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               22 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        71,796,669   7.59%      2,490,068     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,184,388   0.34%        908,007     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,019,560    0.11%        521,749     0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              76,000,617    8.03%      3,919,824     0.41%


(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

                   Number of
Purchase/Sale      Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase           32,954              7.6400
Purchase           263                 7.5944
Purchase           100                 7.6447
Purchase           1,500               7.6344
Purchase           389                 7.6397
Purchase           389                 7.6397
Purchase           7,165               7.6294
Purchase           360                 7.6197
Purchase           4,600               7.6408
Purchase           129                 7.6194
Purchase           1,000               7.6447
Purchase           694                 7.605
Purchase           9,557               7.6253
Purchase           88                  7.6497
Purchase           1,600               7.6397
Purchase           1,000               7.65
Purchase           2,538               7.63
Purchase           1,320               7.635
Purchase           389                 7.6397
Purchase           100,000             7.6351
Purchase           32,954              7.6158
Purchase           2,000               7.6446
Purchase           21,792              7.6294
Purchase           120                 7.6397
Sale               662                 7.6053
Sale               159                 7.6506
Sale               1,718               7.6503
Sale               328                 7.6354
Sale               1,000               7.6153
Sale               3,430               7.6203
Sale               295                 7.65
Sale               468                 7.6204
Sale               2,015               7.6358
Sale               598                 7.6253
Sale               297                 7.7003
Sale               216                 7.6403
Sale               50                  7.5903
Sale               642                 7.6353
Sale               215                 7.6356
Sale               1,113               7.6651
Sale               1,500               7.6103
Sale               423                 7.6453
Sale               223                 7.575
Sale               170                 7.6303
Sale               600                 7.5903
Sale               1,025               7.6853
Sale               959                 7.6253
Sale               100                 7.635
Sale               1,540               7.625
Sale               16,507              7.6213
Sale               650                 7.625
Sale               500                 7.625
Sale               600                 7.625
Sale               825                 7.625
Sale               1,027               7.64
Sale               575                 7.625
Sale               625                 7.625
Sale               780                 7.625
Sale               500                 7.625
Sale               420                 7.625
Sale               2,106               7.64
Sale               650                 7.625
Sale               900                 7.625
Sale               310                 7.625
Sale               645                 7.625
Sale               725                 7.625
Sale               1,070               7.6303
Sale               2,015               7.6003
Sale               2,500               7.6153
Sale               938                 7.625
Sale               575                 7.625
Sale               32,954              7.64
Sale               102,606             7.6217
Sale               2,185               7.64
Sale               590                 7.625
Sale               1,014               7.6053
Sale               1,050               7.625
Sale               567                 7.6354
Sale               700                 7.625
Sale               575                 7.625
Sale               2,916               7.6535
Sale               750                 7.625
Sale               550                 7.625
Sale               500                 7.625


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         21792         7.6294
CFD            Short         2538          7.63
CFD            Short         4600          7.6407
CFD            Long          16507         7.6212
CFD            Long          102606        7.6217
CFD            Long          2916          7.6535

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         23 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     -521,749                  6.2020           EURO           25/10/2007
Option             Purchased     522,000                   5.4720           EURO           25/10/2007
Option             Purchased     456,190                   6.7513           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     41,370                    7.0392           EURO           06/11/2007

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