Severn Trent PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Jun 18, 2012

2012 Form of Proxy

For use by members of Severn Trent Plc

Voting I.D. Task I.D. Shareholder Reference Number

You may submit your proxy electronically at www.sharevote.co.uk using the above numbers

I/We appointthe Chairman ofthe Meeting orthe following person

(see note 4(a) overleaf) as my/our proxy to exercise all or any of my/ourrights to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our voting entitlement on my/our behalf atthe Annual General Meeting of Severn Trent Plc to be held atthe International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 18 July 2012 at 11am and at any adjournment. This form of proxy relates to the Resolutions listed below and any other business transacted atthe meeting or any adjournment.I/We wish my/our proxy to vote on the Resolutions proposed atthe meeting as instructed on this form.

The proxy will vote, or abstain from voting, at his or her discretion on any Resolution listed below if no instruction is given regarding that Resolution and on any other business transacted atthe Meeting or any adjournment.

Please tick here ifthis proxy appointmentis one of multiple proxy appointments being made.

Forthe appointment of more than one proxy, please referto note 4(b) on the back ofthe form.

The 'Withheld' option is provided to enable you to instructthe proxy notto vote on any particular Resolution. A vote withheld is not a vote and will nottherefore be counted in the calculation ofthe proportion of votes for and against a Resolution.

Please indicate yourinstructions by marking the 'For', 'Against' or'Withheld' boxes in black ink like this x

				For Against Withheld			For Against Withheld
	1. Receive the Report and Accounts				13. Reappoint Andy Smith
	2. Declare a final dividend 3. Approve the Directors' remuneration report				14. Reappoint Tony Wray 15. Reappoint auditors 16. Authorise directors to
	4. Reappoint Tony Ballance				determine auditors' remuneration
	5. Reappoint Bernard Bulkin				17. Authorise political donations
	6. Reappoint Richard Davey				18. Authorise allotment of shares
	7. Reappoint Andrew Duff				19. Disapply pre-emption rights†
	8. Reappoint Gordon Fryett				20. Authorise purchase of own
	9. Reappoint Martin Kane				shares†
10. Reappoint Martin Lamb					21. Reduce notice period for general meetings†
	11. Reappoint Michael McKeon				22. Declare a special dividend
12. Reappoint Baroness Noakes					23. Renewal of Share Incentive Plan
† Specialresolutions

Please tick this box if signing on behalf ofthe shareholder as Power of Attorney, Receiver or Third Party. The appropriate authority should be returned with this form.

Detailed explanations and the fulltext ofthe Resolutions are set outin the Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Notes accompanying this form.

Signature Date

Once completed please detach this form and return it in the envelope provided. Please allow seven days before the deadline to ensure your envelope arrives in time.

Attendance card for the 2012 Annual General Meeting

Meeting arrangements

Please bring this card if you come to the Severn Trent Plc Annual General Meeting which will be held atthe International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 18 July 2012 at 11am.

Doors to the meeting will open at 10am. Admittance will not be allowed before this time. Coffee,tea and biscuits will be available before the Meeting and there will be a lightlunch available afterthe Meeting.

Please see overleaf for directions.

Please let us know if you have a disability orimpairment so that we can try to make suitable arrangements atthe Meeting.

Intention to attend the Meeting

If you wish to attend the Severn Trent Plc Annual General Meeting on 18 July 2012, you may use the website www.sharevote.co.uk to register yourintention to attend the Meeting using the reference numbers on the form of proxy. You may, if you wish, complete and return the attached form of proxy in case you find you are unable to attend the Meeting. If you do then attend and vote atthe Meeting, your voting instructions on the attached form of proxy will be superseded.

0815-085-S

How to find the International Convention Centre (ICC)

The Meeting will be held in Hall 9 ofthe ICC, which is situated on Broad Street in Birmingham city centre.

From the North

From the M6, exit atjunction 6 and follow the A38(M)towards the city centre. Join Great Charles Street Queensway to Paradise Circus Queensway. Now see 'Next directions'.

From the South

From the M5, exit atjunction 4 on the A38 towards the city centre. Join Suffolk StreetQueensway to Paradise CircusQueensway. Now see 'Next directions'.

From Coventry (East)

Leave Coventry heading west on the A45 towards Birmingham city centre. Join Moor StreetQueensway turning left onto The PrioryQueensway and then left onto Corporation Street. Follow the one way system onto Stephenson Street and Navigation Street. Turn right onto Hill Streetto join Paradise CircusQueensway. Now see 'Next directions'.

Next directions

Turn left onto Broad Street(A456) go past Centenary Square and the ICC is on the right.

Car parks

There are several public car parks near the ICC and these are shown on the above map. There are a small number of disabled car parking spaces on the ICC complex for Blue Badge holders only. To book one ofthese spaces please contactthe ICC direct on 0121 644 6006. Such spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Further disabled spaces are located around the ICC car parks.

By rail

Alight at either Birmingham New Street or Snow Hillrailway stations. The ICC is within walking distance (approximately 15 minutes) and pedestrian routes are signposted.

Arrival and refreshments

Doors will open at 10am. Severn Trent marshals will be available to deal with queries and to show shareholders into the registration and exhibition areas. Shareholders will have the opportunity to meetthe directors prior to the Meeting.

Coffee,tea and biscuits will be available before the Meeting and there will be a lightlunch available afterthe Meeting. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer facilities for young children.

Disabled persons

Special arrangements have been made to offer assistance atthe Meeting to disabled shareholders. If you are disabled, please make yourself known to a Severn Trent marshal on arrival.If you have a companion to assist you, he/she will be admitted to the meeting. Guide dogs will also be allowed into the Meeting.If you are deaf or hard of hearing, headsets will be provided. There will also be sign language interpreters in attendance.

Notes to Form of Proxy

• 1. If you cannot attend the Meeting but wish to vote on the Resolutions you are entitled to appoint someone else, a 'proxy',to attend and vote in your place. A proxy need not be a shareholder ofthe Company.
• 1. If you wish to register your proxy appointment electronically through the internet, please use www.sharevote.co.uk, where full details ofthe procedure are given. You will have to enterthe voting ID,task ID and shareholderreference number shown on this form. Please read the terms and conditions very carefully.If you return both paper and electronic voting instructions then, in the absence of other evidence,those received last by ourregistrar, Equiniti, willtake precedence.
• 1. CREST members should please referto the Notice of Meeting forinstructions regarding CREST electronic proxy appointment services.
• 1. If you wish to register your proxy appointmentin paperform, please comply with the following notes:
• (a) You may, if you wish, delete the words 'Chairman ofthe Meeting' and insertthe name of a proxy of your choice in the box, who need not be a member. Please initial any alteration. Your proxy card may be invalid if yourinstructions are not clear.Ifthe proxy is being appointed in relation to less than yourfull voting entitlement, please enterin the box nextto the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy.If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of yourfull voting entitlement(orifthis proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated accountfor a shareholder,the full voting entitlementforthat designated account).
• (b) To appoint more than one proxy, additional proxy forms may be obtained by contacting ourregistrar, Equiniti Limited, on 0871 384 2967* (+44 121 415 7044 if calling from overseas) or you may copy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate, by ticking the box provided, ifthe proxy appointmentis one of multiple appointments made. All forms must be signed and should be returned togetherin the same envelope.
• (c) The form of proxy and, ifrelevant,the power of attorney or other authority under which itis signed, or a certified copy of that power or authority, must be received by ourregistrar, Equiniti Limited, by 11am two days before the Meeting.
• (d) Ifthe memberis a corporation,the form of proxy must be executed either under seal orin any other manner having the same effect or underthe hand of an officer orthe person duly authorised in writing stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary, duly authorised attorney).
• (e) Forjoint holders,the signature of any one ofthem will suffice. The instructions ofthe seniorjoint holder will be accepted to the exclusion ofthose ofthe otherjoint holders and forthis purpose seniority will be determined by the orderin which the names stand in the register of members forthe joint holding.
• (f) The address shown overleaf is that appearing in the register of members. The form of proxy and attendance card are not transferable.
• 1. To be entitled to vote atthe Meeting (and forthe purpose of determining the number of votes that may be cast), shareholders' names must be entered in the register of members at 6pm two days before the Meeting.
• 1. Full details ofthe Resolutions to be proposed atthe Meeting, with explanatory notes, are set outin the notice of Annual General Meeting.
• 1. Full biographical details ofthe directors, including membership of board and management committees, may be found on pages 42 and 43 ofthe Annual Report and Accounts.
• * Calls to the number are charged at 8 pence per minute from a BT landline. Charges for calls from mobiles and other networks may vary. Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.