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               16 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           66,443,100  4.46%     6,014,368     0.40%
securities
(2) Derivatives         4,047,058  0.27%       817,423     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725  0.05%     2,252,300     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  71,240,883  4.79%     9,084,091     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               1,849,666     2.286032            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         21,532              7.5665
Purchase            400              7.5033
Purchase         35,217              7.5192
Purchase          7,000              7.5290
Purchase         22,400              7.5314
Purchase        327,954              7.5168
Purchase         12,764              Transfer
Purchase          4,562              7.5458
Purchase          9,600              7.5061
Sale                900              7.4616
Sale             25,000              7.4976
Sale            100,000              7.5200
Sale              2,800              7.5541
Sale                 42              7.4886
Sale                293              7.4766
Sale              8,000              7.4550


(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             9600               7.5061
CFD          Short           327954               7.5168
CFD          Short            35217               7.5192
CFD          Short             7000               7.5290
CFD          Short            22400               7.5314
CFD          Short             4562               7.5457
CFD          Short            21532               7.5665
CFD          Long              8000               7.4550
CFD          Long                42               7.4885
CFD          Long              2800               7.5540


(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                         17 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