Additional Listing

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
6 September 2001


Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for a block listing of
2,800,000 Ordinary Shares of 50p each in the Company for admission of these
securities to the Official List.  The block listing is being made pursuant to
2,000,000 shares that may fall to be issued under the Company's Sharesave
Share Option Scheme and 800,000 shares that may fall to be issued under the
Company's Executive Share Option Scheme.