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               05 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        60,123,849     4.04%      6,272,987    0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,087,428     0.14%      1,478,505    0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            125     0.00%             68    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               62,211,402     4.18%      7,751,560    0.52%


(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           205,000            7.5226
Purchase             5,689             7.4950
Purchase           275,450             7.5697
Purchase           100,000             7.5225
Purchase            98,400             7.5697
Purchase            20,000             7.5200
Purchase             9,096             Transfer
Purchase           200,000             7.5244
Purchase           131,200             7.5697
Purchase            10,080             Transfer
Purchase             3,000             7.5165
Purchase            23,900             7.5650
Purchase               577             7.5750
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,250             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   625             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                 1,800             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   750             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,750             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   750             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale               131,200             7.5852
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,250             7.5050
Sale                   750             7.5050
Sale                 1,150             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   750             7.5166
Sale                   500             7.5166
Sale                   425             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   650             7.5050
Sale                   850             7.5050
Sale                   570             7.5166
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   625             7.5050
Sale                   400             7.5050
Sale                   530             7.5050
Sale                   550             7.5116
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   775             7.5166
Sale                   850             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   775             7.5166
Sale                 1,300             7.5166
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5166
Sale                   750             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5166
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   650             7.5050
Sale               150,000             7.5537
Sale                   450             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   850             7.5050
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                   675             7.5116
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   675             7.5050
Sale                 1,300             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                 4,391             7.4935
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,300             7.5166
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5116
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   525             7.5166
Sale                   575             7.5166
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   525             7.5166
Sale                 1,600             7.5050
Sale                   900             7.5050
Sale                47,800             7.5074
Sale                 1,500             7.5116
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                 1,275             7.5050
Sale                 3,500             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   750             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 2,380             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5116
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                   900             7.4953
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   575             7.5166
Sale                   670             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale               130,900             7.5128
Sale                   625             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   750             7.5166
Sale                 1,300             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5050
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                   850             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   650             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   900             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,375             7.5166
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   550             7.5050
Sale                 1,600             7.5050
Sale                 1,750             7.5050
Sale                   625             7.5166
Sale                   575             7.5166
Sale                 1,100             7.5050
Sale                 1,375             7.5166
Sale                   600             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   300             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   625             7.5166
Sale                   575             7.5166
Sale                   775             7.5166
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                   625             7.5166
Sale                   500             7.5166
Sale                   750             7.5050
Sale                   370             7.5050
Sale                 1,100             7.5166
Sale                   850             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   760             7.5050
Sale                10,000             7.5050
Sale                   300             7.5050
Sale                   725             7.5050
Sale                   450             7.5050
Sale                 9,100             7.5150
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   775             7.5050
Sale                 1,500             7.5050
Sale                   793             7.5066
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                 1,100             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   550             7.5166
Sale                   575             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   793             7.5050
Sale                   625             7.5166
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   400             7.5050
Sale                 1,350             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5066
Sale                   775             7.5050
Sale                   425             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                 2,401             7.5150
Sale                 1,400             7.5050
Sale                   575             7.5166
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                   700             7.5050
Sale                   525             7.5050
Sale                   714             7.5466
Sale                   725             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                   800             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   700             7.5166
Sale                 1,750             7.5050
Sale                 1,125             7.5050
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5116
Sale                   875             7.5050
Sale                   500             7.5050
Sale                     9             7.5056
Sale                 1,000             7.5050
Sale                 1,150             7.5050
Sale                   600             7.5166
Sale                 1,750             7.5050


(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           400000           7.4040
CFD           Short             3000           7.5165
CFD           Short           200000           7.5244
CFD           Short            23900           7.5650
CFD           Long              4391           7.4935
CFD           Long             47800           7.5073
CFD           Long            130900           7.5128
CFD           Long              9100           7.5150


(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                         08 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