Holding(s) in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
27 July 2004


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 TO 202 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

Scottish and Southern Energy plc (the Company) was notified on 26 July 2004 that
FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non- beneficial
holders, have a notifiable interest in 35,021,239 ordinary shares in the
Company, being 4.08% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The shares are registered as follows:

Nominee/Registered Name    ManagementCompany    Shares Held

Chase Nominees Ltd.               FIJ                55,600
Bank of New York- London          FIL                 8,000
Bank of New York -Brussels        FIL                70,372
Bank of New York - Europe         FIL               875,531
Bank of New York - Europe         FIL               189,000
Bank of New York - London         FIL             2,760,800
Bank of New York - Brussels       FIL                99,000
Bankers Trust                     FIL               169,471
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd          FIL               238,830
Chase                             FIL                80,600
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt FIL                71,700
Chase Manhattan Bank London       FIL             1,672,865
Chase Nominees Ltd                FIL               340,830
Citibank                          FIL                83,878
Deutche Bank                      FIL                89,500
Deutche Bank AG, London           FIL               233,000
HSBC Client Holdings
 Nominee (UK) Limited             FIL             3,545,513
ING Luxembourg                    FIL                18,449
JP Morgan                         FIL             1,195,868
Master Trust Bank of Japan        FIL                29,800
Mellon Bank                       FIL               178,568
Mellon Nominees Ltd               FIL                54,300
Morgan Stanley                    FIL                31,117
NAB-Australia                     FIL               240,600
National Australia Bank           FIL                57,000
Northern Trust                    FIL             1,591,145
Nortrust Nominees Ltd             FIL               779,606
Nortrust Nominees Ltd             FIL                33,900
Northern Trust London             FIL               149,500
PICG                              FIL                 3,900
RBS Trust Bank                    FIL             1,655,195
Societe Generale Paris            FIL                30,400
State                             FIL                14,900
State Street Bank & Trust         FIL             1,237,276
State Street Hong Kong            FIL                 9,700
State Street Nominees Ltd         FIL               463,779
Bermuda Far East                  FIL                22,800
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
Nominees Limited                  FISL            6,640,181
State Street Nominees Limited     FMRCO               5,600
Bank of New York                  FMTC              144,600
Bank of New York - Europe         FMTC               55,200
BT Globenet Nominees Limited      FMTC              271,534
Chase Nominees Ltd                FMTC               98,900
Goldman Sachs and Co.             FMTC               34,200
JP Morgan Chase                   FMTC               29,000
Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited      FMTC              687,500
Lloyds Bank(Stock Exchange Branch)
Nominees Limited A/C              FMTC                1,900
Mellon Bank                       FMTC               14,900
Mellon Bank N.A.                  FMTC              142,700
Mellon Trust                      FMTC               14,000
Morgan Stanley Trust Co.
Nominees Limited Bank             FMTC                  600
MSS Nominees Limited              FMTC              200,300
Northern Trust                    FMTC              396,100
Royal Trust                       FMTC               20,700
State Street Bank & Trust         FMTC            1,421,121
State Street Bank & Trust Company FMTC              107,000
State Street Nominees Ltd.        FMTC            1,511,500
Bank of New York Europe           FPM               188,819
Bank of New York London           FPM               180,684
Bankers Trust                     FPM             2,294,360
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd          FPM                36,838
Chase Nominees Ltd                FPM             1,533,231
Citibank                          FPM                97,502
Kas Associates                    FPM                 5,700
Mellon Nominees Ltd               FPM               275,100
MSS Nominees Ltd                  FPM                14,176
Nordea                            FPM                18,600
Northern Trust                    FPM               196,400
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TOTAL                                            35,021,239



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