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 November 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      69,950,020      7.39%      848,315       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,628,095      0.70%     5,479,518      0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,163,814      8.15%     6,327,833      0.67%


(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      13,893               7.2915
Purchase      112                  7.2738
Purchase      40,000               7.2700
Purchase      14,410               7.2949
Purchase      705                  7.2700
Purchase      4,935                7.3105
Purchase      38                   7.3008
Purchase      353                  7.2700
Sale          33,028               7.2838
Sale          900                  7.2653
Sale          607                  7.2803
Sale          400                  7.3256
Sale          1,300                7.3304
Sale          1,000                7.2802
Sale          150                  7.3354
Sale          200                  7.2303
Sale          12,691               7.3100
Sale          2,761                7.2479
Sale          112                  7.2738
Sale          2,514                7.2658
Sale          910                  7.2803
Sale          450                  7.3353
Sale          105,818              7.3280
Sale          3,871                7.2479
Sale          450                  7.3353
Sale          9,550                7.2993
Sale          911                  7.2100
Sale          16,961               7.3009
Sale          112                  7.2738
Sale          775                  7.2603
Sale          775                  7.2603
Sale          100                  7.3441
Sale          354                  7.2650

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         13893         7.2915
CFD            Short         14410         7.2948
CFD            Short         38            7.3007
CFD            Short         4935          7.3104
CFD            Long          112           7.2738
CFD            Long          33028         7.2837
CFD            Long          9550          7.2992
CFD            Long          16961         7.3009
CFD            Long          105818        7.328
CFD            Long          100           7.3441


(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                         26 November 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

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

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   585,699                8.5651           EURO           06/02/2008



Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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