Holding(s) in Company

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
22 January 2002



NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company was notified on 21 January 2002 that Barclays Plc, through its
subsidiary Barclays Bank Plc, no longer has a notifiable interest in the share
capital of Scottish and Southern Energy plc.


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