Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
23 May 2003

Notification of Directors' Interests


Scottish and Southern Energy plc wishes to notify the following changes in
directors' interests in the Company's Ordinary 50p Shares (shares) following a
notification to the Company on 23 May 2003 by the PEP Manager regarding the
reinvestment of the tax credit, on the March dividend, on 22 May 2003, pursuant
to a regular standing order instruction.

David Sigsworth      Single Company PEP     4 shares at a price of £6.51

                     General PEP           5 shares at a price of £6.51

Lorna Sigsworth (Spouse)   Single Company PEP      2 shares at a price of £6.51

                        General PEP           5 shares at a price of £6.51


Following this notification, David Sigsworth has an interest in 49,542 shares
representing 0.0058% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Gregor Alexander          Single Company PEP 2 shares at a price of £6.51.

Following this notification, Gregor Alexander has an interest in 6,188 shares
representing 0.0007% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Reinvestment of March 2003 dividend under the Deferred Bonus Plan

The Company has also been notified of the purchase of 4,605 Ordinary Shares of
50p each in the Company at a price of £6.59 per share, pursuant to a regular
standing order instruction.

The purchase was carried out on 8 April 2003 by Bedell Cristin Trust Company
Limited, trustees of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred Bonus Plan ('the
Trust'). The purchase related to the reinvestment by the Trustees of the March
2003 dividend.

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

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