Amendment to Ex-Dividend Info in Preliminary Re...

Severn Trent Plc

Preliminary Results for the year to 31 March 2004

The issuer wishes to advise that the announcement made this morning at 7.02am
contained incorrect details relating to the date for the `ex-dividend' trading
of its shares. The correct information is as follows:

'6    Dividends

An interim dividend of 17.77p per ordinary share (2003: 17.34p) was paid on 6
April 2004. The Board is proposing a final dividend of 29.27p per ordinary
share (2003: 28.56p) to be paid on 1 October 2004. The shares will be traded
'ex-dividend' with effect from 16 June 2004.

The cost of the proposed equity dividends to the company's shareholders for the
year ended 31 March 2004 amounts to £162.0m (2003: £157.6m).'

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