Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
27 February 2004

                          Share Incentive Plan ('SIP')

The Company was notified on 27 February 2004 by Halifax plc, the provider of the
all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc SIP, that 22,565 ordinary shares
in the Company were purchased at £6.86 and allocated to employees at £6.80.

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

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



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

  Colin Hood                 19                    0.000002%             13,447                  0.002%               
  Ian Marchant               19                    0.000002%             54,090                  0.006%               
  David Sigsworth            19                    0.000002%             50,149                  0.006%               
  Alistair Phillips-Davies   18                    0.000002%             9,248                   0.001%               
  Gregor Alexander           19                    0.000002%             7,871                   0.001%               

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