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               29 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     57,545,595       3.86%    47,816,475      3.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives     490,777       0.03%     2,699,469      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           231      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            58,036,372       3.90%    50,516,175      3.39%


(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      45,484,000         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      36,333               8.0379
Purchase      45,289               8.0100
Purchase      231,550              8.0042
Purchase      10,525               8.0042
Purchase      294                  Transfer
Purchase      543                  7.9992
Purchase      1,693                7.9992
Purchase      2,967                8.0300
Purchase      4,578                8.0300
Purchase      5,131                8.0310
Purchase      23                   8.0213
Purchase      294                  Transfer
Purchase      15,120               8.0300
Purchase      4,434                8.0100
Purchase      181,644              8.0100
Purchase      75,000               8.0277
Purchase      3,131                8.0300
Purchase      280,000              8.0100
Purchase      6,078                8.0100
Purchase      146                  8.0300
Purchase      2,855                8.0016
Purchase      425,000              8.0123
Purchase      84,200               8.0042
Sale          33                   8.0376
Sale          807                  8.0376
Sale          14,579               7.9991
Sale          830                  8.0376
Sale          150,000              8.0419
Sale          940                  8.0376
Sale          350                  8.0168
Sale          6,078                8.0100
Sale          45,289               8.0100
Sale          131,200              8.0042
Sale          1,000                8.0118
Sale          794                  8.0218
Sale          286,000              7.9991
Sale          14,060               8.0100
Sale          131,200              8.0042
Sale          652                  8.0400
Sale          7,165                8.0200
Sale          1,928                8.0218
Sale          280,000              8.0100
Sale          94,704               8.0355
Sale          280,000              8.0100
Sale          625                  8.0300
Sale          800                  8.0168
Sale          4,434                8.0100
Sale          300                  8.0218
Sale          100,009              8.0213
Sale          28,075               8.0300
Sale          952                  8.0426
Sale          181,644              8.0100
Sale          163,975              8.0042

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
26/03/2007 Sale          196,800              7.9709


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         476000        7.967
CFD            Short         718264        7.9732
CFD            Short         2855          8.0016
CFD            Short         23            8.0213
CFD            Short         9225          8.03
CFD            Short         5131          8.031
CFD            Short         36333         8.0378
CFD            Long          280000        8.01
CFD            Long          100009        8.0213
CFD            Long          32000         8.0342
CFD            Long          6270          8.0361

(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                         30 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