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               24 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           70,446,649   4.73%    4,185,930     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives         2,774,117   0.19%      520,581     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           750,725   0.05%    2,252,368     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  73,971,491   4.97%    6,958,879     0.47%

(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   6.048121              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      4,197                7.4672
Purchase      25,408               7.4750
Purchase      12,161               7.4800
Purchase      10,459               7.4567
Purchase      17,019               7.4769
Purchase      17,187               7.4500
Purchase      7,961                7.4393
Purchase      15,945               7.4800
Purchase      4,989                7.4800
Purchase      279,700              Transfer
Purchase      4,954                7.4672
Purchase      5,196                7.4500
Purchase      5,403                7.4672
Purchase      10,434               7.4393
Purchase      15,088               7.4672
Purchase      7,127                7.4672
Purchase      13,622               7.4672
Purchase      19,775               7.4672
Purchase      1,343                7.45
Purchase      9,704                7.45
Purchase      4,850                7.4602
Purchase      3,720                7.4602
Purchase      7,109                7.4602
Purchase      10,321               7.4602
Purchase      7,875                7.4602
Purchase      9,293                7.4672
Purchase      30,616               7.4765
Purchase      10,080               Transfer
Purchase      3,121                7.4800
Purchase      20,056               7.4217
Purchase      246,129              7.4800
Purchase      7,188                7.4393
Purchase      10,711               7.4500
Purchase      99,211               7.4630
Purchase      24,710               7.4765
Purchase      5,733                7.4800
Purchase      7,479                7.4800
Purchase      246,129              7.4800
Purchase      100,000              7.4500
Purchase      4,584                7.4800
Purchase      10,977               7.4800
Purchase      3,882                7.4800
Purchase      12,130               7.4750
Purchase      4,905                7.4393
Sale          1,239                7.4589
Sale          144,902              7.4515
Sale          13,970               7.4902
Sale          246,129              7.4800
Sale          15,266               7.45
Sale          7,633                7.45
Sale          1,577                7.4535
Sale          635                  7.4885
Sale          279,700              Transfer
Sale          10,444               7.4814
Sale          2,650                Transfer
Sale          2,302                7.4750
NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 22/11/2006 have been cancelled
Purchase      27,244               7.4672
Purchase      20,642               7.4602
Purchase      14,218               7.4602
Purchase      7,440                7.4602
Purchase      9,700                7.4602
Purchase      19,408               7.45
Purchase      15,750               7.4602
Purchase      39,550               7.4672
Purchase      9,908                7.4672
Purchase      14,254               7.4672
Purchase      30,176               7.4672
Purchase      8,394                7.4672
Purchase      10,806               7.4672
Purchase      18,586               7.4672
Sale          15,266               7.45
Purchase      2,686                7.45

(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          158640                7.4547
CFD       Short          10459                 7.4567
CFD       Short          72147                 7.4615
CFD       Short          99211                 7.4630
CFD       Short          55326                 7.4764
CFD       Short          17019                 7.4768
CFD       Short          246129                7.4800
CFD       Long           144902                7.4515
CFD       Long           1577                  7.4535
CFD       Long           1239                  7.4588
CFD       Long           10444                 7.4814
CFD       Long           635                   7.4885
CFD       Long           13970                 7.4901
NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 23/11/2006 have been cancelled
Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Short      317,280              7.4547


(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                         27 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