` 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
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| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | DEEPHAVEN CAPITAL |
| | MANAGEMENT LLC |
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| Company dealt in | Scottish Power Plc |
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| Class of relevant security to which the | 42p Ordinary |
| dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | |
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| Date of dealing | 18 April 2007 |
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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)
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| | Long | Short |
| | | |
|------------------------------+---------------------+--------------|
| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
| | | | | |
|------------------------------+------------+--------+--------+-----|
| (1) Relevant securities | | | | |
| | | | | |
|------------------------------+------------+--------+--------+-----|
| (2) Derivatives (other than | 18,436,360 | 1.2377 | | |
| options) | | | | |
| | | | | |
|------------------------------+------------+--------+--------+-----|
| (3) Options and agreements | | | | |
| to purchase/sell | | | | |
| | | | | |
|------------------------------+------------+--------+--------+-----|
| Total | 18,436,360 | 1.2377 | | |
| | | | | |
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of
the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant security: | Long | Short |
| | | |
|-------------------------------------+--------------+--------------|
| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
| | | | | |
|-------------------------------------+--------+-----+--------+-----|
| (1) Relevant securities | | | | |
| | | | | |
|-------------------------------------+--------+-----+--------+-----|
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | | | |
| options) | | | | |
| | | | | |
|-------------------------------------+--------+-----+--------+-----|
| (3) Options and agreements to | | | | |
| purchase/sell | | | | |
| | | | | |
|-------------------------------------+--------+-----+--------+-----|
| Total | | | | |
| | | | | |
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant security: | Details |
| | |
|-----------------------------+---------|
| | |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| | | |
|---------------+----------------------+-------------------------|
| | | |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Product | Long/short | Number of securities | Price per |
| name, | (Note 6) | (Note 7) | unit (Note 5) |
| e.g. CFD | | | |
|----------+------------+---------------------------+---------------|
| | | | |
| CFD | SHORT | 63,640 | 797.0240 |
| | | | |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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|Product |Writing, |Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry|Option money |
|name, |selling, |securities to which|price |American, |date |paid/received |
|e.g. call|purchasing, |the option relates | |European | |per unit (Note|
|option |varying etc.|(Note 7) | |etc. | |5) |
| | | | | | | |
|---------+------------+-------------------+--------+----------+------+--------------|
| | | | | | | |
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(ii) Exercising
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| Product name, e.g. | Number of securities | Exercise price per |
| call option | | unit (Note 5) |
| | | |
|--------------------+----------------------+-----------------------|
| | | |
| | | |
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
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| Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
| (Note 8) | | (Note 5) |
| | | |
|-----------------------+---------+---------------------------------|
| | | |
| | | |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives
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| 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. |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note
9) NO
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| Date of disclosure | 19th April 2007 |
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| Contact name | James Feast |
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| Telephone number | 0207 469 1901 |
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| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror | |
| with which connected | |
|-------------------------------------------------+-----------------|
| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection | |
| (Note 10) | |
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website
at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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