Holding in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
2 October 2001



NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 TO 202 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company was notified on 1 October 2002 that FMR Corp. and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, both being non beneficial holders of shares in
Scottish and Southern Energy plc, were interested in 25,626,465 ordinary
shares of 50p each, being 2.98% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Shares registered as follows:

Lloyds Bank Nominees Ltd              FMTC     194,100
Nortrust Nominees                     FMTC      19,555
Bank of New York Europe               FMTC      30,400
State Street Nominees Ltd             FMTC       2,100
National Cities                       FMTC       9,900
Clydesdale Bank (HO) Nominees Ltd     FISL   5,659,808
RBS Trust Bank                        FPM      600,600
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd FPM      309,100
Bankers Trust                         FPM    2,050,400
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                 FPM      940,740
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd              FPM       91,100
Chase Nominees Ltd                    FPM    2,040,500
MSS Nominees Ltd                      FPM      195,980
Citibank                              FPM      248,130
Bank of New York Europe               FPM      397,027
Nordea                                FPM        3,920
MSS Nominees Ltd                      FIL    4,246,970
Chase Nominees Ltd                    FIL       76,176
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                 FIL    1,389,168
Bankers Trust                         FIL      460,600
R B S Trust Bank                      FIL    2,494,953
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd              FIL      236,700
Morgan Stanley                        FIL      284,400
NAB-Australia                         FIL       17,935
State Street Bank and Trust           FIL      334,062
Citibank                              FIL      221,270
Credit Suisse                         FIL        6,500
Bank of New York Europe               FIL      981,700
Northern Trust                        FIL    1,216,416
National Australia Bank               FIL        5,100
Clydesdale Bank (HO) Nominees Ltd     FIL      188,300
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd FIL        4,388
Deutsche Bank A G, London             FIL          867
Bank of New York, London              FIL       70,600
Northern Trust                        FIL      591,000
                                      FIL        6,000
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                                            25,626,465