Rule 8.3 - SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE

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

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.20
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 October 2007

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        54,213,962   5.73%     21,053,050     2.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,006,171   0.32%        544,286     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     18,450,838   1.95%        521,489     0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               75,670,971   8.00%     22,118,825     2.34%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale     Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase          5,000                   7.575
Purchase          500                     7.2895
Purchase          500                     7.4938
Purchase          1,000                   7.6447
Purchase          313                     6.7038
Purchase          98,206                  7.6049
Purchase          600                     Transfer
Purchase          200                     7.3903
Purchase          100                     7.705
Purchase          840                     7.56
Purchase          11                      7.6297
Purchase          134                     7.7421
Purchase          150                     7.5897
Purchase          1,310                   7.6297
Purchase          200                     7.6488
Purchase          83,445                  7.4687
Purchase          149                     6.7192
Purchase          9,135                   7.56
Purchase          2,092                   6.39
Purchase          190,034                 7.1884
Purchase          183                     7.6297
Purchase          1,094                   7.6197
Purchase          15                      7.4653
Purchase          1,313                   7.568
Purchase          12,331                  7.6115
Purchase          500                     7.6488
Purchase          255,073                 7.6258
Purchase          15,095                  7.3778
Purchase          13,072                  7.5522
Purchase          2,000                   7.635
Purchase          652                     7.6597
Purchase          2,000                   7.695
Purchase          299                     7.61
Purchase          129                     7.7271
Sale              650                     7.65
Sale              710                     7.645
Sale              2,222                   7.63
Sale              370                     7.625
Sale              670                     7.64
Sale              371                     7.645
Sale              1,310                   7.635
Sale              765                     7.615
Sale              1,750                   7.625
Sale              365                     7.63
Sale              834                     6.6238
Sale              149                     7.6146
Sale              627,942                 6.7597
Sale              1,144                   7.635
Sale              1,358                   7.635
Sale              670                     7.625
Sale              1,426                   7.65
Sale              400                     7.625
Sale              2,828                   7.625
Sale              450                     6.6165
Sale              750                     7.615
Sale              1,480                   7.625
Sale              420                     7.64
Sale              1,399                   7.61
Sale              1,004                   7.63
Sale              1,485                   7.615
Sale              400                     7.625
Sale              500                     7.615
Sale              1,308                   7.645
Sale              1,428                   7.64
Sale              500                     7.7
Sale              610                     7.65
Sale              700                     7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.7
Sale              835                     7.625
Sale              2,474                   7.62
Sale              1,360                   7.65
Sale              700                     7.63
Sale              500                     7.645
Sale              700                     7.625
Sale              1,394                   7.64
Sale              2,000                   7.645
Sale              555                     7.64
Sale              1,408                   7.65
Sale              782                     7.625
Sale              680                     7.615
Sale              580                     7.615
Sale              619                     7.615
Sale              16,299                  7.63
Sale              2,190                   7.61
Sale              700                     7.63
Sale              1,402                   7.635
Sale              1,050                   7.625
Sale              900                     7.615
Sale              1,600                   7.63
Sale              520                     7.7
Sale              1,000                   7.7
Sale              440                     7.7
Sale              1,260                   6.6165
Sale              650                     7.6303
Sale              6,241                   7.625
Sale              971                     7.615
Sale              34                      7.63
Sale              718                     7.635
Sale              1,275                   7.625
Sale              650                     7.7
Sale              2,000                   7.63
Sale              600                     7.63
Sale              3,314                   7.63
Sale              1,380                   7.635
Sale              1,500                   7.65
Sale              1,382                   7.645
Sale              505                     7.625
Sale              1,359                   7.63
Sale              2,163                   7.61
Sale              1,080                   7.7
Sale              835                     7.615
Sale              415                     7.615
Sale              600                     7.645
Sale              600                     7.615
Sale              498                     7.645
Sale              1,583                   7.56
Sale              317                     7.64
Sale              650                     7.6303
Sale              450                     7.6203
Sale              261                     7.6103
Sale              250                     7.5661
Sale              3,000                   7.565
Sale              658                     7.7061
Sale              446                     7.6353
Sale              500                     7.6461
Sale              400                     7.7296
Sale              5,000                   7.66
Sale              156                     7.6103
Sale              4,500                   6.5137
Sale              211                     7.6153
Sale              100                     7.6303
Sale              1,364                   7.5703
Sale              2,000                   7.63
Sale              1,019                   6.5312
Sale              165                     6.565
Sale              600                     7.5388
Sale              500                     7.6253
Sale              1,000                   7.6253
Sale              500                     6.722
Sale              1,094                   7.5603
Sale              2,013                   7.57
Sale              1,738                   7.615
Sale              1,000                   7.62
Sale              530                     7.5703
Sale              200                     7.5603
Sale              100                     7.6303
Sale              500                     7.6303
Sale              1,493                   7.6253
Sale              1,750                   7.56
Sale              1,423                   7.6711
Sale              86                      7.6153
Sale              400                     7.6403
Sale              416                     7.6303
Sale              250                     7.6153
Sale              1,250                   7.5603
Sale              1,500                   6.7171
Sale              1,192                   7.6203
Sale              1,000                   7.5653
Sale              184                     7.6103
Sale              400                     7.5703
Sale              373                     7.6303
Sale              278                     7.5603
Sale              353                     7.6179
Sale              63                      7.5153
Sale              675                     7.65
Sale              4,776                   7.57
Sale              1,291                   6.4962
Sale              260                     7.6103
Sale              356                     7.6103
Sale              915                     7.6303
Sale              1,400                   7.6153
Sale              400                     6.6811
Sale              73                      7.562
Sale              4,000                   6.4525
Sale              500                     7.6253
Sale              200                     7.5803
Sale              1,963                   7.645
Sale              1,000                   7.66
Sale              2,000                   7.64
Sale              408                     7.5653
Sale              500                     7.412
Sale              1,309                   7.6403
Sale              900                     7.3196
Sale              4,711                   7.555
Sale              795                     6.5838
Sale              1,000                   7.6153
Sale              400                     7.625
Sale              5,000                   7.645
Sale              484                     6.6075
Sale              1,000                   7.5611
Sale              340                     7.6253
Sale              500                     7.6153
Sale              2,132                   7.65
Sale              775                     7.6503
Sale              961                     7.5553
Sale              350                     7.6303
Sale              599                     6.7511
Sale              320                     6.5579
Sale              500                     6.5411
Sale              357                     7.6403
Sale              265                     7.6403
Sale              33                      7.6153
Sale              2,870                   7.595
Sale              400                     7.6203
Sale              268                     7.2961
Sale              1,313                   7.7555
Sale              2,274                   7.55
Sale              500                     7.6353
Sale              659                     7.5503
Sale              150                     7.317
Sale              500                     7.615
Sale              690                     7.615
Sale              635                     7.7
Sale              430                     7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.63
Sale              1,438                   7.625
Sale              555                     7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.645
Sale              945                     7.625
Sale              1,350                   7.65
Sale              1,900                   7.625
Sale              1,007                   7.625
Sale              1,200                   7.63
Sale              660                     7.65
Sale              20,053                  7.625
Sale              1,010                   7.64
Sale              600                     7.63
Sale              3,899                   7.65
Sale              2,357                   7.63
Sale              1,349                   7.6
Sale              391                     7.625
Sale              1,280                   7.7
Sale              750                     7.625
Sale              11,079                  7.63
Sale              13,118                  7.63
Sale              1,185                   7.63
Sale              550                     7.63
Sale              1,373                   7.635
Sale              1,100                   7.65
Sale              775                     7.625
Sale              376                     7.625
Sale              1,837                   7.64
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              1,500                   7.63
Sale              600                     7.625
Sale              620                     7.625
Sale              875                     7.625
Sale              2,433                   7.635
Sale              680                     7.63
Sale              1,250                   7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              1,100                   7.625
Sale              625                     7.615
Sale              815                     7.63
Sale              15,095                  7.3778
Sale              755                     7.64
Sale              855                     7.6503
Sale              300                     6.6165
Sale              5,556                   7.625
Sale              510                     7.625
Sale              10,577                  7.635
Sale              3,430                   7.63
Sale              6,015                   7.61
Sale              1,000                   7.615
Sale              1,350                   7.625
Sale              650                     7.625
Sale              7,943                   7.625
Sale              255,073                 7.6258
Sale              580                     7.615
Sale              800                     7.625
Sale              906                     7.635
Sale              315                     7.65
Sale              750                     7.65
Sale              4,866                   7.5586
Sale              1,855                   7.635
Sale              500                     7.645
Sale              750                     7.63
Sale              363                     7.635
Sale              850                     7.615
Sale              285                     7.635
Sale              380                     7.625
Sale              24,849                  7.6009
Sale              800                     7.625
Sale              550                     6.6165
Sale              435                     7.615
Sale              1,319                   7.625
Sale              1,600                   7.645
Sale              3,772                   7.63
Sale              4,225                   7.63
Sale              3,905                   7.625
Sale              560                     7.625
Sale              300                     6.6165
Sale              630                     7.645
Sale              4,637                   7.645
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              1,675                   7.645
Sale              865                     7.615
Sale              850                     7.625
Sale              1,085                   7.625
Sale              1,275                   7.65
Sale              545                     7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              2,512                   7.645
Sale              3,766                   7.625
Sale              1,380                   7.64
Sale              1,000                   7.7
Sale              1,250                   7.625
Sale              879                     7.625
Sale              800                     7.64
Sale              15,095                  7.3674
Sale              7,964                   6.5971
Sale              1,500                   7.645
Sale              1,295                   6.4038
Sale              1,025                   7.625
Sale              820                     7.63
Sale              530                     7.63
Sale              1,124                   7.635
Sale              52,945                  6.9526
Sale              325                     7.73
Sale              750                     7.625
Sale              1,393                   7.65
Sale              780                     7.63
Sale              725                     7.63
Sale              129                     7.625
Sale              1,773                   7.6
Sale              2,000                   7.625
Sale              780                     7.615
Sale              900                     6.6165
Sale              610                     7.625
Sale              700                     7.625
Sale              419                     7.635
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              89,906                  6.5935
Sale              372                     7.63
Sale              870                     7.645
Sale              1,000                   7.615
Sale              600                     7.73
Sale              2,005                   7.59
Sale              600                     7.63
Sale              901                     7.7
Sale              18,578                  7.625
Sale              969                     7.645
Sale              3,495                   7.63
Sale              470                     7.645
Sale              510                     7.645
Sale              1,627                   7.63
Sale              640                     7.625
Sale              1,465                   7.625
Sale              800                     7.645
Sale              650                     7.615
Sale              83,332                  7.4175
Sale              1,415                   7.635
Sale              4,666                   7.625
Sale              700                     7.615
Sale              615                     7.63
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              243                     7.635
Sale              2,500                   7.625
Sale              500                     7.63
Sale              860                     7.64
Sale              1,321                   7.64
Sale              1,409                   7.64
Sale              625                     7.65
Sale              1,142                   7.625
Sale              530                     7.63
Sale              700                     7.65
Sale              300                     6.6165
Sale              750                     7.615
Sale              1,600                   7.645
Sale              1,000                   7.65
Sale              700                     7.7
Sale              800                     7.7
Sale              1,000                   7.645
Sale              922                     7.64
Sale              3,605                   7.63
Sale              900                     7.7
Sale              700                     7.63
Sale              830                     7.625
Sale              800                     7.625
Sale              3,527                   7.645
Sale              6,235                   7.635
Sale              450                     6.6165
Sale              900                     7.615
Sale              1,353                   7.65
Sale              255                     7.615
Sale              700                     7.65
Sale              49                      6.7192
Sale              700                     7.625
Sale              1,500                   6.6165
Sale              1,382                   7.635
Sale              470                     7.615
Sale              600                     7.625
Sale              645                     7.7
Sale              334,905                 7.3766
Sale              550                     7.64
Sale              403                     7.63
Sale              800                     7.645
Sale              6,239                   7.625
Sale              450                     6.6165
Sale              1,280                   7.73
Sale              3,127                   7.64
Sale              497                     7.625
Sale              400                     7.7
Sale              1,925                   7.65
Sale              765                     7.615
Sale              600                     7.645
Sale              14,517                  6.687
Sale              9,248                   7.625
Sale              1,000                   7.625
Sale              467                     7.615
Sale              500                     7.645
Sale              1,000                   7.63
Sale              650                     7.5553


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         50434         6.944
CFD            Short         139600        7.2767
CFD            Short         83445         7.4687
CFD            Short         13072         7.5521
CFD            Short         98206         7.6048
CFD            Short         12331         7.6115
CFD            Long          1295          6.4037
CFD            Long          89906         6.5934
CFD            Long          7964          6.5971
CFD            Long          14517         6.6869
CFD            Long          49            6.7191
CFD            Long          627942        6.7596
CFD            Long          52945         6.9525
CFD            Long          83332         7.4174
CFD            Long          4866          7.5585
CFD            Long          24849         7.6008
CFD            Long          255073        7.6257

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         18 October 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Product name,      Written or    Number of Securities to   Exercise Price   Type, e.g.     Expiry Date
e.g. call option   Purchased     which the option or       (Note 2)         American,
                                 derivative relates                         European etc.

Option             Purchased     17,985,546                6.3042           EURO            19/10/2007
Option             Purchased     428,723                   6.7513           EURO            06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     36,569                    7.0392           EURO            06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     -521,489                  6.2020           EURO            25/10/2007