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               19 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     17,882,195       1.20%    42,980,289      2.89%
securities
(2) Derivatives     188,200       0.01%     3,866,794      0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           231      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            18,070,395       1.21%    46,847,314      3.15%


(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
securities         37,233,000      0.05          0       0.00%

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)                   0       0.00%

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                      0       0.00%         0       0.00%


  (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      375,000              7.9528
Purchase      141,246              7.9375
Purchase      41,113               7.9400
Purchase      19,629               7.9679
Sale          14,500               7.9250
Sale          25,421               8.0129
Sale          1,568                7.9434
Sale          85,023               8.0161
Sale          134,462              8.0129
Sale          12,800               7.9290
Sale          542,532              8.0129
Sale          1,294,096            8.0129
Sale          518,098              8.0129
Sale          122,674              8.0129
Sale          221,034              8.0129
Sale          249,576              8.0129
Sale          1,305,595            8.0161
Sale          6,646,666            8.0129
Sale          11,016               8.0200
Sale          50,552               8.0129
Sale          139,107              8.0129
Sale          41,113               7.9400
Sale          668,191              8.0129
Sale          31,379               Transfer
Sale          550                  8.0200
Sale          4,656,96             8.0129
Sale          186,920              8.0186
Sale          7,785                Transfer
Sale          190,159              8.0161
Sale          50,600               8.0129
Sale          98,414               8.0200
Sale          214,213              8.0200
Sale          601,235              8.0200
Sale          12,273               8.0200
Sale          2,927                Transfer
Sale          53,127               8.0200
Sale          109,490              8.0129
Sale          81,715               8.0200
Sale          105,726              8.0129
Sale          29,904               8.0200
Sale          4,664                Transfer

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         14124         6 7.9374
CFD            Short         19629         7.9679
CFD            Long          14500         7.925
CFD            Long          12800         7.929
CFD            Long          1568          7.9434
CFD            Long          186920        8.0185


(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                         20 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