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               14 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        64,275,976     4.32%       7,236,294    0.49%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,151,546     0.14%       1,618,300    0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        895,125     0.06%         895,568    0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               67,322,647     4.52%       9,750,162    0.66%


(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      11,635               Transfer
Purchase      100,000              7.5208
Purchase      8,130                7.4800
Purchase      21,300               7.5097
Purchase      17,202               7.4800
Purchase      11,479               7.5101
Sale          475                  7.5112
Sale          476                  7.5112
Sale          850                  7.5112
Sale          535                  7.5112
Sale          550                  7.5112
Sale          1,700                7.5062
Sale          1,160                7.4913
Sale          800                  7.5112
Sale          149                  7.5112
Sale          3,000                7.5100
Sale          349                  7.5112
Sale          563                  7.5112
Sale          800                  7.5112
Sale          500                  7.5112
Sale          1,100                7.5115
Sale          7,654                7.4800
Sale          992                  7.5112
Sale          345                  7.5112
Sale          373                  7.5162
Sale          400                  7.5115
Sale          500                  7.5112
Sale          400                  7.5112
Sale          500                  7.5112
Sale          700                  7.5012
Sale          535                  7.5112
Sale          650                  7.5112
Sale          15,179               7.5282
Sale          420                  7.5118
Sale          400                  7.5112
Sale          990                  7.5015
Sale          3,624                7.5250
Sale          793                  7.5112
Sale          400                  7.5112
Sale          450                  7.5112
Sale          350                  7.5213


(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        21300                 7.5097
CFD        Short        11479                 7.5100
CFD        Short        200000                7.5169
CFD        Long         15179                 7.5282

NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 13/12/2006 have been cancelled
Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Short      200,000              7.5169

(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                         15 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