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               18 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        53,736,507   5.68%     20,335,076     2.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,041,114   0.32%        786,626     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     18,995,907   2.01%     18,521,581     1.96%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               75,773,528   8.01%     39,643,283     4.19%


(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           200                     7.6197
Purchase           3,255                   7.6797
Purchase           500                     7.6046
Purchase           2,000                   7.645
Purchase           400                     7.6492
Purchase           612                     7.6596
Purchase           111                     7.6075
Purchase           777                     7.6742
Purchase           1,000                   7.6044
Purchase           400                     7.6592
Purchase           400                     7.6894
Purchase           2,813                   7.6146
Purchase           1,000                   Transfer
Purchase           1,168                   7.6597
Purchase           653                     7.6046
Purchase           128                     7.6884
Purchase           653                     7.6494
Purchase           1,000                   7.6147
Purchase           1,000                   7.6647
Purchase           1,300                   7.6897
Purchase           7,500                   7.665
Purchase           2,876                   7.6046
Purchase           2,014                   7.575
Purchase           128                     7.6644
Purchase           500                     7.6696
Purchase           1,000                   7.6484
Purchase           200                     7.6447
Purchase           500                     7.5947
Purchase           650                     7.6159
Purchase           13,600                  7.56
Purchase           326                     7.5847
Purchase           280,000                 7.4488
Purchase           1,327                   7.63
Purchase           38                      7.5275
Purchase           648                     7.6497
Purchase           192,881                 7.603
Purchase           104                     7.6547
Purchase           3,928                   7.575
Purchase           24,316                  7.5772
Purchase           650                     7.6159
Purchase           2,186                   7.6865
Purchase           653                     7.5942
Purchase           3,760                   7.6159
Purchase           22,957                  7.6063
Purchase           2,500                   7.65
Purchase           261                     7.59
Sale               380                     7.6346
Sale               49                      7.6004
Sale               745                     7.6003
Sale               2,000                   7.5303
Sale               159                     7.6054
Sale               788                     7.6253
Sale               3,029                   7.6053
Sale               339                     7.5904
Sale               1,074                   7.5954
Sale               491                     7.6003
Sale               5,000                   7.675
Sale               262                     7.5604
Sale               1,168                   7.5808
Sale               203                     7.5953
Sale               33                      7.6054
Sale               650                     7.5253
Sale               853                     7.6008
Sale               67                      7.6653
Sale               345                     7.6253
Sale               500                     7.6002
Sale               56                      7.6003
Sale               600                     7.5304
Sale               2,000                   7.5404
Sale               225                     7.6003
Sale               1,000                   Transfer
Sale               400                     7.5703
Sale               18,673                  7.53
Sale               1,920                   7.6003
Sale               23,070                  7.5662
Sale               358                     7.6003
Sale               1,518                   7.5803
Sale               1,000                   7.6702
Sale               400                     7.6553
Sale               14,727                  7.5948
Sale               800                     7.5404
Sale               300                     7.5803
Sale               14,826                  7.5948
Sale               11,873                  7.6032
Sale               215                     7.5654
Sale               190,000                 7.3939
Sale               8,325                   7.605
Sale               4,381                   7.575
Sale               644,927                 7.5948
Sale               276                     7.575
Sale               1,500                   7.66
Sale               13,600                  7.56
Sale               5,760                   7.5948
Sale               18,739                  7.6602
Sale               1,410                   7.6008
Sale               24,094                  7.6602
Sale               1,500                   7.66
Sale               850                     7.6254
Sale               572                     7.6654
Sale               708                     7.6003
Sale               3,500                   7.6103
Sale               121                     7.6334
Sale               500                     7.6054
Sale               1,913                   7.5904
Sale               4,000                   7.6053
Sale               726                     7.5953
Sale               4,833                   7.61
Sale               2,500                   7.5706
Sale               35                      7.6204
Sale               1,950                   7.5903
Sale               230                     7.6003
Sale               212                     7.6354
Sale               159                     7.6306
Sale               750                     7.5504
Sale               4,300                   7.6103
Sale               1,556                   7.6103
Sale               300                     7.6053
Sale               460                     7.5804
Sale               2,745                   7.5706
Sale               2,800                   7.6203

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         8000          7.5519
CFD            Short         16316         7.5895
CFD            Short         192881        7.603
CFD            Short         22957         7.6063
CFD            Short         2186          7.6864
CFD            Long          23070         7.5661
CFD            Long          11873         7.6031

(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                         19 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      17,985,574               6.3042           EURO            19/10/2007
Option             Purchased      522,000                  5.4720           EURO            25/10/2007
Option             Purchased      448,753                  6.7513           EURO            06/11/2007
Option             Purchased      39,580                   7.0392           EURO            06/11/2007
Option             Purchased      -521,581                 6.2020           EURO                25/10/2007
Option             Purchased      -18,000,000              6.3042           EURO                19/10/2007