Director Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                   2.  Name of director                      
                                                                                 
     Severn Trent Plc                      Mr J K Banyard                        
                                                                                 
3.   Please state whether notification 4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, 
     indicates that it is in respect       if more than one holder, the number of
     of holding of the shareholder         shares held by each of them (if       
     named in 2 above or in respect of     notified)                             
     a non-beneficial interest or in                                             
     the case of an individual holder                                            
     if it is a holding of that                                                  
     person's spouse or children under     Mr J K Banyard                        
     the age of 18 or in respect of an                                           
     non-beneficial interest                                                     
                                                                                 
     In respect of Director named in                                             
     (2) above                                                                   
                                                                                 
5.   Please state whether notification 6.  Please state the nature of the        
     relates to a person(s) connected      transaction. For PEP transactions     
     with the director named in 2          please indicate whether general/single
     above and identify the connected      co PEP and if discretionary/non       
     person(s)                             discretionary/non discretionary       
                                                                                 
     N/A                                   Re-investment of dividend in Single   
                                           Company PEP                           
                                                                                 
7.   Number of      8.  Percentage of  9.  Number of shares/ 10. Percentage of   
     shares/amount      issued class       amount of stock       issued class    
     of stock                              disposed                              
     acquired           0.0000075%                               N/A             
                                           N/A                                   
     26                                                                          
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
11. Class of       12. Price per      13.   Date of         14.  Date company    
    security           share                transaction          informed        
                                                                                 
    Ordinary           £6.91                1 July 2003          3 July 2003     
    shares of 65 5                                                               
    /19 pence each                                                               
                                                                                 
15.  Total holding following this      16.   Total percentage holding of issued  
     notification                            class following this notification   
                                                                                 
     22,984                                  0.0067%                             
                                                                                 
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the        
following boxes.                                                                 
                                                                                 
17.  Date of grant                     18. Period during which or date on which  
                                           exercisable                           
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
19.  Total amount paid (if any) for    20. Description of shares or debentures   
     grant of the option                   involved: class, number               
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time  22. Total number of shares or debentures  
     of grant) or indication that          over which options held following this
     price is to be fixed at time of       notification                          
     exercise                                                                    
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
23.  Any additional information        24. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                           for queries                           
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making    
     this notification                                                           
                                                                                 
     Peter P Davies (Company Secretary)                                          
                                                                                 
Date of notification _____ 4 July 2003 _________                                 

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