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               24 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        72,245,685   7.64%      2,099,396     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,238,006   0.34%      1,283,548     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      1,020,888   0.11%        521,583     0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               76,504,579   8.09%      3,904,527     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           6,000         7.6408
Purchase           9,135         7.6250
Purchase           56,058        7.7050
Purchase           93            7.7137
Purchase           56,058        Transfer
Purchase           2,916         7.6438
Purchase           11,280        7.6401
Purchase           60,717        7.6519
Purchase           647           7.6675
Purchase           2,349         Transfer
Purchase           174,609       7.7050
Purchase           44,194        7.6565
Purchase           70,018        7.7050
Sale               400           7.6203
Sale               800           7.6325
Sale               292           7.6206
Sale               1,000         7.6312
Sale               99            7.6512
Sale               161           7.6504
Sale               4,558         7.6312
Sale               152           7.6512
Sale               648           7.6303
Sale               250           7.6662
Sale               1,000         7.6556
Sale               641           7.6553
Sale               807           7.6562
Sale               2,349         Transfer
Sale               164           7.6553
Sale               70,018        Transfer
Sale               20,082        7.6241
Sale               1,280         7.6103
Sale               21,585        7.6250
Sale               1,062         7.6113
Sale               1,065         7.6236
Sale               174,609       Transfer
Sale               9,895         7.6266
Sale               754           7.6503
Sale               56,058        Transfer


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1559          7.6156
CFD            Short         11280         7.6401
CFD            Short         6000          7.6407
CFD            Short         2916          7.6437
CFD            Short         1613          7.6512
CFD            Short         60717         7.6519
CFD            Short         42635         7.6579
CFD            Long          1065          7.6235
CFD            Long          20082         7.624
CFD            Long          9895          7.6265


(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                         25 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     457,270                   6.7513           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     41,618                    7.0392           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     -521,583                  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