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               17 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      55,134,581     3.70%       8,648,787     0.58%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,089,786     0.14%       1,134,744     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          125     0.00%              68     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             57,224,492     3.84%       9,783,599     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            (%)

(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             3,082          7.4200
Purchase             2,248          7.4265
Purchase             2,872          7.4250
Purchase               538          7.3907
Purchase            78,336          7.3815
Purchase             1,083          7.4288
Purchase             1,800          7.3859
Purchase             4,400          7.3800
Purchase                 1          7.4250
Purchase            35,343          7.4200
Sale                   750          7.4550
Sale                 1,200          7.3818
Sale                   550          7.4550
Sale                   620          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                96,000          7.4653
Sale                   990          7.4468
Sale                   330          7.4550
Sale                 1,900          7.4550
Sale                   436          7.4516
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                 2,400          7.4550
Sale                   555          7.4550
Sale                   325          7.4550
Sale                   375          7.3918
Sale                 1,250          7.4550
Sale                   400          7.4550
Sale                   850          7.4550
Sale                   350          7.4550
Sale                   875          7.4516
Sale                   396          7.4366
Sale                   238          7.4550
Sale                   700          7.4550
Sale                   470          7.4550
Sale                 2,700          7.4366
Sale                   317          7.4516
Sale                   850          7.4550
Sale                 1,600          7.4550
Sale                   403          7.4000
Sale                   575          7.4550
Sale                   700          7.4550
Sale                   600          7.4550
Sale                 1,923          7.4550
Sale                   700          7.4266
Sale                   238          7.4516
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                   780          7.4550
Sale                 1,300          7.4550
Sale                 1,900          7.4550
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                   950          7.4550
Sale               175,000          7.4449
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                   700          7.4550
Sale                   296          7.4550
Sale                   850          7.4316
Sale                   550          7.4550
Sale                15,626          7.4200
Sale                   650          7.4366
Sale                   325          7.4550
Sale                   555          7.4550
Sale                   450          7.4550
Sale                   550          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                79,807          7.4250
Sale                 1,781          7.4550
Sale                   480          7.4550
Sale                 1,200          7.4550
Sale                   850          7.4550
Sale                 1,130          7.4550
Sale                   192          7.4366
Sale                   950          7.4550
Sale                   384          7.4516
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                   900          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                35,343          7.4200
Sale                   873          7.4550
Sale                   185          7.4266
Sale                   375          7.3818
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                 3,190          7.4144
Sale                 1,000          7.4550
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                 1,000          7.4366
Sale                   543          7.4516
Sale                35,343          7.4200
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                   460          7.4516
Sale                 1,000          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                   416          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                 2,100          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                 1,000          7.4266
Sale                   600          7.4550
Sale                   550          7.4550
Sale                 1,000          7.3966
Sale               118,412          7.4449
Sale                   850          7.4550
Sale                   317          7.4550
Sale                 1,100          7.4550
Sale                 1,288          7.4550
Sale                 4,498          7.4385
Sale                 1,200          7.4550
Sale                   700          7.4550
Sale                   850          7.4550
Sale                 2,460          7.4016
Sale                 3,433          7.4000
Sale                   565          7.4250
Sale                   874          7.4550
Sale                 1,850          7.4550
Sale                   800          7.4466
Sale                   611          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                 1,146          7.4550
Sale                   750          7.4550
Sale                   800          7.4550
Sale                 1,700          7.4550
Sale                   480          7.4550
Sale               165,000          7.4216
Sale                 1,069          7.4550
Sale                 1,311          7.4366
Sale                   900          7.4550
Sale                 1,250          7.4550
Sale                   793          7.4516
Sale             1,000,000          7.4125
Sale                 1,073          7.4550
Sale                   950          7.4550
Sale                 3,082          7.4200
Sale                 1,600          7.4550
Sale                 1,547          7.4366
Sale                   623          7.4516
Sale                   620          7.3818
Sale               500,000          7.4125
Sale                   436          7.4550
Sale                   325          7.4550
Sale                   950          7.4550
Sale                   900          7.4516
Sale                   600          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                 2,000          7.4266
Sale                 1,179          7.4516
Sale                   384          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                   600          7.4550
Sale                 2,570          7.4516
Sale                 1,055          7.4516
Sale                 3,166          7.4516
Sale                   793          7.4550
Sale                   831          7.4550
Sale                   793          7.4516
Sale                   350          7.4550
Sale                   550          7.4550
Sale                   650          7.4550
Sale                   850          7.4266
Sale                 1,500          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale                   500          7.4550
Sale             1,000,000          7.4125
Sale                   600          7.4550
Sale                   664          7.4516
Sale                 3,082          7.4200
Sale                 1,800          7.4550
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date
17/01/2007  Sale    77,166          7.4640

(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        78336               7.3814
CFD           Short         1800               7.3859
CFD           Short         2248               7.4264
CFD           Long          4498               7.4385
Swap          Long       2495804               7.4125


(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                         18 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