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               22 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           69,217,473   4.65%    5,194,959     0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives         3,401,362   0.23%      759,146     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%   2,252,364      0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  73,369,560   4.93%   8,206,469      0.55%

(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               1,521,711     1.843214            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      9,908                7.4672
Purchase      15,400               7.4484
Purchase      27,244               7.4672
Purchase      1                    7.4200
Purchase      19,100               7.4000
Purchase      28,375               Transfer
Purchase      40,000               7.4339
Purchase      30,176               7.4672
Purchase      18,586               7.4672
Purchase      8,394                7.4672
Purchase      55,850               Transfer
Purchase      10,806               7.4672
Purchase      80,000               7.4900
Purchase      2,073                7.5315
Purchase      39,550               7.4672
Purchase      8,235                7.4161
Purchase      14,254               7.4672
Purchase      131,200              7.4793
Purchase      8,196                7.4464
Sale          15,266               7.4500
Sale          48,220               7.4926
Sale          197,000              7.4951
Sale          26,907               7.4535
Sale          2,928                7.6000
Sale          24,710               7.4485
Sale          1,881                7.4085
Sale          70,973               7.4601
Sale          780                  7.4300
Sale          11,605               7.6039
Sale          220,550              7.4923
Sale          59,780               7.4777
Sale          28,375               Transfer
Sale          55,850               Transfer
Sale          198,000              7.5897
Sale          1                    7.4200

(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         19100                 7.4000
CFD        Short         8235                  7.4160
CFD        Short         8196                  7.4464
CFD        Short         15400                 7.4483
CFD        Short         2073                  7.5315
CFD        Long          1881                  7.4085
CFD        Long          24710                 7.4485
CFD        Long          26907                 7.4535
CFD        Long          70973                 7.4600
CFD        Long          59780                 7.4777
CFD        Long          48220                 7.4925





(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                         23 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