Rule 8.3 - SCOTTISH POWER PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              SCOTTISH POWER PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.42
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               21 December 2006

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)


                             Long                   Short

                       Number       (%)       Number       (%)


(1) Relevant        64,116,179     4.31%      7,171,636    0.48%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,048,178     0.14%      1,781,705    0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        895,125     0.06%        895,068    0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               67,059,482     4.51%      9,848,409    0.66%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                          Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                            Number                    Number
Scottish Power Plc GBP                    (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      3,076                7.4800
Purchase      111,642              Transfer
Purchase      1,946                7.4600
Purchase      6,771                Transfer
Purchase      7,836                7.4585
Purchase      6,918                7.4758
Purchase      32,300               7.4550
Purchase      10,080               Transfer
Purchase      24,742               7.4569
Purchase      31,872               7.4350
Purchase      585                  7.4265
Sale          460                  7.4516
Sale          18,788               7.4793
Sale          305                  7.4666
Sale          1,619                7.4591
Sale          111,642              Transfer
Sale          198                  7.4516
Sale          500                  7.4566
Sale          1,430                7.4600
Sale          585                  7.4635
Sale          800                  7.4516
Sale          5,934                7.4591
Sale          4,000                7.4566
Sale          420                  7.4766
Sale          26,314               7.4558
Sale          500                  7.4625
Sale          14,336               7.4658
Sale          1,094                7.4550
Sale          43,800               7.4539
Sale          600                  7.4516
Sale          4,900                7.4566

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short   Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)     (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short        585                    7.4264
CFD        Short        32300                  7.4550
CFD        Short        24742                  7.4569
CFD        Long         43800                  7.4538
CFD        Long         585                    7.4635
CFD        Long         18788                  7.4793

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         22 December 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk