Merger with PacifiCorp
ScottishPower announces that, at an extraordinary general meeting of ScottishPower shareholders held earlier today the resolution to approve and implement the merger with PacifiCorp was duly passed. The proxy votes given to the Chairman on this resolution were 99.45% in favour (including 0.43% at the Chairman's discretion).

New holding company
ScottishPower also announces that, at the Court meeting and at the subsequent extraordinary general meeting and class meeting of ScottishPower ordinary shareholders, each of which was also held earlier today, the resolutions necessary to approve and implement the proposed creation of a new holding company for the ScottishPower group by way of a scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme") were duly passed.

The result of the poll on the resolution to approve the Scheme held at the Court meeting was as follows:

• For:                    482,159,669 shares (99.47% of the shares voted)
• Against:                 2,567,117 shares (0.53% of the shares voted)

The votes "for" in relation to this resolution were cast by 82,733 shareholders representing 94.32% in number of those voting.

The Court hearing of the petition to sanction the Scheme is expected to take place on 29 July l999 at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. It is expected that the Scheme will become effective, and that dealings on the London Stock Exchange in the shares of the new holding company will commence, on 30 July l999.

The name of the new holding company which is currently New Scottish Power plc. will be changed to Scottish Power plc upon the Scheme becoming effective.

Murray Stuart, Chairman of ScottishPower said:
"We are pleased to have received shareholder approval for the PacifiCorp merger. We continue to make good progress with the various regulatory bodies in the US and remain on track to complete the merger later this year

Together ScottishPower and PacifiCorp will create an international utility company with substantial businesses in the UK and US and we believe significant benefits will be derived from the merger".

Futher Information:
Sue Clark,                  Director of Corporate Affairs             0141 636 4560
Colin McSeveny,     Group Media Relations Manager           0141 636 4515
Andrew Jamieson,          Investor Relations Manager           0141 636 4527

Notes:
PacifiCorp shareholders will be asked to approve the merger at PacifiCorp's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in Salt Lake City on Thursday, 17 June l999.