Holding(s) in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
5 June 2002

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company was notified on 5 June 2002 that Barclays plc has a notifiable
interest in 27,130,088 ordinary 50p share in Scottish and Southern Energy plc
being 3.16% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The shares are registered as follows:

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd           528

Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd           203,031

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                211,424

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd           26,865

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd           539,199

Barclays Global Investors, NA           6,765,357

Barclays Global Investors Japan Inv           20,965

Barclays Global Investors Ltd          16,517,227

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd           2,076,397

Barclays Global Fund Advisors           213,063

Barclays Global Invetors Japan Trust      556,032



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