Director Shareholding

Severn Trent PLC
01 October 2002

Severn Trent Plc (the 'Company') announces that Ordinary Shares of 65 5/19 pence
each in the Company have been purchased on behalf of its non-executive
directors. These purchases form part of the remuneration arrangements for the
non-executive directors and it is intended, therefore, that similar purchases
will be made, for the same purpose, twice per annum.

The details of the current purchases are:-
Name                            Date of Purchase       No. of Shares    Price (pence)   Total Shareholding
                                                          Bought                          Following this
                                                                                             Purchase

E E Anstee                   1 October 2002                 122             599.5              2,255
T D G Arculus                1 October 2002                 495             599.5             11,046
M L Cassoni (Ms)             1 October 2002                 122             599.5               238
M C Flower                   1 October 2002                 122             599.5              1,255
J D G McAdam                 1 October 2002                 122             599.5               255
F A Osborn                   1 October 2002                 122             599.5               765
C Tritton (Mrs)              1 October 2002                 122             599.5              2,982



www.severntrent.com


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange