Director Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
21 July 2004


The company previously announced on 30 June 2004 the purchase, by the Trustees
of the Scottish and Southern Energy Deferred Bonus Plan, of 217,330 ordinary
shares of 50p each in the Company at a price of 684.5p per share. The company
now announces the performance-related awards to Executive Directors under the
Plan.

On 20 July 2004, the following share awards to the Executive Directors were
made:

Ian Marchant                 35,279

Colin Hood                   25,249

Alistair Phillips-Davies     16,211

David Sigsworth              18,657

Gregor Alexander             16,211

The Plan is designed to contribute to increasing shareholder return and
motivation of senior management over the longer-term. Awards to participants in
the Plan are dependent on the performance by individuals and by the Company.
Participants are granted awards equivalent to their actual short-term bonus. As
stated in the Annual Report and Accounts 2004, the value of the award is
adjusted by reference to three factors: the company's relative performance in
terms of Total Shareholder Return over a three-year period; safety (which is
externally verified and compared to other energy companies) and relative
performance in terms of customer complaints as recorded by the independent
regulatory body, energywatch.

Each Executive Director will only receive from the Trust the number of shares to
which they are entitled under their award. For Companies Act purposes, the
Executive Directors are technically regarded as having an interest in all those
shares held by the Trust.


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