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               30 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        68,161,970      4.58%   10,359,164     0.70%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,644,680      0.24%      641,320     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,564,742      0.17%    3,754,136     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               74,371,392      5.00%   14,754,620     0.99%


(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      9,804                7.5500
Purchase      26,342               7.5671
Purchase      100,000              7.6226
Purchase      3,000                7.5965
Purchase      5,785                7.5500
Purchase      16,218               7.5500
Purchase      7,704                7.5500
Purchase      40,014               7.6035
Purchase      12,745               7.5500
Purchase      7,749                7.5500
Purchase      478                  7.5500
Purchase      983                  7.5500
Purchase      700,000              7.5591
Purchase      38,700               7.5462
Purchase      2,802                7.5500
Purchase      10,080               Transfer
Purchase      1,251                7.5500
Purchase      39,834               7.5500
Purchase      6,882                7.5500
Purchase      608                  7.5500
Sale          544                  7.6000
Sale          761                  7.6000
Sale          405                  7.6000
Sale          4,100                7.6000
Sale          390                  7.6000
Sale          800                  7.6015
Sale          465                  7.6000
Sale          425                  7.6000
Sale          150,000              7.6250
Sale          700                  7.6000
Sale          958                  7.5500
Sale          131,200              7.6085
Sale          600                  7.6000
Sale          440                  7.6206
Sale          990                  7.6000
Sale          505                  7.6000
Sale          262,400              7.6085
Sale          2,103                7.6000
Sale          9,804                7.5500
Sale          320                  7.6000
Sale          470                  7.6000
Sale          813                  7.6000
Sale          620                  7.6000
Sale          310                  7.6000
Sale          325                  7.6000
Sale          1,185                7.6000
Sale          700,000              7.5591
Sale          465                  7.6000
Sale          310                  7.6000
Sale          510                  7.6000
Sale          16,218               7.5500
Sale          1,500                7.6015
Sale          330                  7.6000
Sale          1,079                7.6050
Sale          793                  7.6000
Sale          51,800               7.5972
Sale          330                  7.6000
Sale          5,188                7.5639
Sale          405                  7.6000
Sale          390                  7.6000
Sale          900                  7.6000
Sale          940                  7.6000
Sale          10,000               7.6200
Sale          700,000              7.5591
Sale          780                  7.6000
Sale          608                  7.5500
Sale          357                  7.6000
Sale          3,055                7.5885
Sale          1,555                7.6000
Sale          1,300                7.6006
Sale          4,002                7.5939
Sale          1,405                7.5500
Sale          3,731                7.5500
Sale          500                  7.6000
Sale          1,251                7.5500


(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         38700                 7.5462
CFD        Short         26342                 7.5671
CFD        Short         11898                 7.5947
CFD        Short         3000                  7.5965
CFD        Long          700000                7.5590
CFD        Long          5188                  7.5638
CFD        Long          3055                  7.5884
CFD        Long          4002                  7.5938
CFD        Long          51800                 7.5972
CFD        Long          4100                  7.6000
CFD        Long          1079                  7.6050


(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                         01 December 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