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               29 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      38,216,264     2.57%      25,196,572     1.69%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,070,892     0.14%       1,160,302     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          125     0.00%              68     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             40,287,281     2.71%      26,356,942     1.77%


(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      4,400                7.5100
Purchase      4,495                7.4751
Purchase      38,741               7.4950
Purchase      10,080               7.5100
Purchase      3,349                7.5100
Purchase      6,822                7.5100
Purchase      2,420                7.4650
Sale          1,250                7.5000
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          666                  7.5008
Sale          1,850                7.5000
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          2,191                7.5016
Sale          2,038                7.5000
Sale          297                  7.5000
Sale          2,142                7.5062
Sale          2,500                7.5000
Sale          153                  7.5000
Sale          223                  7.5016
Sale          900                  7.5000
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          1,373                7.5000
Sale          703                  7.5016
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          1,984                7.5000
Sale          1,015                7.5000
Sale          1,626                7.5000
Sale          600                  7.5002
Sale          542                  7.5016
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          1,350                7.5000
Sale          2,000                7.5002
Sale          296                  7.5000
Sale          600                  7.5006
Sale          3,323                7.5056
Sale          3,119                7.4985
Sale          1,080                7.5014
Sale          1,368                7.5000
Sale          311                  7.5100
Sale          380                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          793                  7.5000
Sale          860                  7.5000
Sale          3,730                7.5000
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          961                  7.5000
Sale          653                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5000
Sale          1,100                7.5016
Sale          750                  7.5000
Sale          901                  7.5000
Sale          1,390                7.5062
Sale          961                  7.5014
Sale          873                  7.5000
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          950                  7.5000
Sale          1,250                7.5000
Sale          1,450                7.5000
Sale          1,587                7.5000
Sale          563                  7.5000
Sale          2,064                7.5050
Sale          793                  7.5000
Sale          1,400                7.5000
Sale          150                  7.5016
Sale          555                  7.5002
Sale          326                  7.5008
Sale          500                  7.5000
Sale          1,031                7.5008
Sale          1,031                7.5000
Sale          1,750                7.5000
Sale          592                  7.5000
Sale          1,833                7.5000
Sale          2,275                7.5000
Sale          1,410                7.5000
Sale          1,300                7.5000
Sale          1,250                7.5000
Sale          1,315                7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          428                  7.5002
Sale          674                  7.5000
Sale          860                  7.5000
Sale          1,600                7.5000
Sale          1,835                7.5000
Sale          793                  7.4966
Sale          1,250                7.5000
Sale          4,645                7.4961
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          793                  7.5000
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          874                  7.5000
Sale          641                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          1,283                7.5000
Sale          1,200                7.5000
Sale          2,200                7.5000
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          1,745                7.5000
Sale          1,237                7.5016
Sale          1,269                7.5000
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          238                  7.5000
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          1,120                7.5000
Sale          1,800                7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          1,326                7.5000
Sale          600                  7.5002
Sale          700                  7.5014
Sale          900                  7.5000
Sale          734                  7.5000
Sale          550                  7.5000
Sale          2,225                7.5062
Sale          550                  7.5002
Sale          1,128                7.5006
Sale          594                  7.5016
Sale          950                  7.5000
Sale          821                  7.5000
Sale          950                  7.5000
Sale          1,300                7.5008
Sale          1,250                7.5000
Sale          611                  7.5000
Sale          545                  7.5006
Sale          950                  7.5000
Sale          900                  7.5000
Sale          450                  7.5056
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          2,200                7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5000
Sale          522                  7.5016
Sale          700                  7.5000
Sale          1,300                7.5114
Sale          1,100                7.5000
Sale          1,530                7.5000
Sale          360                  7.5006
Sale          1,140                7.5000
Sale          1,320                7.5000
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          590                  7.5000
Sale          900                  7.5000
Sale          2,143                7.5000
Sale          1,750                7.5000
Sale          1,622                7.5016
Sale          1,550                7.5000
Sale          874                  7.5000
Sale          1,155                7.5000
Sale          950                  7.5000
Sale          2,000                7.5000
Sale          1,450                7.5000
Sale          580                  7.5000
Sale          980                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          900                  7.5000
Sale          393                  7.5058
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          1,000                7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          751                  7.5000
Sale          2,190                7.5000
Sale          1,617                7.5000
Sale          860                  7.5000
Sale          1,350                7.5000
Sale          535                  7.5000
Sale          600                  7.5002
Sale          323                  7.5016
Sale          874                  7.5000
Sale          480                  7.5000
Sale          601                  7.5016
Sale          771                  7.5000
Sale          626                  7.5000
Sale          1,706                7.5016
Sale          1,225                7.5008
Sale          1,030                7.5000
Sale          1,500                7.5000
Sale          611                  7.5000
Sale          500                  7.5002
Sale          1,565                7.5000
Sale          700                  7.5000
Sale          1,190                7.5000
Sale          650                  7.5000
Sale          2,186                7.5000
Sale          895                  7.5000
Sale          1,100                7.5006
Sale          270                  7.5016
Sale          2,984                7.5056
Sale          900                  7.5000
Sale          2,780                7.5000
Sale          384                  7.5000


(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         4495                  7.4751
CFD        Long          4645                  7.4961
CFD        Long          3119                  7.4984


(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                         30 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