Holding(s) in Company

Severn Trent PLC
20 January 2003

Announcement Body Information:

On 20 January 2003 the Company received notification under Part VI of the
Companies Act 1985, that Barclays PLC had a notifiable interest in 10,914,191
Ordinary Shares of 65 5/19p each of Severn Trent Plc, representing 3.17% of the
total issued share capital of that class.

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