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               07 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      61,758,307     4.15%      27,535,216     1.85%
securities
(2) Derivatives      903,672     0.06%       2,339,807     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          125     0.00%              68     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             62,662,104     4.21%      29,875,091     2.01%


(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            13,809          7.6982
Purchase            36,208          7.7000
Purchase           106,885          7.6999
Purchase            15,120          7.7000
Purchase            15,000          7.6974
Purchase           131,180          7.5604
Purchase           103,800          7.6900
Purchase             1,213          7.7157
Purchase           117,631          7.6879
Sale               200,000          7.6823
Sale                    16          7.6788
Sale                 1,200          7.7200
Sale                 4,200          7.6957
Sale               221,500          7.6704
Sale                 3,600          7.7067
Sale                 2,000          7.7200
Sale                   955          7.7167
Sale               328,000          7.5602
Sale                   400          7.6917
Sale                   400          7.7217
Sale                   650          7.7200
Sale                16,450          7.6871
Sale                   793          7.6520
Sale                 1,000          7.7200
Sale                   620          7.7200
Sale                   900          7.7100
Sale                   675          7.7200
Sale                 2,500          7.7200
Sale                 1,000          7.7200
Sale                15,000          7.7200
Sale                   400          7.6366
Sale                   675          7.6520
Sale                 1,100          7.7200
Sale                   500          7.6366
Sale                   500          7.7200
Sale                 4,000          7.7200
Sale                   700          7.7200
Sale                60,000          7.7048
Sale                   844          7.7000
Sale                   650          7.7200
Sale                 6,822          7.7000
Sale                44,095          7.6827
Sale                   769          7.6816
Sale                   675          7.6916
Sale                   260          7.7117
Sale                   850          7.7200
Sale                 1,010          7.7167
Sale                 1,500          7.7200
Sale                   800          7.7200
Sale                   625          7.6917
Sale                   425          7.6917
Sale                   360          7.6818
Sale                   400          7.6366
Sale                 1,600          7.7200


(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         103800               7.6900
CFD          Short          15000               7.6974
CFD          Short          13809               7.6981
CFD          Short         106885               7.6998
CFD          Long              16               7.6787
CFD          Long           44095               7.6826
CFD          Long           16450               7.6871
CFD          Long            4200               7.6957


(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                         08 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