Rule 8.3 - SCOTTISH POWER

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY
(Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

Name of purchaser/vendor *                        BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                                  SCOTTISH POWER
Relevant security dealt in                        ORD GBP 0.50
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with
which connected
If a connected EFM, nature of connection #
Date of dealing                                   24 OCTOBER 2005

DEALINGS †

Amount bought                                     Price per unit (currency must be stated)
13,850                                            5.5100
1,197                                             5.5178
145,990                                           5.5115

Amount sold                                       Price per unit (currency must be stated)
336                                               5.5155
48,324                                            5.5150
440                                               5.5205
275,300                                           9.7000 (USD)

Resultant total amount and percentage of the
same relevant security owned or controlled   88,700,132 (4.62%)

IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES

Date of disclosure  25 OCTOBER 2005
Contact name        BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETATRIAT
Telephone number    0207 116 2913

* Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is
insufficient.

In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be
named.

# See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code.

† If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or
Supplemental Form 8 (Option), as appropriate.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)

DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Description of all derivative products       CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will realise
disclosed on this form                       a gain if the price of the underlying security
                                             goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain
                                             if the price of the underlying security goes down.
                                             The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no
                                             rollover into new contracts.


Full details of any agreement, arrangement    None
or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person 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.


WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Writing/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entering into   securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Long CFD       24/10/2005     Written         4,400            5.5205
Long CFD       24/10/2005     Written         275,300          9.7000 (USD)
Short CFD      24/10/2005     Written         1,197            5.5178
Short CFD      24/10/2005     Written         145,990          5.5115

CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Number of        Reference price   Closing out price
eg long CFD    date           securities       (currency         (currency must be
                              to which the     must be stated)   stated)
                              derivative
                              is referenced


DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above)

Product name   Transaction    Written/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entered into    securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Long CFD       16/01/2004     Written         32,800           3.5885
Long CFD       19/01/2004     Written         1,100            3.6296
Short CFD      21/01/2004     Written         9,800            3.6263
Short CFD      22/01/2004     Written         16,900           3.5994
Short CFD      23/01/2004     Written         47,700           3.5386
Long CFD       27/01/2004     Written         22,300           3.5572
Long CFD       28/01/2004     Written         18,200           3.5972
Short CFD      29/01/2004     Written         5,900            3.6254
Short CFD      30/01/2004     Written         25,200           3.5726
Short CFD      10/02/2004     Written         10,800           3.5940
Long CFD       11/02/2004     Written         41,900           3.5271
Short CFD      13/02/2004     Written         28,600           3.4985
Short CFD      18/02/2004     Written         16,900           3.5619
Long CFD       20/02/2004     Written         1,200            3.6171
Long CFD       24/02/2004     Written         4,900            3.6297
Long CFD       01/03/2004     Written         800              3.7496
Long CFD       03/03/2004     Written         38,600           3.7096
Long CFD       12/03/2004     Written         41,800           3.6757
Long CFD       15/03/2004     Written         4,100            3.6846
Short CFD      18/03/2004     Written         1,700            3.6729
Long CFD       22/03/2004     Written         24,800           3.6892
Long CFD       23/03/2004     Written         2,000            3.7246
Long CFD       24/03/2004     Written         39,400           3.6680
Short CFD      30/03/2004     Written         59,500           3.7576
Short CFD      02/04/2004     Written         3,400            3.8503
Short CFD      08/04/2004     Written         6,500            3.8696
Short CFD      13/04/2004     Written         41,000           3.8331
Long CFD       14/04/2004     Written         1,300            3.8781
Long CFD       15/04/2004     Written         43,700           3.9053
Short CFD      19/04/2004     Written         1,000            3.9080
Long CFD       21/04/2004     Written         7,300            3.9195
Short CFD      26/04/2004     Written         51,300           3.8808
Short CFD      10/05/2004     Written         3,700            3.7780
Long CFD       12/05/2004     Written         13,600           3.7895
Long CFD       19/05/2004     Written         900              3.8245
Long CFD       20/05/2004     Written         9,500            3.7895
Long CFD       21/05/2004     Written         11,000           3.7943
Long CFD       27/05/2004     Written         6,000            3.9770
Long CFD       28/05/2004     Written         25,400           3.9620
Short CFD      03/06/2004     Written         2,600            3.8880
Short CFD      04/06/2004     Written         60,100           3.9333
Short CFD      07/06/2004     Written         3,900            3.9280
Long CFD       14/06/2004     Written         1,700            3.9020
Long CFD       18/06/2004     Written         17,400           3.9398
Long CFD       21/06/2004     Written         8,600            3.9545
Long CFD       24/06/2004     Written         1,100            3.9470
Long CFD       25/06/2004     Written         7,100            3.9704
Long CFD       07/07/2004     Written         12,600           3.9245
Short CFD      22/07/2004     Written         12,400           3.8955
Short CFD      30/07/2004     Written         136,916          3.9250
Long CFD       30/07/2004     Written         6,869            3.9348
Short CFD      03/08/2004     Written         404              3.9370
Short CFD      04/08/2004     Written         36,800           3.8980
Long CFD       09/08/2004     Written         1,211            3.8781
Long CFD       12/08/2004     Written         1,212            3.9430
Long CFD       13/08/2004     Written         12,517           3.9313
Long CFD       17/08/2004     Written         2,019            3.9330
Long CFD       20/08/2004     Written         4,032            3.9055
Short CFD      20/08/2004     Written         4,032            3.8994
Long CFD       25/08/2004     Written         4,032            3.9380
Short CFD      26/08/2004     Written         4,033            3.9620
Long CFD       27/08/2004     Written         806              4.0105
Long CFD       31/08/2004     Written         6,047            4.0265
Long CFD       31/08/2004     Written         4,600            4.0295
Short CFD      01/09/2004     Written         4,032            4.0620
Long CFD       01/09/2004     Written         7,057            4.0679
Long CFD       02/09/2004     Written         7,210            4.0855
Long CFD       02/09/2004     Written         12,300           4.0845
Short CFD      03/09/2004     Written         4,032            4.0645
Long CFD       03/09/2004     Written         806              4.0605
Long CFD       06/09/2004     Written         16,000           4.0780
Long CFD       06/09/2004     Written         39,900           4.0905
Short CFD      07/09/2004     Written         12,804           4.0632
Short CFD      08/09/2004     Written         3,603            4.0709
Long CFD       08/09/2004     Written         4,000            4.0745
Long CFD       08/09/2004     Written         3,628            4.0880
Long CFD       13/09/2004     Written         10,864           4.0771
Long CFD       14/09/2004     Written         6,019            4.1091
Short CFD      15/09/2004     Written         4,026            4.1546
Long CFD       15/09/2004     Written         4,027            4.1469
Short CFD      15/09/2004     Written         1,500            4.1225
Short CFD      16/09/2004     Written         13,794           4.1525
Long CFD       17/09/2004     Written         97,474           4.2002
Long CFD       17/09/2004     Written         20,092           4.2136
Long CFD       20/09/2004     Written         124,294          4.2284
Short CFD      20/09/2004     Written         3,935            4.2348
Short CFD      20/09/2004     Written         56,200           4.2275
Long CFD       21/09/2004     Written         67,670           4.2206
Long CFD       21/09/2004     Written         10,400           4.2200
Long CFD       22/09/2004     Written         254,905          4.2485
Long CFD       22/09/2004     Written         1,512            4.2321
Short CFD      22/09/2004     Written         4,020            4.2471
Long CFD       23/09/2004     Written         130,836          4.2255
Long CFD       23/09/2004     Written         2,740            4.2244
Long CFD       23/09/2004     Written         3,216            4.2179
Long CFD       24/09/2004     Written         40,800           4.2304
Long CFD       24/09/2004     Written         805              4.2329
Long CFD       27/09/2004     Written         129,434          4.2461
Long CFD       27/09/2004     Written         349              4.2350
Long CFD       28/09/2004     Written         130,633          4.2643
Long CFD       29/09/2004     Written         57,876           4.2900
Short CFD      29/09/2004     Written         2,347            4.2477
Short CFD      29/09/2004     Written         4,020            4.2646
Short CFD      29/09/2004     Written         16,096           4.2500
Long CFD       29/09/2004     Written         402              4.2729
Long CFD       30/09/2004     Written         4,824            4.2304
Short CFD      30/09/2004     Written         897              4.2325
Short CFD      30/09/2004     Written         2,412            4.2346
Short CFD      30/09/2004     Written         15,584           4.2304
Short CFD      01/10/2004     Written         15,612           4.2375
Short CFD      01/10/2004     Written         20,060           4.2461
Long CFD       01/10/2004     Written         27,044           4.2740
Short CFD      04/10/2004     Written         14,804           4.2801
Short CFD      04/10/2004     Written         170,337          4.2272
Short CFD      04/10/2004     Written         8,136            4.2431
Short CFD      05/10/2004     Written         87,721           4.2279
Short CFD      06/10/2004     Written         2,500            4.2400
Short CFD      06/10/2004     Written         229,799          4.2005
Long CFD       06/10/2004     Written         30,100           4.2350
Short CFD      07/10/2004     Written         50,102           4.2068
Long CFD       08/10/2004     Written         3,216            4.2129
Short CFD      08/10/2004     Written         402              4.2321
Long CFD       12/10/2004     Written         402              4.2529
Long CFD       13/10/2004     Written         9,228            4.3048
Long CFD       13/10/2004     Written         35,875           4.3101
Short CFD      13/10/2004     Written         4,020            4.3322
Long CFD       14/10/2004     Written         15,929           4.3240
Long CFD       14/10/2004     Written         27,297           4.3111
Long CFD       14/10/2004     Written         24,457           4.3250
Short CFD      14/10/2004     Written         3,900            4.3125
Long CFD       15/10/2004     Written         802              4.3303
Short CFD      18/10/2004     Written         59,531           4.3052
Short CFD      18/10/2004     Written         4,008            4.3072
Long CFD       19/10/2004     Written         69,762           4.3721
Short CFD      19/10/2004     Written         401              4.3797
Short CFD      20/10/2004     Written         31,527           4.3229
Long CFD       21/10/2004     Written         6,000            4.3450
Long CFD       21/10/2004     Written         9,860            4.3425
Long CFD       21/10/2004     Written         4,008            4.2879
Short CFD      22/10/2004     Written         15,833           4.2969
Long CFD       22/10/2004     Written         4,008            4.2978
Short CFD      25/10/2004     Written         108,570          4.2714
Short CFD      26/10/2004     Written         8,819            4.2811
Long CFD       26/10/2004     Written         803              4.2929
Long CFD       26/10/2004     Written         35,207           4.3086
Short CFD      27/10/2004     Written         4,014            4.3297
Long CFD       27/10/2004     Written         21,849           4.3375
Long CFD       28/10/2004     Written         4,014            4.3603
Long CFD       28/10/2004     Written         41,465           4.3669
Long CFD       29/10/2004     Written         120,398          4.3946
Long CFD       29/10/2004     Written         8,016            4.3953
Long CFD       01/11/2004     Written         79,809           4.4292
Long CFD       02/11/2004     Written         53,770           4.4301
Short CFD      02/11/2004     Written         42,633           4.4015
Short CFD      02/11/2004     Written         8,016            4.4092
Long CFD       03/11/2004     Written         56,138           4.4403
Short CFD      03/11/2004     Written         401              4.4222
Short CFD      04/11/2004     Written         68,000           4.4024
Short CFD      04/11/2004     Written         14,852           4.4002
Long CFD       05/11/2004     Written         6,600            4.4425
Short CFD      05/11/2004     Written         138,327          4.3710
Short CFD      05/11/2004     Written         804              4.3547
Long CFD       08/11/2004     Written         4,800            4.3600
Short CFD      08/11/2004     Written         6,834            4.3563
Short CFD      08/11/2004     Written         4,000            4.3525
Long CFD       08/11/2004     Written         3,792            4.3725
Short CFD      09/11/2004     Written         246,196          4.3127
Short CFD      09/11/2004     Written         3,216            4.2906
Long CFD       09/11/2004     Written         17,900           4.3137
Long CFD       10/11/2004     Written         42,391           4.0676
Short CFD      10/11/2004     Written         145,981          4.0269
Long CFD       10/11/2004     Written         18,080           4.0341
Short CFD      11/11/2004     Written         134,693          4.0544
Short CFD      11/11/2004     Written         213,671          4.0577
Short CFD      11/11/2004     Written         8,025            4.0674
Short CFD      12/11/2004     Written         275,016          3.9948
Long CFD       12/11/2004     Written         12,642           4.0345
Short CFD      12/11/2004     Written         63,725           4.0049
Short CFD      12/11/2004     Written         4,020            3.9845
Short CFD      15/11/2004     Written         457,629          3.9668
Short CFD      15/11/2004     Written         361,430          3.9653
Short CFD      15/11/2004     Written         25,725           3.9725
Short CFD      16/11/2004     Written         4,404            3.9800
Long CFD       16/11/2004     Written         23,800           3.9938
Long CFD       16/11/2004     Written         20,645           4.0050
Long CFD       16/11/2004     Written         9,314            4.0170
Short CFD      16/11/2004     Written         23,400           4.0027
Short CFD      16/11/2004     Written         82,558           3.9955
Long CFD       17/11/2004     Written         216,569          3.9889
Long CFD       17/11/2004     Written         16,873           3.9675
Short CFD      17/11/2004     Written         402              3.9695
Short CFD      17/11/2004     Written         149,470          3.9544
Long CFD       17/11/2004     Written         4,004            3.9180
Short CFD      18/11/2004     Written         123,822          3.9441
Long CFD       18/11/2004     Written         210,433          3.9494
Short CFD      18/11/2004     Written         116,256          3.9431
Long CFD       18/11/2004     Written         4,825            3.9505
Long CFD       19/11/2004     Written         5,600            3.9800
Short CFD      19/11/2004     Written         3,600            3.9250
Short CFD      22/11/2004     Written         14,862           3.8960
Short CFD      22/11/2004     Written         205,291          3.8744
Short CFD      22/11/2004     Written         18,500           3.8950
Short CFD      23/11/2004     Written         18,443           3.8925
Short CFD      23/11/2004     Written         33,700           3.8775
Long CFD       24/11/2004     Written         50,344           3.8819
Long CFD       24/11/2004     Written         5,142            3.8739
Short CFD      24/11/2004     Written         3,623            3.8794
Short CFD      24/11/2004     Written         46,363           3.8698
Short CFD      24/11/2004     Written         13,268           3.8675
Long CFD       25/11/2004     Written         15,300           3.9391
Long CFD       26/11/2004     Written         15,097           3.9299
Long CFD       29/11/2004     Written         181,356          3.9526
Long CFD       29/11/2004     Written         35,352           3.9470
Long CFD       30/11/2004     Written         4,566            3.9275
Short CFD      30/11/2004     Written         49,900           3.8641
Long CFD       01/12/2004     Written         429,072          3.9195
Long CFD       01/12/2004     Written         900              3.9275
Long CFD       01/12/2004     Written         18,827           3.9353
Long CFD       02/12/2004     Written         31,310           3.9297
Long CFD       02/12/2004     Written         34,300           3.9151
Short CFD      02/12/2004     Written         3,206            3.9019
Long CFD       02/12/2004     Written         401              3.8956
Long CFD       03/12/2004     Written         187,023          3.9286
Long CFD       06/12/2004     Written         47,865           3.8997
Long CFD       06/12/2004     Written         30,358           3.8954
Short CFD      06/12/2004     Written         5,407            3.8875
Short CFD      06/12/2004     Written         3,493            3.8875
Long CFD       07/12/2004     Written         22,767           3.9100
Long CFD       07/12/2004     Written         11,335           3.9125
Long CFD       08/12/2004     Written         17,085           3.9275
Short CFD      08/12/2004     Written         5,611            3.9144
Short CFD      08/12/2004     Written         5,900            3.9050
Short CFD      09/12/2004     Written         48,660           3.8882
Short CFD      09/12/2004     Written         4,810            3.8799
Long CFD       10/12/2004     Written         4,600            3.8925
Long CFD       10/12/2004     Written         49,080           3.8995
Short CFD      10/12/2004     Written         5,614            3.8966
Short CFD      13/12/2004     Written         507              3.8850
Long CFD       13/12/2004     Written         11,470           3.9337
Long CFD       13/12/2004     Written         52,702           3.9400
Long CFD       13/12/2004     Written         8,600            3.9400
Short CFD      14/12/2004     Written         8,964            3.9225
Long CFD       14/12/2004     Written         24,753           3.9397
Long CFD       14/12/2004     Written         8,016            3.9430
Long CFD       15/12/2004     Written         8,016            3.9380
Short CFD      15/12/2004     Written         14,461           3.9350
Long CFD       16/12/2004     Written         1,300            3.9450
Short CFD      16/12/2004     Written         1,409            3.9083
Short CFD      16/12/2004     Written         9,629            3.9025
Short CFD      17/12/2004     Written         2,000            3.9245
Long CFD       17/12/2004     Written         36,534           3.9198
Long CFD       17/12/2004     Written         24,513           3.9201
Long CFD       20/12/2004     Written         8,900            3.9346
Long CFD       20/12/2004     Written         8,400            3.9449
Long CFD       21/12/2004     Written         6,603            3.9534
Short CFD      21/12/2004     Written         38,408           3.9219
Long CFD       22/12/2004     Written         7,317            3.9425
Short CFD      22/12/2004     Written         17,400           3.9500
Short CFD      22/12/2004     Written         8,016            3.9570
Long CFD       23/12/2004     Written         40,858           3.9799
Long CFD       23/12/2004     Written         15,954           3.9900