Purchase of Own Securities - Replacement

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
21 December 1999


The issuer has advised that the following alteration should be made to the
Scottish & Southern Energy Plc, Purchase of Own Securities, announcement
released today at 08:25 under RNS No 8589C. 

The ordinary shares were acquired on 20 December 1999 and not 21 December as
originally stated.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full corrected version is shown below.


                                  AMENDMENT                                   
                                                                              

                Scottish & Southern Energy Plc ('the Company')               

                          Purchase of Own Securities                          

Scottish and Southern Energy plc on 20th December 1999 acquired for
cancellation 690,000 of its 50p ordinary shares at a price of 509.82 pence per
ordinary share.