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 01 March 2007
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 50,790,835 3.41% 43,213,175 2.90%
securities
(2) Derivatives 342,183 0.02% 1,590,208 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 125 0.00% 68 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 51,133,143 3.43% 44,803,451 3.01%
(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 (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
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 18,597 7.7157
Purchase 11,170 7.5900
Purchase 278,100 7.6406
Purchase 541 7.6485
Purchase 11,651 7.6010
Purchase 4,297 7.6485
Purchase 77,288 7.6147
Purchase 541 7.6485
Purchase 125,000 7.7139
Purchase 14,000 7.5872
Purchase 18,554 7.5900
Purchase 71,980 7.7189
Purchase 917 7.6485
Purchase 160 Transfer
Purchase 658 7.6485
Purchase 649 7.6485
Sale 317 7.5812
Sale 800 7.6662
Sale 202 7.5900
Sale 1,645 7.5900
Sale 1,061 7.5505
Sale 22,827 7.5636
Sale 15,248 7.6207
Sale 1,660 7.5900
Sale 14,661 7.6515
Sale 297 7.5808
Sale 23,550 7.6096
Sale 31,893 7.5923
Sale 2,000 7.5762
Sale 18,554 7.5900
Sale 1,953 7.7056
Sale 2,650 7.6650
Sale 11,170 7.5900
(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 14000 7.5871
CFD Short 11651 7.6009
CFD Short 77288 7.6146
CFD Short 71980 7.7189
CFD Long 22827 7.5635
CFD Long 23550 7.6096
CFD Long 15248 7.6206
(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
None
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 02 March 2007
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