Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Severn Trent PLC
31 July 2000


On 31st July 2000, Severn Trent QUEST Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Severn Trent Plc permitted to subscribe for shares in the Company to satisfy
options granted under the Company's Sharesave Scheme) subscribed for 63,997
Ordinary shares of 65 5/19 pence each to satisfy the exercise of options by
participants in the scheme. These shares were then transferred to participants
on the same day. The executive directors of Severn Trent Plc were deemed to
have a technical interest in the 63,997 shares when Severn Trent QUEST Limited
subscribed for the shares and ceased to have an interest when the shares were
transferred to the participants, save as detailed below where an executive
director of Severn Trent Plc is also a participant in the scheme:

Mr V Cocker received 3,231 Ordinary shares of 65 5/19 pence each, representing
0.0009% of the issued shares in that class. His total holding, following this
allotment, is 23,043 Ordinary shares of 65 5/19 pence each, representing
0.0067% of the issued shares in that class. The prices Mr Cocker paid were 415
pence per share for 2,493 shares and 528 pence per share for 738 shares.