Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 August 2003

The Company was notified on 31 July 2003 by the Halifax, the provider of the all
employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc Share Incentive Plan, that 35,688
ordinary shares in the Company were purchased on 31 July 2003 at a price of
£6.18. These shares were allocated to participants of the plan at a price of
£6.22.

The purchase was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with the
Halifax for monthly purchases of shares.

The interests of Executive directors of the Company in the transaction were as
follows:


                            Number of shares                      Total holding       Total percentage of
                            purchased/                            following           shares in issue
Directors                                      Percentage of      notification        following
                            allocated          issued class                           notification
                                               

Colin Hood                  25                 0.000003%          13,296              0.0015%

Ian Marchant                25                 0.000003%          48,067              0.0056%                   

David Sigsworth             25                 0.000003%          49,616              0.0058%

Alistair Phillips-Davies    25                 0.000003%          8,197               0.0010%

Gregor Alexander            25                 0.000003%          6,262               0.0007%


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