are registered as follows:-

  Shares      Nominees/registered Name                     Management Company
   259,500 Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited                    FMTC
    20,555 Nortrust Nominees                               FMTC
    49,000                                                 FMTC
 7,022,609 Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited  FISL
 1,021,300 Chase Nominees Limited                          FPM
    62,000 Gracechurch Nominees                            FPM
   523,500 RBS Trust Bank                                  FPM
    28,300 HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK)Limited       FPM
 1,884,000 Bankers Trust                                   FPM
   166,780 Nortrust Nominees Limited                       FPM
   164,800 BT Globenet Nominees Limited                    FPM
 1,579,200 Chase Nominees Limited                          FPM
   224,580 MSS Nominees Limited                            FIL
   102,830 Citibank                                        FIL
 5,321,938 MSS Nominees Limited                            FIL
    30,936 Chase Nominees Limited                          FIL
 1,601,268 Nortrust Nominees Limited                       FIL
   174,150 Bankers Trust                                   FIL
 2,100,553 RBS Trust Bank                                  FIL
   337,600 BT Globenet Nominees Limited                    FIL
   224,200 Morgan Stanley                                  FIL
   108,035 NAB-Australia                                   FIL
    45,940 State Street Bank and Trust                     FIL
   196,970 Citibank                                        FIL
     8,000 Credit Suisse                                   FIL
     3,400 Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Limited           FIL
   210,400 Bank of New York Europe                         FIL
   852,496 Northern Trust                                  FIL
     4,500                                                 FIL
     5,900 National Australia Bank                         FIL
   250,000 Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited  FIL
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24,585,240

Change in holding since last filing (-1,557,525)