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               01 December 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        67,140,357      4.51%   11,045,301     0.74%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,919,057      0.26%      773,620     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,564,742      0.17%    3,574,136     0.24%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               73,624,156      4.95%   15,393,057     1.03%


(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      3,000                7.5465
Purchase      419                  7.5485
Purchase      426                  7.5350
Purchase      1,027                7.5485
Purchase      6,847                7.5485
Purchase      900                  7.5485
Purchase      829                  7.5485
Purchase      1,500                7.5800
Purchase      1,171                7.4550
Purchase      597                  7.5485
Purchase      11,101               7.5624
Purchase      418                  7.5485
Purchase      600                  7.5500
Purchase      132,300              7.5153
Purchase      2,849                Transfer
Purchase      3,055                7.5265
Purchase      48,500               7.4600
Purchase      1,307                7.5485
Purchase      6,386                7.4465
Sale          650                  7.5606
Sale          1,380                7.5375
Sale          131,182              7.5107
Sale          126,564              7.5246
Sale          399                  7.4535
Sale          730                  7.5606
Sale          650                  7.5606
Sale          850                  7.5606
Sale          630                  7.5566
Sale          7,559                7.4550
Sale          1,492                7.5402
Sale          1,220                7.5606
Sale          700                  7.5606
Sale          1,050                7.5606
Sale          465                  7.5302
Sale          15,000               7.4900
Sale          70,000               7.4513
Sale          1,500                7.5800
Sale          815                  7.5606
Sale          213,544              7.5416
Sale          262,363              7.5107
Sale          12,502               7.5502
Sale          393,600              7.5107


(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        6386                  7.4464
CFD        Short        48500                 7.4600
CFD        Short        132300                 7.5152
CFD        Short        3055                  7.5265
CFD        Short        5189                  7.5391
CFD        Short        3000                  7.5465
CFD        Short        1500                  7.5800
CFD        Long         399                   7.4535
CFD        Long         126564                7.5245
CFD        Long         213544                7.5416
CFD        Long         1500                  7.5800

(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                         04 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