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               23 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        72,121,340   7.62%      2,180,724     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,206,964   0.34%      1,156,828     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,022,500    0.11%        521,749     0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              76,350,804    8.07%       3,859,301    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           4,000         Transfer
Purchase           120           7.6697
Purchase           7,923         7.7050
Purchase           181,769       7.6896
Purchase           2,349         Transfer
Purchase           276           7.6359
Purchase           3,333         7.6443
Purchase           128           7.6647
Purchase           8,923         7.6747
Purchase           10,000        7.6313
Purchase           669           7.7050
Purchase           168           Transfer
Purchase           22,060        7.7050
Purchase           3,600         7.5887
Purchase           1,894         7.6594
Purchase           44,520        7.7025
Purchase           104,105       7.6400
Sale               650           7.6903
Sale               1,517         7.7303
Sale               350           7.6906
Sale               355           7.7156
Sale               2,217         7.7003
Sale               500           7.6808
Sale               1,335         7.6503
Sale               1,950         7.6453
Sale               3,907         7.7003
Sale               400           7.7006
Sale               350           7.6756
Sale               4,000         Transfer
Sale               160           7.6503
Sale               900           7.6906
Sale               2,075         7.6835
Sale               7,178         7.7050
Sale               5,982         7.6739
Sale               791           7.7035
Sale               3,377         7.7013
Sale               3,600         7.5887
Sale               3,600         7.5887
Sale               3,117         7.6903
Sale               650           7.7156
Sale               1,100         7.6806
Sale               93            7.7137
Sale               8,826         7.6661
Sale               6,545         7.6800
Sale               1,291         7.7253
Sale               1,400         7.6808
Sale               201           7.6303
Sale               2,349         Transfer
Sale               400           7.7006

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         10000         7.6313
CFD            Short         2000          7.6356
CFD            Short         276           7.6359
CFD            Short         3333          7.6442
CFD            Short         6923          7.6859
CFD            Short         181769        7.6895
CFD            Short         44520         7.7025
CFD            Long          3600          7.5887
CFD            Long          8826          7.6661
CFD            Long          5982          7.6738
CFD            Long          3377          7.7013
CFD            Long          791           7.7035

(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                         24 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     522,000                    5.4720          EURO           25/10/2007
Option             Purchased     458,347                    6.7513          EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     42,154                     7.0392          EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     -521,749                   6.2020          EURO           25/10/2007
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