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               30 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     59,250,204       3.98%    46,617,764      3.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives     147,862       0.01%     3,041,610      0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           231      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            59,398,066       3.99%    49,659,605      3.33%


(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      37,484,000         0.05%              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      4,463                8.0288
Purchase      166                  Transfer
Purchase      208                  8.0000
Purchase      63,017               8.0179
Purchase      582                  8.0000
Purchase      2,967                8.0300
Purchase      500,000              8.0230
Purchase      4,747                8.0000
Purchase      3,153                8.0300
Purchase      6,22                 8.0026
Purchase      708,40               8.0356
Purchase      75,90                8.0224
Purchase      1,647                8.0000
Purchase      218,000              8.0061
Purchase      4,051                Transfer
Purchase      169,790              8.0026
Sale          1,350                8.0268
Sale          2,855                8.0284
Sale          11,741               8.0000
Sale          1,500                8.0118
Sale          2,235                8.0000
Sale          3,774                8.0000
Sale          15,448               7.9975
Sale          11,928               8.0181
Sale          750                  8.0268
Sale          1,088                8.0218
Sale          3,908                8.0000
Sale          1,346                8.0200
Sale          793                  8.0168

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3183          8
CFD            Short         218000        8.006
CFD            Short         63017         8.0178
CFD            Short         75907         8.0223
CFD            Short         59732         8.0256
CFD            Long          11928         8.018
CFD            Long          2855          8.0283

(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                         02 April 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