Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
19 June 2001


Purchase of Shares under the Deferred Bonus Scheme

The Company was notified on 14th June 2001 of the purchase of 3,330 Ordinary
Shares of 50p each in the Company at a price of £6.555 per share on 13th June
2001 by Bedell Cristin Trust Company Limited as trustees of the Scottish and
Southern Energy Deferred Bonus Plan ('the Trust').  The purchase related to
the reinvestment by the trustees of the March 2001 dividend.

For Companies Act purposes the Executive Directors are technically regarded as
having an interest in shares held by the Trust.