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               06 February 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      39,759,870     2.67%      27,227,350     1.83%
securities
(2) Derivatives      896,815     0.06%       2,158,217     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          125     0.00%              68     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             40,656,810     2.73%      29,385,635     1.97%


(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        237,200            7.5512
Purchase          4,496            7.5699
Purchase          3,520            7.5650
Purchase          1,169            7.5650
Purchase        306,929            7.5179
Purchase         44,095            7.5006
Purchase          1,034            7.4400
Purchase         15,120            7.5650
Purchase        298,040            7.4983
Purchase        262,360            7.4424
Purchase        262,400            7.5775
Purchase            201            7.5592
Purchase        600,000            7.4893
Sale              1,700            7.4916
Sale                675            7.4916
Sale                550            7.4918
Sale              4,656            7.5388
Sale             34,950            7.5619
Sale            600,000            7.4893
Sale            600,000            7.4893
Sale            175,000            7.4675
Sale                500            7.4866
Sale                600            7.5366
Sale              1,365            7.5600
Sale                560            7.4866
Sale                793            7.5316
Sale            267,000            7.4788
Sale              1,350            7.4916
Sale                 65            7.5300
Sale              4,496            7.5785
Sale                925            7.5650


(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          298040                 7.4982
CFD         Short           44095                 7.5005
CFD         Short          306929                 7.5179
CFD         Short            4496                 7.5699
CFD         Long           600000                 7.4893
CFD         Long            34950                 7.5618
CFD         Long             4496                 7.5784


(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                         07 February 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