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               21 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           69,632,951   4.68%    4,769,896     0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives         3,312,462   0.22%      849,713     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%    2,252,360     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  73,696,138   4.95%    7,871,969     0.53%

(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               1,259,347     1.237998            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      5,451                7.6015
Purchase      196,773              7.5319
Purchase      1,400,266            7.6330
Purchase      16,653               7.6268
Purchase      131,200              7.5361
Purchase      7,987                7.6313
Purchase      13,390               7.6000
Purchase      327,950              7.5331
Purchase      170,000              7.6050
Purchase      1,731                7.6000
Purchase      5,607                7.6000
Purchase      100,000              7.6126
Purchase      2,016                7.5500
Purchase      20,000               7.6250
Sale          60,887               7.5468
Sale          11,605               7.6039
Sale          22,704               7.6000
Sale          28,762               7.6149
Sale          1,188                7.6177
Sale          5,607                7.6000
Sale          440                  7.6416
Sale          13,390               7.6000
Sale          20,000               7.6100
Sale          2,606                7.5500
Sale          57,825               7.6332
Sale          195,700              7.6108

(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         196773                7.5318
CFD        Short         327950                7.5330
CFD        Short         5451                  7.6015
CFD        Short         7987                  7.6312
CFD        Long          11605                 7.6038
CFD        Long          195700                7.6107
CFD        Long          28762                 7.6148
CFD        Long          57825                 7.6331


(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                         22 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