Director/PDMR Shareholding

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
16 December 2005


On 16 December 2005, Alistair Phillips-Davies, Director, was allotted 3,684
shares at a price of £4.58 per share following his exercise of options under the
Company's all-employee savings-related share option scheme.

Director         Number of  Percentage of   Total holding  Total Percentage
                 Shares     isssued share   following      of issued shares
                 Allocated  class           transaction    following transaction

Alistair
Phillips Davies  3,684      0.0004%         20,420         0.002%



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