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               19 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        71,775,914   7.59%      2,303,870     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,062,359   0.32%        879,077     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     19,017,291   2.01%     18,521,582     1.96%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               93,855,564   9.92%     21,704,529     2.29%


(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                   Transfer
Purchase           130                     7.6342
Purchase           223                     7.6196
Purchase           207                     7.6142
Purchase           101,536                 7.5853
Purchase           651                     7.6244
Purchase           1,295                   7.6283
Purchase           12,000                  7.6390
Purchase           32,856                  7.6350
Purchase           1,000                   7.6294
Purchase           18,000,000              7.6703
Purchase           33,379                  7.5750
Purchase           72,132                  7.6300
Purchase           100                     7.6092
Purchase           1,025                   7.6097
Purchase           650                     7.6050
Purchase           49,332                  7.5750
Purchase           2,563                   7.6258
Purchase           4,461                   7.6397
Sale               2,831                   7.6358
Sale               3,074                   7.6703
Sale               4,228                   7.6700
Sale               642                     7.7000
Sale               2,000                   7.6206
Sale               500                     7.6253
Sale               2,012                   7.6253
Sale               640                     7.6062
Sale               132                     7.6004
Sale               823                     7.6025
Sale               2,427                   7.6254
Sale               128                     7.6403
Sale               4,733                   7.6350
Sale               26                      7.6103
Sale               665                     7.5908
Sale               160                     7.6106
Sale               500                     7.6753
Sale               945                     7.6203
Sale               29                      7.5753
Sale               321                     7.6062
Sale               1,000                   7.6053
Sale               2,272                   7.6253
Sale               1,496                   7.6253
Sale               1,773                   7.6554
Sale               1,748                   7.6004
Sale               40,000                  7.6631
Sale               32,856                  7.6700
Sale               3,301                   7.6100
Sale               1,000                   7.6050
Sale               350                     7.6054
Sale               49,332                  7.5750
Sale               235                     7.6103
Sale               4,793                   7.6685
Sale               13,600                  7.6250
Sale               60,000                  7.6250
Sale               1,161                   7.6893
Sale               500                     7.6053
Sale               4,274                   7.6203
Sale               500                     7.6303
Sale               406                     7.6703
Sale               2,000                   7.6203
Sale               933                     7.6203
Sale               850                     7.5753
Sale               3,044                   7.6453
Sale               3,159                   7.6203
Sale               626                     7.6004
Sale               14,291                  7.6264
Sale               400                     7.7000
Sale               900                     7.6153
Sale               2,651                   7.6404
Sale               411                     7.6204
Sale               1,013                   7.6053
Sale               142                     7.6053
Sale               1,300                   7.6153

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1662          7.6242
CFD            Short         2563          7.6257
CFD            Short         1295          7.6283
CFD            Short         72132         7.6299
CFD            Short         12000         7.6389
CFD            Short         2799          7.6488
CFD            Long          1000          7.605
CFD            Long          14291         7.6263
CFD            Long          4793          7.6685
CFD            Long          1161          7.6893

(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                         22 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     18,000,000                6.3042           EURO           19/10/2007
Option             Purchased     522,000                   5.4720           EURO           25/10/2007
Option             Purchased     454,239                   6.7513           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     41,053                    7.0392           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     -521,582                  6.2020           EURO           25/10/2007
Option             Purchased     -18,000,000               6.3042           EURO           19/10/2007

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.

Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk