Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 December 2003



                          Share Incentive Plan ('SIP')

The Company was notified on 28 November 2003 by the Halifax, the provider of the
all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc SIP, that 23,258 ordinary shares
in the Company were purchased at £6.525 and allocated to employees at £6.53.

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:


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

  Colin Hood                   19     0.000002%          19,181         0.002%
  Ian Marchant                 19     0.000002%          54,032         0.006%
  David Sigsworth              19     0.000002%          50,092         0.006%
  Alistair                     19     0.000002%           9,192         0.001%
  Phillips-Davies                                                             
  Gregor Alexander             19     0.000002%         7,814 *         0.001%


* In the Director Shareholding announcement made on 26 November 2003, Gregor
Alexander's total holding following that notification was understated by 2
shares.


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