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               10 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           64,728,951   4.35%     6,502,291    0.44%
securities
(2) Derivatives         5,131,490   0.34%     1,110,136    0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%     2,252,300    0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  70,611,166   4.75%     9,864,727    0.66%


(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     2.009565            0      0.00%

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

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

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             3,100           7.2350
Purchase            20,000           7.4425
Purchase           131,200           7.2567
Purchase            24,860           7.4115
Purchase           100,000           7.3220
Purchase             7,700           7.2964
Purchase           131,180           7.2567
Purchase           150,000           7.4137
Purchase           100,000           7.3189
Purchase            25,999           7.3936
Purchase            18,428           7.3
Sale                40,000           7.3504
Sale                 2,967           7.3846
Sale                61,785           7.4104
Sale               262,364           7.2365
Sale                 1,000           7.2403
Sale                   411           7.3200
Sale                 1,377           7.3050
Sale                 5,000           7.4774
Sale               260,082           7.2700
Sale                21,895           7.3991
Sale                   226           7.2373
Sale                   365           7.3115
Sale                94,754           7.3524
Sale               262,400           7.2567
Sale                 2,967           7.3846


(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            3100              7.2350
CFD          Short            7700              7.2964
CFD          Short           24860              7.4114
CFD          Long           262364              7.2365
CFD          Long            94754              7.3523
CFD          Long            21895              7.3991
CFD          Long            61785              7.4104
CFD          Long             5000              7.4773

(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                         13 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