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               03 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        59,642,158     4.01%      8,372,228    0.56%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,583,436     0.24%      1,523,005    0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            125     0.00%             68    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               63,225,719     4.25%      9,895,301    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      1,783                7.5850
Purchase      400,000              7.5800
Purchase      4,027                7.5832
Purchase      1,168                7.5800
Purchase      131,200              7.5559
Purchase      200,000              7.5813
Sale          1,388                7.5750
Sale          412                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          240                  7.5750
Sale          850                  7.5750
Sale          900                  7.5750
Sale          1,600                7.5750
Sale          1,350                7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          650                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          607                  7.5950
Sale          1,550                7.5750
Sale          400                  7.5750
Sale          660                  7.5750
Sale          325                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          800                  7.5750
Sale          780                  7.5750
Sale          1,550                7.5750
Sale          1,450                7.5750
Sale          1,500                7.5716
Sale          700                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          500                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          500                  7.5750
Sale          700                  7.5750
Sale          650                  7.5750
Sale          26,000               7.5789
Sale          250                  7.5750
Sale          75,000               7.5794
Sale          820                  7.5750
Sale          640                  7.5750
Sale          500                  7.5750
Sale          1,100                7.5750
Sale          400                  7.5750
Sale          415                  7.5750
Sale          600                  7.5750
Sale          450                  7.5750
Sale          160                  7.5750
Sale          1,350                7.5750
Sale          1,100                7.5750
Sale          1,250                7.5750
Sale          1,700                7.5750
Sale          750                  7.5750
Sale          611                  7.5750
Sale          3,200                7.5750
Sale          750                  7.5750
Sale          1,200                7.5750
Sale          975                  7.5750
Sale          2,250                7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          770                  7.5750
Sale          850                  7.5750
Sale          1,200                7.5750
Sale          1,450                7.5750
Sale          1,990                7.5750
Sale          400                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          1,100                7.5750
Sale          700                  7.5750
Sale          773                  7.5616
Sale          700                  7.5750
Sale          634                  7.5750
Sale          500                  7.5750
Sale          550                  7.5750
Sale          750                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          700                  7.5750
Sale          2,400                7.5750
Sale          325                  7.5750
Sale          1,600                7.5750
Sale          700                  7.5616
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          1,100                7.5750
Sale          3,950                7.5750
Sale          400,000              7.5800
Sale          1,700                7.5750
Sale          1,400                7.5816
Sale          975                  7.5750
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          860                  7.5750
Sale          2,000                7.5750
Sale          388                  7.5716
Sale          1,000                7.5750
Sale          3,850                7.5750
Sale          300                  7.6016
Sale          1,250                7.5750
Sale          2,000                7.5670
Sale          1,275                7.5750
Sale          320                  7.5750
Sale          3,107                7.5684
Sale          2,400                7.5750
Sale          75,000               7.5750
Sale          2,100                7.5750
Sale          720                  7.5750
Sale          2,000                7.5750
Sale          1,100                7.5750
Sale          1,500                7.5750
Sale          160                  7.5750
Sale          2,200                7.5750
Sale          570                  7.5750
Sale          1,450                7.5750
Sale          850                  7.5750
Sale          7,700                7.5750
Sale          650                  7.5750
Sale          2,500                7.5750
Sale          1,600                7.5750
Sale          771                  7.5616
Sale          600                  7.5750
Sale          720                  7.5750
Sale          1,600                7.5750
Sale          950                  7.5750
Sale          556                  7.5750
Sale          850                  7.5750
Sale          390                  7.5816
Sale          400,000              7.5800
Sale          2,100                7.5750
Sale          1,400                7.5750
Sale          870                  7.5750


(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        Long         3107                  7.5683
CFD        Long         26000                 7.5788
CFD        Long         75000                 7.5793
CFD        Long         400000                7.5800


(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                         04 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