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)    
    indicates that it is in respect of     and, if more than one holder, the   
    holding of the shareholder named       number of shares held by each of    
    in 2 above or in respect of a          them (if notified)                  
    non-beneficial interest or in the                                          
    case of an individual holder if it                                         
    is a holding of that person's                                              
    spouse or children under the age                                           
    of 18 or in respect of a                                                   
    non-beneficial interest                                                    
                                                                               
    In respect of Director named in        Mr J K Banyard                      
    (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 above     please indicate whether general/    
    and identify the connected person      single co PEP and if discretionary/ 
    (s)                                    non discretionary                   
                                                                               
    N/A                                    Re-investment of dividend in Single 
                                           Company PEP                         

7.   Number of       8.   Percentage of 9.   Number of       10.  Percentage of 
     shares/amount        issued class       shares/amount        issued class  
     of stock                                of stock                           
     acquired                                disposed                           
                                                                                
     21                   0.0000061%         N/A                  N/A           

11.  Class of       12.  Price per     13.  Date of        14.  Date company   
     security            share              transaction         informed       
                                                                               
     Ordinary share      £8.12              28 June 2004        29 June 2004   
     of 65 5/19                                                                
     pence each                                                                

15. Total holding following this       16. Total percentage holding of issued 
    notification                           class following this notification  
                                                                              
    32,437                                 0.0094%                            

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 options exercisable         
                                                                               
19.  Total amount paid (if any) for     20.  Description of shares or          
     grant of the option                     debentures involved: class, number
                                                                               
21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time   22.  Total number of shares or         
     of grant) or indication that price      debentures over which options held
     is to be fixed at time of exercise      following this notification       
                                                                               

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 ____30 June 2004_____                               

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