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               15 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           66,138,706   4.44%     6,495,521     0.44%
securities
(2) Derivatives         4,446,178   0.30%       799,120     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%     2,252,300     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  71,335,609   4.79%     9,546,941     0.64%


(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               1,849,666     2.338687            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      31,717               7.5200
Purchase      1,000                7.4230
Purchase      15,120               Transfer
Purchase      48,993               7.3625
Purchase      2,837                7.3625
Purchase      601                  7.3851
Purchase      542                  7.5200
Purchase      131,200              7.3934
Purchase      4,899                7.3625
Purchase      460                  7.3633
Purchase      28,375               7.3625
Purchase      1,835                7.3851
Purchase      1,788                7.5200
Purchase      4,580                7.4128
Sale          10,605               7.4730
Sale          41,000               7.4982
Sale          327                  7.3700
Sale          1,264                7.4015
Sale          1,355                7.4950
Sale          73,083               7.4500
Sale          121,000              7.4475
Sale          24,512               7.5185
Sale          150,000              7.4650
Sale          111                  7.4825
Sale          1,599                7.5135
Sale          1,091                7.3666
Sale          293                  7.3700
Sale          29                   7.3700
Sale          35,217               7.5185
Sale          700                  7.5191
Sale          731                  7.4066
Sale          86,200               7.4512


(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        Long          86200                 7.4511
CFD        Long          10605                 7.4730
CFD        Long          41000                 7.4982
CFD        Long          1599                  7.5134
CFD        Long          59729                 7.5184
CFD        Long          700                   7.5190


(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                         16 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