Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
12 July 2002

The Company announces the purchase of 212,340 ordinary shares of 50p each in the
Company at a price of 650p per share on 11 July 2002 by Bedell and Cristin Trust
Company Limited as Trustee of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred Bonus
Plan ('the Trust').

Performance-related awards under the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan were granted
on 11 July 2002 to senior staff including Executive Directors and will (subject
to the rules of the Plan) be satisfied after 3 years using shares held by the
Trust.

The share awards to the Executive Directors were as follows:

Jim Forbes - 47,196

Ian Marchant - 24,162

David Sigsworth - 17,719

Colin Hood - 16,108

Alistair Phillips-Davies - 9,866

Rewards obtained by participants in the Plan are dependant on performance by
individuals and by the Company, which is measured in financial terms and by
other criteria including the Company's performance relative to a group of
comparator companies in key variables.

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



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