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               14 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           66,413,876   4.46%     6,020,301     0.40%
securities
(2) Derivatives         4,298,591   0.29%       851,366     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%     2,252,300     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  71,463,192   4.80%     9,123,967     0.61%


(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               1,894,268     2.283516            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          10,080              Transfer
Purchase           2,128              7.3675
Purchase          25,200              Transfer
Purchase             665              7.3882
Purchase           1,200              7.3833
Purchase           1,247              7.4800
Purchase           1,401              7.3675
Purchase          49,100              7.4141
Purchase          60,000              7.3574
Purchase          43,634              7.3728
Purchase           2,118              7.3850
Purchase          60,887              7.3700
Purchase          11,630              7.3850
Sale               1,100              7.4119
Sale                 500              7.3966
Sale              22,537              7.3835
Sale                 327              7.3700
Sale               1,881              7.4243
Sale                 500              7.3516
Sale                 500              7.3866
Sale             131,180              7.4323


(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         43634                 7.3728
CFD          Short         49100                 7.4140
CFD          Long          22537                 7.3835
CFD          Long           1881                 7.4242


(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                         15 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