Director/PDMR Shareholding

Severn Trent Plc has been informed that on 5 September 2005, 208,922 Ordinary
Shares of 65 5/19 pence each in Severn Trent Plc were provisionally allocated
under the terms of the Severn Trent Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 to the
Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR') of the
Company as set out below. These Ordinary Shares will vest at the end of a three
year performance period, depending on the achievement of performance targets,
but will not require any payment from the Directors or PDMRs.

Name                       Status             No. of Shares   
                                             Subject to Award 
                                                              
C S Matthews               Director                     53,333
                                                              
M J Bettington             Director                     23,333
                                                              
R S Brydon Jannetta        Director                      7,935
                                                              
M R Wilson                 Director                     19,743
                                                              
A P Wray                   Director                     17,948
                                                              
P P Davies                 PDMR                         12,000
                                                              
P J Gavan                  PDMR                         11,507
                                                              
L F Graziano               PDMR                         13,602
                                                              
T W J Lowth                PDMR                          9,600
                                                              
S H Reilly                 PDMR                          7,307
                                                              
A P Smith                  PDMR                         12,307
                                                              
P K Tandon                 PDMR                         10,461
                                                              
J Van den Arend Schmidt    PDMR                          9,846

This notification is provided in accordance with DR3.1.4R(1).

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