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               09 November 2006

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           65,034,077   4.37%       6,198,484   0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives         4,877,526   0.33%       1,266,310   0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%       2,252,300   0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  70,662,328   4.75%       9,717,094   0.65%


(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
Scottish Power Plc GBP                    (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant
securities               1,566,313   1.882030              0      0.00%

(2) Derivatives
(other than                      0      0.00%              0      0.00%
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell                    0      0.00%              0      0.00%

Total                    1,566,313   1.882030              0      0.00%


(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      80,500               7.5888
Purchase      5,900                7.3893
Purchase      22,200               7.2627
Purchase      300,000              7.2883
Purchase      328,000              7.5206
Purchase      25,304               7.2665
Purchase      1,174                7.2650
Purchase      50,814               7.4280
Sale          375                  7.2153
Sale          2,000                7.5650
Sale          1,762                7.5760
Sale          131,200              7.5206
Sale          400                  7.2436
Sale          390                  7.2953
Sale          793                  7.2953
Sale          655,900              7.4971
Sale          131,180              7.5150
Sale          173,012              7.2895
Sale          1,000                7.2553
Sale          61,607               7.3132
Sale          196,775              7.5150
Sale          131,180              7.5011
Sale          8,300                7.3087


(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         22200                 7.2627
CFD        Short         25304                 7.2664
CFD        Short         5000                  7.3409
CFD        Short         5900                  7.3892
CFD        Short         50814                 7.4279
CFD        Short         80500                 7.5888
CFD        Long          400                   7.2435
CFD        Long          173012                7.2895
CFD        Long          8300                  7.3087
CFD        Long          61607                 7.3131
CFD        Long          16800                 7.3731
CFD        Long          655900                7.4971
CFD        Long          655900                7.5144
CFD        Long          2000                  7.5650

NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 08/11/2006 have been cancelled
    Short          5,000                 7.3409
    Long           655,900               7.5144
    Long           16,800                7.3731


(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                         10 November 2006
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