Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
01 April 2004


The Company was notified on 31 March 2004 by Halifax plc, the provider of the
all employee Scottish and Southern Energy plc SIP, that 21,779 ordinary shares
in the Company were purchased at £6.82 and allocated to employees at £6.805.

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

Colin Hood                18    0.000002%         13,465           0.002%

Ian Marchant              18    0.000002%         54,108           0.006%

David Sigsworth           18    0.000002%         43,298           0.005%

Alistair                  19    0.000002%          9,267           0.001%
Phillips-Davies

Gregor                    19    0.000002%          7,900           0.001%
Alexander

.

Also, the Company was notified on 31 March 2004 of a dividend re-investment by
Mr I Marchant's PEP Manager of 11 shares at a price of £6.565. The date of the
transaction was 24 March 2004.

The interests of Ian Marchant are as follows:

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

Ian            11        0.000001%      54,119            0.006%
Marchant






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