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[Company Letterhead]
October 11, 2000
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Scottish Power plc (CIK: 0001045513)
Request for Withdrawal of Form Type: U-1
Application No. 070-09761
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Pursuant to Rule 477 (a) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby request the
immediate withdrawal of the Form U-1 application for Scottish Power plc under
the File No. 070-09761 ("Application") (EDGAR submission type U-1) accepted by
the Securities and Exchange Commission on 06-Oct-2000 (Accession Number:
0000950130-00-005360).
The EDGAR Agent inadvertently filed an initial Form U-1 (EDGAR submission
type U-1) instead of a Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form U-1 on File No.
070-09669 (EDGAR submission type U-1/A) on 06-Oct-2000. Accordingly, we request
a withdrawal of the Application by the Commission as soon as possible.
If you have any questions regarding the Application for withdrawal, please
contact Orlan Johnson, legal counsel to the registrant at (202) 835-7522.
Sincerely,
/s/ Orlan Johnson
Orlan Johnson
Of Counsel
