SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December
SCOTTISH POWER PLC
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
CORPORATE OFFICE, 1 ATLANTIC QUAY, GLASGOW, G2 8SP
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes No X
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .)
FORM 6-K: TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Notification by Scottish Power plc, dated December 14, 2006, of Rule 8.1 - Scottish Power plc
FORM 8.1
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) See attached schedule
Company dealt in Scottish Power plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares of 42p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing See attached schedule
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 N/A N/A N/A N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A N/A N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total See attached schedule See attached schedule
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities N/A N/A N/A N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A N/A N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total N/A N/A N/A N/A
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
Ordinary Shares of 42p each See attached schedule
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
See attached schedule See attached schedule See attached schedule
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
N/A N/A N/A N/A
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 5)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A N/A N/A
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
N/A N/A N/A
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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 14 December 2006
Contact name Rhona Gregg
Telephone number 0141 566 4733
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Scottish Power plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Category 3 - subsidiary directors of the Scottish
Power Group
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Schedule
ScottishPower Employee Share Ownership Plan
Scottish Power plc ("the Company") announces that on 11 December 2006, the
following subsidiary directors, purchased Partnership Shares and were awarded
Matching Shares under the Inland Revenue approved ScottishPower Employee Share
Ownership Plan (ESOP). The Shares were purchased/allocated at GBP7.50 per share
under the terms of the ESOP. As a result of these awards, the Company was
notified today, that the individual interests in the ordinary share capital of
Scottish Power plc have increased as shown below.
Partnership Shares Ordinary Matching Shares Ordinary Total Interest in Ordinary Shares of
Shares of 42p Shares of 42p 42p each following this notification
*
Adrian Coats 16 6 9,297
Stuart MacDonald 16 6 7,126
David Morrison 16 6 7,123
David Hill 16 6 5,646
Keith Anderson 17 6 11,841
David Wark 16 6 10,128
Stewart Wood 16 6 11,830
Dylan Hughes 7 6 7,052
John Heasley 16 6 6,997
Hugh Finlay 16 6 10,823
Heather Chalmers 16 6 6,244
Peter Brown 16 6 5,972
Sandy Duckett 16 6 4,811
Guy Jefferson 6 6 8,127
James Sutherland 16 6 9,435
Robert Benns 10 6 3,956
Andrew Bird 16 6 3,788
Jim McGowan 16 6 6,897
Roger Seshan 7 6 1,896
Julie Welsh 9 6 937
*All less than 1% of the issued share capital
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| /s/ Scottish Power plc | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: December 14, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Mrs Sheelagh Duffield | ||
| Mrs Sheelagh Duffield | ||||
| Company Secretary | ||||