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               26 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      43,345,866     2.91%      20,195,573     1.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,070,742     0.14%       1,163,421     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          125     0.00%              68     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             45,416,733     3.05%      21,359,062     1.43%


(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      12,400               7.4650
Purchase      12,000               7.4703
Purchase      8,344                7.4376
Purchase      2,500,000            7.4376
Purchase      560                  7.4783
Purchase      559                  7.4900
Sale          650                  7.4500
Sale          500                  7.4500
Sale          450                  7.4500
Sale          778                  7.4432
Sale          680                  7.4500
Sale          400                  7.4500
Sale          900                  7.4500
Sale          8,994                7.4585
Sale          600                  7.4500
Sale          2,000                7.4500
Sale          600                  7.4500
Sale          520                  7.4500
Sale          480                  7.4566
Sale          2,400                7.4500
Sale          830                  7.4500
Sale          830                  7.4500
Sale          1,700                7.4500
Sale          730                  7.4500
Sale          873                  7.4566
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          695                  7.4500
Sale          700                  7.4500
Sale          350                  7.4500
Sale          700                  7.4500
Sale          2,000                7.4500
Sale          400                  7.4500
Sale          750                  7.4500
Sale          750                  7.4500
Sale          850                  7.4500
Sale          650                  7.4500
Sale          600                  7.4500
Sale          850                  7.4500
Sale          2,000                7.4500
Sale          700                  7.4500
Sale          900                  7.4500
Sale          1,807                7.4900
Sale          810                  7.4500
Sale          400                  7.4500
Sale          10,000               7.4500
Sale          1,380                7.4500
Sale          8,000                7.4500
Sale          1,475                7.4500
Sale          650                  7.4500
Sale          460                  7.4500
Sale          1,350                7.4500
Sale          445                  7.4500
Sale          2,000                7.4500
Sale          650                  7.4500
Sale          500                  7.4500
Sale          530                  7.4500
Sale          815                  7.4500
Sale          674                  7.4566
Sale          800                  7.4500
Sale          810                  7.4500
Sale          350                  7.4500
Sale          714                  7.4566
Sale          980                  7.4500
Sale          500                  7.4500
Sale          7,000                7.4500
Sale          595                  7.4566
Sale          600                  7.4500
Sale          750                  7.4566
Sale          1,400                7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          6,707                7.4650
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          500                  7.4500
Sale          650                  7.4500
Sale          850                  7.4500
Sale          8,200                7.4500
Sale          600                  7.4500
Sale          30,460               7.4478
Sale          500                  7.4500
Sale          730                  7.4500
Sale          369                  7.4500
Sale          830                  7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          700                  7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          650                  7.4516
Sale          820                  7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          2,200                7.4566
Sale          490                  7.4500
Sale          1,140                7.4500
Sale          436                  7.4650
Sale          850                  7.4500
Sale          450                  7.4500
Sale          650                  7.4500
Sale          1,850                7.4500
Sale          900                  7.4500
Sale          1,500                7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          1,000                7.4500
Sale          6,600                7.4558
Sale          610                  7.4500
Sale          800                  7.4550
Sale          600                  7.4500
Sale          560                  7.4500
Sale          2,485                7.4566
Sale          645                  7.4500
Sale          915                  7.4500
Sale          800                  7.4500



(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         8344                  7.4375
CFD        Short         12400                 7.4650
CFD        Short         12000                 7.4702
CFD        Long          6600                  7.4558
CFD        Long          8994                  7.4585
Swap       Long          2487070               7.4500


(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                         29 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