ScottishPower today announced it had taken its overall gas and electricity customer base in the UK to more than five million for the first time.

Charles Berry, ScottishPower's Executive Director UK, said: "We are delighted to have passed this milestone. This organic growth has been achieved through offering innovative products, such as our capped price offer, at competitive prices as well as expanding our sales channels. The low 'cost of capture' means value is added immediately to our business."

ScottishPower is today holding a conference for analysts and institutional investors in New York at 1400 (Eastern standard time) covering its UK Division. No material new information will be disclosed in the presentations and there will be no update on current trading.

There will be a web cast of the presentation available here.

Further Information:

Media Relations - Colin McSeveny    0141 636 4515
Investor Relations - Shelby Bell        0141 636 4527