Rule 8.3 - SCOTTISH POWER

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  (Note 1)        BARCLAYS PLC

Company dealt in                        SCOTTISH POWER PLC
Class of relevant security to which     ORD GBP 0.50
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)
Date of dealing                         16 NOVEMBER 2005



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 securities 105,192,051     (5.47%)              19,792,568               (1.03%)

(2) Derivatives (other   6,888,410      (0.36%)
than options)

(3) Options and          6,650,361      (0.35%)               3,395,926               (0.18%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                   118,730,822     (6.18%)              23,188,494               (1.21%)


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant                        Long                                 Short
security:

                          Number                   (%)         Number                   (%)

(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                        37,649                            5.7106
Purchase                        85,778                            5.7165
Purchase                        400                               5.7109
Purchase                        12,142                            5.7456
Purchase                        31,295                            Transfer
Purchase                        164                               5.7550
Sale                            900                               5.7344
Sale                            8,663                             5.7400
Sale                            2,800                             5.7191
Sale                            12,142                            5.7344
Sale                            614                               5.7224
Sale                            3,000                             5.7308
Sale                            450                               5.7358
Sale                            950                               5.7358
Sale                            1,168                             5.7450
Sale                            1,686                             5.7500
Sale                            1,000                             5.7658



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,     Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)   Price per unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD               Short                   37,649                          5.7106
CFD               Short                   85,778                          5.7165
CFD               Short                   400                             5.7109
CFD               Short                   12,142                          5.7456
CFD               Long                    900                             5.7344
CFD               Long                    8,663                           5.7400
CFD               Long                    2,800                           5.7191
CFD               Long                    12,142                          5.7344



(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 (Note
               varying etc.     relates (Note 7)                                   5)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities           Exercise price per unit (GBP)

Option                           51,000                         4.600




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)        Details                      Price per unit (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                                       17 NOVEMBER 2005
Contact name                                             BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
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