Holding(s) in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
22 March 2002


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company was notified on 22 March 2002 that Barclays plc has a notifiable
interest in 25,824,139 ordinary 50p shares in Scottish and Southern Energy plc
being 3.00% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The shares are registered as follows:-

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      533,467
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 538028                                 26,403
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 73520                                 182,268
Dematerialised                                                          20,105
Chase Nominees Limited 16331                                           224,669
Chase Nominees Limited 16338                                            49,790
Chase Nominees Limited 16341                                         1,195,704
Chase Nominees Limited 16342                                            82,683
Chase Nominees Limited 16344                                           153,664
Chase Nominees Limited 16345                                           271,841
Chase Nominees Limited 16376                                           172,483
Chase Nominees Limited 16400                                         7,946,486
Chase Nominees Limited 16530                                         1,926,932
Chase Nominees Limited 18409                                           842,314
Chase Nominees Limited 20947                                         5,173,451
DEM69                                                                    4,536
Unknown                                                                    200
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd & Third Party Nominee                         2,245
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd as executor                                   3,202
Unknown                                                                  1,000
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                          4,312,994
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Limited a/c 5781D                6,593
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Limited a/c 5782A            2,170,893
Unknown                                                                457,180
Unknown                                                                 18,419
Unknown                                                                 16,940
Unknown                                                                  6,424
Unknown                                                                 11,135
Unknown                                                                  7,069
Unknown                                                                  3,049
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                                                                    25,824,139


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