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               02 January 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        60,013,387     4.03%      7,565,305    0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,660,079     0.18%      1,768,105    0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        895,125     0.06%        895,068    0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               63,568,591     4.27%      10,228,478   0.69%


(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      500,000              7.5450
Purchase      1,000                7.5350
Purchase      500,000              7.5450
Purchase      6,748                7.5265
Sale          800                  7.5400
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          2,000                7.5350
Sale          2,000                7.5366
Sale          750                  7.5400
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          680                  7.5350
Sale          1,587                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          800                  7.5450
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          500,000              7.5450
Sale          300                  7.5450
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          825                  7.5400
Sale          485                  7.5400
Sale          950                  7.5400
Sale          550                  7.5400
Sale          1,750                7.5350
Sale          1,349                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5400
Sale          900                  7.5350
Sale          800                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,200                7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          874                  7.5350
Sale          700                  7.5400
Sale          590                  7.5400
Sale          26,998               7.5485
Sale          800                  7.5400
Sale          700                  7.5350
Sale          700                  7.5350
Sale          665                  7.5350
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          857                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5400
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          1,500                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,100                7.5400
Sale          1,952                7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          500,000              7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,500                7.5450
Sale          700                  7.5350
Sale          1,050                7.5400
Sale          1,250                7.5350
Sale          1,111                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          853                  7.5350
Sale          1,190                7.5350
Sale          1,349                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          570                  7.5400
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,190                7.5350
Sale          1,527                7.5350
Sale          585                  7.5400
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          1,575                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          875                  7.5400
Sale          900                  7.5350
Sale          1,450                7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          525                  7.5416
Sale          1,825                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          730                  7.5400
Sale          952                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          4,642                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          1,250                7.5350
Sale          1,050                7.5400
Sale          500,000              7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,428                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          4,000                7.5350
Sale          794                  7.5466
Sale          800                  7.5400
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          750                  7.5400
Sale          72,400               7.5431
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          1,400                7.5350
Sale          912                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          495                  7.5400
Sale          2,200                7.5450
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,311                7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          9,000                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,100                7.5400
Sale          1,250                7.5400
Sale          480                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          610                  7.5400
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,500                7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          1,245                7.5350
Sale          1,400                7.5350
Sale          438                  7.5350
Sale          810                  7.5400
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          1,746                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          480                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,311                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          800                  7.5400
Sale          1,357                7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5450
Sale          980                  7.5350
Sale          2,000                7.5450
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          918                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          800                  7.5400
Sale          800                  7.5350
Sale          384                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5450
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          900                  7.5400
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          520                  7.5400
Sale          773                  7.5350
Sale          1,425                7.5400
Sale          3,150                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          75,000               7.5547
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          675                  7.5400
Sale          1,360                7.5400
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          300                  7.5450
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          830                  7.5466
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          550                  7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5450
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,349                7.5350
Sale          1,500                7.5350
Sale          753                  7.5400
Sale          500                  7.5450
Sale          1,000                7.5400
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          830                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          515                  7.5400
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,025                7.5400
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          3,000                7.5400
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          918                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          1,500                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5400
Sale          5,000                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          800                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          2,000                7.5350
Sale          730                  7.5350
Sale          594                  7.5200
Sale          2,700                7.5350
Sale          1,071                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          821                  7.5450
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          480                  7.5400
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          714                  7.5350
Sale          690                  7.5400
Sale          1,031                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          4,100                7.5400
Sale          400                  7.5450
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          1,115                7.5350
Sale          1,269                7.5350
Sale          1,689                7.5350
Sale          1,050                7.5350
Sale          850                  7.5350
Sale          525                  7.5400
Sale          1,500                7.5350
Sale          595                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          873                  7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          1,500                7.5350
Sale          610                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          14,100               7.5490
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          800                  7.5350
Sale          58,600               7.5466
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          1,507                7.5350
Sale          800                  7.5450
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          830                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          555                  7.5350
Sale          1,269                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,071                7.5350
Sale          735                  7.5400
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          507                  7.5400
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          2,750                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5350
Sale          742                  7.5350
Sale          920                  7.5350
Sale          1,499                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          700                  7.5450
Sale          1,357                7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5450
Sale          1,200                7.5350
Sale          1,200                7.5450
Sale          1,031                7.5350
Sale          495                  7.5400
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          976                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          793                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5400
Sale          2,261                7.5350
Sale          750                  7.5450
Sale          896                  7.5350
Sale          600                  7.5450
Sale          600                  7.5350
Sale          580                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5400
Sale          650                  7.5350
Sale          753                  7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5350
Sale          1,000                7.5350
Sale          500                  7.5450
Sale          594                  7.5200

NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 12/12/2006 have been cancelled
Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Sale          594                  7.5200
Sale          500,000              7.5450
Purchase      500,000              7.5450


(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        6748                  7.5265
CFD        Short        1000                  7.5350
CFD        Long         72400                 7.5431
CFD        Long         500000                7.5449
CFD        Long         58600                 7.5466
CFD        Long         26998                 7.5484
CFD        Long         14100                 7.5490

(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)
Call Option         895000              6.6453
Put Option          895000              5.8635




(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                         03 January 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