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               27 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        69,865,821      4.69%    4,663,686     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,763,089      0.19%      513,989     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,564,742      0.17%    3,754,136     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               75,193,652      5.05%    8,931,811     0.60%

(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

(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          31,190              7.4600
Purchase          10,745              7.4500
Purchase         288,691              7.4575
Purchase           6,900              7.4700
Purchase         177,144              Transfer
Purchase           4,745              7.4500
Purchase             276              7.4511
Purchase             320              Transfer
Purchase          11,899              7.4500
Purchase          20,180              7.4540
Purchase           5,914              7.4466
Purchase           5,340              7.4466
Purchase         296,928              7.4600
Purchase         288,691              7.4575
Purchase           6,111              7.4500
Purchase           1,526              7.4500
Purchase           7,021              7.4500
Purchase          10,363              7.4517
Purchase              91              7.4600
Purchase           1,931              7.4515
Purchase           9,704              7.4850
Purchase          15,593              7.4500
Purchase           3,817              7.4500
Purchase           9,704              7.4600
Purchase           7,750              7.4466
Purchase         100,000              7.4450
Purchase         421,000              7.4650
Purchase           7,378              7.4500
Sale               9,704              7.4850
Sale               5,760              7.4500
Sale              60,000              7.4662
Sale              31,190              7.4600
Sale               5,994              7.4795
Sale                 400              7.4466
Sale             296,928              7.4600
Sale              20,525              7.4413
Sale             177,144              Transfer
Sale               9,704              7.4600
Sale               3,000              7.4885
Sale              30,616              7.4657
Sale                 358              7.6108
Sale             656,000              7.4650
Sale             100,000              7.4271
Sale                 661              7.4650
Sale              24,660              7.4585
Sale              51,117              7.6024
Sale             262,400              7.4650
Sale             288,691              7.4575
Sale             296,928              7.4600

(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            276                   7.4511
CFD          Short           1931                   7.4514
CFD          Short          10363                   7.4516
CFD          Short          20180                   7.4540
CFD          Short         325984                   7.4574
CFD          Short           6900                   7.4700
CFD          Long           24660                   7.4585
CFD          Long          296928                   7.4599
CFD          Long           30616                   7.4657
CFD          Long            5994                   7.4795
CFD          Long            3000                   7.4885


(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                         28 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