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               08 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        59,394,925     3.99%      6,245,099    0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,094,436     0.14%      1,360,900    0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            125     0.00%             68    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               61,489,486     4.13%      7,606,067    0.51%


(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      8,887                7.4926
Purchase      6,171                7.4800
Purchase      3,935,522            7.4950
Purchase      37                   7.4800
Purchase      38,229               7.4800
Sale          1,230                7.5107
Sale          22,948               7.4850
Sale          1,029                7.5107
Sale          900                  7.4900
Sale          505                  7.4900
Sale          700                  7.5108
Sale          6,171                7.4800
Sale          600                  7.4900
Sale          620                  7.5108
Sale          1,651                7.4900
Sale          580                  7.4900
Sale          800                  7.5000
Sale          425                  7.4900
Sale          470                  7.4900
Sale          1,190                7.5107
Sale          400                  7.4900
Sale          500                  7.4900
Sale          510                  7.4900
Sale          1,000                7.5206
Sale          336                  7.4900
Sale          2,020                7.5108
Sale          288                  7.4900
Sale          420                  7.4900
Sale          440                  7.4900
Sale          500                  7.5000
Sale          830                  7.4900
Sale          67,187               7.4800
Sale          61,000               7.4848
Sale          335                  7.4900
Sale          1,700                7.5206
Sale          425                  7.4900
Sale          480                  7.4900
Sale          1,600                7.5206
Sale          380                  7.5110
Sale          1,904                7.5156
Sale          865                  7.4900
Sale          360                  7.5000
Sale          300                  7.4900
Sale          470                  7.4900
Sale          410                  7.5000
Sale          400                  7.4900
Sale          113,109              7.4850
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          1,445                7.4900
Sale          530                  7.5108
Sale          425                  7.4900
Sale          330                  7.5060
Sale          585                  7.4900
Sale          310                  7.4900
Sale          830                  7.4900
Sale          600                  7.4900
Sale          1,904                7.5156
Sale          585                  7.4900
Sale          1,771                7.4850
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          640                  7.4900
Sale          1,746                7.4900
Sale          800                  7.5000
Sale          349                  7.4900
Sale          849                  7.5000
Sale          420                  7.4900
Sale          500                  7.4900
Sale          930                  7.4900
Sale          790                  7.4900
Sale          260                  7.4900
Sale          505                  7.4900
Sale          310                  7.4900
Sale          15,895               7.4950
Sale          1,904                7.5156
Sale          446                  7.4900
Sale          415                  7.4900
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          675                  7.4900
Sale          945                  7.5108
Sale          1,000                7.5206
Sale          475                  7.4900
Sale          675                  7.4900
Sale          485                  7.4900
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          787                  7.4900
Sale          425                  7.4900
Sale          600                  7.4915
Sale          688                  7.4900
Sale          496                  7.4850
Sale          480                  7.4900
Sale          1,190                7.4900
Sale          300                  7.4900
Sale          416                  7.5260
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          530                  7.4900
Sale          500                  7.4900
Sale          400                  7.5000
Sale          1,870                7.4900
Sale          425                  7.4900
Sale          400                  7.4900
Sale          410                  7.4900
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          545                  7.5108
Sale          400                  7.4900
Sale          175                  7.4900
Sale          410                  7.4900
Sale          407                  7.5156
Sale          60,359               7.4850
Sale          88                   7.4900
Sale          5,931                7.4850
Sale          870                  7.5000
Sale          1,500                7.5206
Sale          715                  7.5108
Sale          3,175                7.5014
Sale          6,198                7.4850
Sale          480                  7.4900
Sale          60,996               7.4750
Sale          131,180              7.5852
Sale          350                  7.4900
Sale          420                  7.5108
Sale          320                  7.4900
Sale          326                  7.4900
Sale          3,750                7.5006
Sale          1,670                7.4900
Sale          410                  7.4900
Sale          745                  7.4900
Sale          330                  7.5000
Sale          415                  7.4900
Sale          420                  7.4900
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          390                  7.4900
Sale          445                  7.4900
Sale          390                  7.4900
Sale          600                  7.5206
Sale          950                  7.5107
Sale          21,750               7.5000
Sale          793                  7.4900
Sale          400                  7.4900
Sale          753                  7.4900
Sale          874                  7.4900
Sale          738                  7.4850
Sale          718                  7.4850
Sale          310                  7.4900
Sale          1,000                7.4915
Sale          874                  7.4900
Sale          710                  7.4900
Sale          360                  7.4900
Sale          800                  7.4900
Sale          1,115                7.4900
Sale          198                  7.4900
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          395                  7.4900
Sale          874                  7.5006
Sale          505                  7.4900
Sale          500                  7.5000
Sale          415                  7.4900
Sale          510                  7.4900
Sale          510                  7.4900
Sale          407                  7.5156
Sale          2,776                7.4850
Sale          120,179              7.4850
Sale          355                  7.4900
Sale          340                  7.4900
Sale          420                  7.4900
Sale          674                  7.4900
Sale          470                  7.4900
Sale          385                  7.4900
Sale          520                  7.4900
Sale          1,740                7.4900
Sale          7,772                7.4850
Sale          1,659                7.5006
Sale          900                  7.5006
Sale          3,935,522            7.4950
Sale          525                  7.4900
Sale          34,723               7.5187
Sale          194                  7.4850
Sale          1,250                7.4900
Sale          753                  7.4900
Sale          1,045                7.5107
Sale          1,230                7.5107
Sale          1,000                7.5206
Sale          505                  7.4900
Sale          500                  7.4900
Sale          505                  7.4900
Sale          56,605               7.4983
Sale          330                  7.4900
Sale          363                  7.4850
Sale          500                  7.4900
Sale          407                  7.5156
Sale          1,190                7.5000
Sale          840                  7.5108
Sale          410                  7.4900

NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 08/01/2007 have been cancelled
Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Sale          131,200              7.5852


(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        8887                  7.4926
CFD        Long         61000                 7.4847
CFD        Long         15895                 7.4950
CFD        Long         56605                 7.4982


(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                         09 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