Director/PDMR Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
08 December 2005


Director Shareholding

Notification of Director's Interests

Scottish and Southern Energy plc (the 'Company'), was notified on 8 December
2005 that Susan Rice, one of its non-executive directors, purchased 2,000
Ordinary 50p shares in the capital of the Company on 8 December 2005 at a price
of 985.8 pence per share.


Director         Number of    Percentage of  Total holding      Total
                   shares      issued share    following    percentage of
                 purchased        class       notification  issued shares
                                                              following
                                                             notification

                                Less than                     Less than
Susan Rice         2,000         0.0001%         4,000         0.0001%




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
            DDUGGGUI