Holding in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
24 December 2001


Scottish and Southern Energy

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company was notified on 24 December 2001 that Barclays Plc,through its
subsidiary Barclays Bank Plc, no longer has a notifiable interest in the share
capital of Scottish and Southern Energy plc.