Credit Suisse First Boston & HSBC - Joint Brokers

Severn Trent PLC
19 January 2000



Severn Trent Plc, the international environmental services group, has
appointed Credit Suisse First Boston as joint broker, replacing Warburg Dillon
Read.

HSBC's appointment as joint broker to Severn Trent continues and is unaffected
by this change.


Enquiries:

Severn Trent      Alan Costin, Group Finance Director    0121 722 4429

Credit Suisse 
    First Boston  Tom Reid, Managing Director            0171 888 6459