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               27 March 2007

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     57,637,149       3.87%    48,108,029      3.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives     955,594       0.06%     3,044,810      0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           231      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            58,592,743       3.93%    51,153,070      3.43%


(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              (%)

(1) Relevant      43,101,000         0.06%              0      0.00%
securities

(2) Derivatives            0         0.00%
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to             0          0.00%              0      0.00%
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      24,920               7.9850
Purchase      32,632               7.9945
Purchase      41                   7.9861
Purchase      1,558                7.9670
Purchase      3,000                7.9849
Purchase      10,675               7.9900
Purchase      136,757              7.9927
Purchase      6,501                7.9850
Purchase      7,793                7.8250
Purchase      17,550               7.8250
Purchase      14,060               7.9550
Purchase      640,552              7.9869
Purchase      417,150              7.9507
Purchase      826                  7.9850
Purchase      48                   7.9913
Purchase      697                  7.9670
Sale          17,550               7.8250
Sale          1,013                7.9850
Sale          259                  7.9850
Sale          2,378                8.0020
Sale          592                  7.9850
Sale          1,100                7.9718
Sale          1,300                7.9768
Sale          940                  7.9868
Sale          957,000              7.9834
Sale          465                  7.9720
Sale          640,552              7.9869
Sale          642                  7.9868
Sale          69,525               7.8092
Sale          14,060               7.9550
Sale          640,552              7.9869
Sale          16,008               7.9949
Sale          112,297              7.9846
Sale          450                  7.9818
Sale          1,000                7.9818
Sale          19,400               7.9850
Sale          450                  7.9868
Sale          7,793                7.8250
Sale          480                  7.9818
Sale          500                  7.9720
Sale          4,694                7.9810
Sale          500                  7.9775

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
22/03/2007 Sale          417,150              7.8092
22/03/2007 Purchase      695,251              7.8142
22/03/2007 Sale          131,180              7.8092
22/03/2007 Sale          417,200              7.8092
22/03/2007 Sale          278,100              7.8092


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3000          7.9848
CFD            Short         41            7.986
CFD            Short         72757         7.9872
CFD            Short         48            7.9912
CFD            Short         32632         7.9944
CFD            Short         64000         7.9988
CFD            Short         500000        8.0371
CFD            Long          4694          7.981
CFD            Long          112297        7.9845
CFD            Long          640552        7.9869
CFD            Long          16008         7.9949

(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
None

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                         28 March 2007
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