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               23 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           69,545,853   4.67%    4,659,288     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives         3,213,222   0.22%      632,162     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%    2,252,368     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  73,509,800   4.94%    7,543,818     0.51%

(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               1,193,756   1.292812              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                    1,193,756   1.292812              0      0.00%


(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      15,750               7.4602
Purchase      2,185                7.4583
Purchase      9,704                7.4535
Purchase      14,218               7.4602
Purchase      36,200               7.4650
Purchase      328,000              7.4428
Purchase      19,408               7.4500
Purchase      20,642               7.4602
Purchase      2,686                7.4500
Purchase      17,533               7.4500
Purchase      7,440                7.4602
Purchase      9,700                7.4602
Sale          6,700                7.4600
Sale          698                  7.4500
Sale          1,296                7.4750
Sale          1,881                7.4585
Sale          9,704                7.4500
Sale          9,704                7.4535
Sale          3,330                7.4471
Sale          119,700              7.4540
Sale          2,073                7.4576


(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         317280                7.4547
CFD        Short         36200                 7.4650
CFD        Long          3330                  7.4470
CFD        Long          119700                7.4539
CFD        Long          2073                  7.4575
CFD        Long          1881                  7.4585
CFD        Long          6700                  7.4600



(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                         24 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