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 April 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     59,653,385       4.01%    46,652,814      3.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives     147,862       0.01%     2,983,186      0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           231      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            59,801,247       4.02%    49,636,231      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      6,501                8.1700
Purchase      55,000               8.1604
Purchase      394                  Transfer
Purchase      22,680               8.1719
Purchase      2,165                8.0900
Purchase      516                  8.1700
Purchase      20,303               8.1600
Purchase      405                  7.9850
Purchase      30,240               8.1700
Purchase      24,092               8.1700
Sale          1,300                8.1740
Sale          161,994              8.1704
Sale          438                  8.1448
Sale          5,316                8.1700
Sale          41,778               8.1756
Sale          6                    8.1700
Sale          530                  8.1868

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/03/2007 Purchase      10,525               8.0042
29/03/2007 Sale          131,200              8.0042
29/03/2007 Sale          163,975              8.0042
29/03/2007 Sale          131,200              8.0042
29/03/2007 Purchase      84,200               8.0042


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         20303         8.16
CFD            Short         55000         8.1604
CFD            Long          161994        8.1703
CFD            Long          1300          8.1739
CFD            Long          41778         8.1755

(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                         04 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