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               28 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        69,630,034      4.68%    7,944,590     0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,957,559      0.20%      643,576     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,564,742      0.17%    3,754,136     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               75,152,335      5.05%   12,342,302     0.83%

(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      331                  7.4600
Purchase      140,000              7.4449
Purchase      3,000                7.4115
Purchase      400,000              7.3800
Purchase      87,500               7.4200
Purchase      10,782               7.4088
Purchase      20,012               7.4088
Purchase      13,790               7.4088
Purchase      444,952              7.4102
Purchase      15,271               7.4088
Purchase      262,400              7.4628
Purchase      444,952              7.4102
Purchase      92                   7.3950
Purchase      35,600               7.3851
Purchase      12,386               7.4088
Purchase      13,015               7.4088
Purchase      175,000              7.3932
Purchase      100,000              7.4060
Purchase      8,371                7.4088
Purchase      2,094                7.4088
Purchase      1,296                Transfer
Purchase      75,000               7.4039
Purchase      275,500              7.4628
Purchase      6,737                7.4088
Purchase      135,15               7.4835
Sale          27,754               7.3961
Sale          4,643                Transfer
Sale          182,500              7.3958
Sale          444,952              7.4102
Sale          1,124                7.4000
Sale          275,520              7.4588
Sale          2,578                Transfer
Sale          68,743               Transfer
Sale          91,000               7.3826
Sale          705,663              7.4201
Sale          10,572               7.3985
Sale          4,473                7.3985
Sale          34,600               7.3630
Sale          4,002                7.3839
Sale          400,000              7.3800
Sale          888                  7.4000
Sale          3,000                7.4685
Sale          87,500               7.4218
Sale          18,076               7.5094
Sale          400,000              7.3800
Sale          151,099              7.4146
Sale          331                  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         35600                   7.3850
CFD        Short         30141                   7.4026
CFD        Short         75000                   7.4038
CFD        Short         444952                  7.4102
CFD        Short         3000                    7.4114
CFD        Short         87500                   7.4199
CFD        Long          34600                   7.3630
CFD        Long          400000                  7.3800
CFD        Long          4002                    7.3838
CFD        Long          27754                   7.3961
CFD        Long          15045                   7.3985
CFD        Long          151099                  7.4146
CFD        Long          87500                   7.4217
CFD        Long          3000                    7.4685
CFD        Long          18076                   7.5094

(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                         29 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