Director/PDMR Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 July 2005


Headline: Director Shareholding

The company announces the purchase on 30 June 2005, by the Trustees of the
Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred Bonus Plan, of 181,780 ordinary shares of
50p each in the Company at an average price of £10.094 per share. The Company
also announces the performance-related awards to Executive Directors under the
Plan.

On 30 June 2005, the following share awards to the Executive Directors were
made:

Ian Marchant                                    35,107
Colin Hood                                      26,079
Alistair Phillips-Davies                        17,386
Gregor Alexander                                17,386

The Plan is designed to contribute to increasing shareholder return and
motivation of senior management over the longer-term. Awards to participants in
the Plan are dependent on the performance by individuals and by the Company.
Participants are granted awards equivalent to their actual short-term bonus. As
stated in the Annual Report and Accounts 2005, the value of the award is
adjusted by reference to three factors: the company's relative performance in
terms of Total Shareholder Return over a three-year period; safety (which is
externally verified and compared to other energy companies) and relative
performance in terms of customer complaints as recorded by the independent
regulatory body, energywatch.

Each Executive Director will only receive from the Trust the number of shares to
which they are entitled under their award. For Companies Act purposes, the
Executive Directors are technically regarded as having an interest in all those
shares held by the Trust.

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