Holding(s) in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
29 January 2003


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 TO 202 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985


The Company was notified on 28 January 2003 that the Legal & General Group plc
has a notifiable interest in 27,299,985 ordinary 50p shares in Scottish and
Southern Energy plc, being 3.17% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The shares are registered as follows:

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 914945        110,632

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603        825,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245      3,982,428

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206     20,255,227

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203      1,171,600

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332         72,300

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 916681         44,900

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509        837,898




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