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               25 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        72,276,981   7.64%      1,640,696     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,453,053   0.36%      1,895,497     0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        498,575   0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               76,228,609   8.06%      3,536,193     0.37%


(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           121,329                 7.6250
Purchase           522,000                 7.5811
Purchase           278,681                 7.6097
Purchase           118,047                 7.6750
Purchase           700                     7.5913
Purchase           5,443                   7.6667
Purchase           4,850                   7.5864
Purchase           115,966                 7.6079
Purchase           35,089                  7.6284
Purchase           700                     7.5913
Purchase           39,349                  7.6850
Purchase           121,329                 Transfer
Purchase           2,500                   7.4539
Purchase           635                     7.6704
Purchase           4,650                   7.5364
Purchase           1,748                   7.5850
Purchase           65,215                  7.5950
Purchase           86,149                  7.6108
Purchase           18,149                  7.6426
Sale               4,738                   7.6575
Sale               500                     7.6812
Sale               200                     7.6862
Sale               473                     7.5753
Sale               3,669                   7.6003
Sale               2,353                   7.5803
Sale               1,129                   7.6003
Sale               600                     7.6702
Sale               1,500                   7.6612
Sale               4,719                   7.6662
Sale               1,000                   7.6712
Sale               1,000                   7.6812
Sale               389                     7.5853
Sale               395                     7.6812
Sale               2,312                   7.6103
Sale               3,147                   7.5903
Sale               1,200                   7.6700
Sale               870                     7.4650
Sale               651                     7.5853
Sale               500                     7.5953
Sale               700                     7.5913
Sale               522,000                 7.5850
Sale               7,178                   7.6300
Sale               13,716                  7.6071
Sale               121,329                 Transfer
Sale               18,189                  7.5820
Sale               420                     7.5753
Sale               970                     7.5853
Sale               955                     7.6753
Sale               620                     7.6563
Sale               616                     7.5803
Sale               522,000                 7.5811
Sale               5,312                   7.6581
Sale               500                     7.6725
Sale               78,698                  7.6850
Sale               652                     7.5753
Sale               17,553                  7.5315
Sale               164,389                 7.6030
Sale               249                     7.5853
Sale               3,842                   7.5850


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         2500          7.4539
CFD            Short         4650          7.5364
CFD            Short         4850          7.5864
CFD            Short         700           7.5912
CFD            Short         65215         7.595
CFD            Short         18700         7.5999
CFD            Short         115966        7.6079
CFD            Short         278681        7.6096
CFD            Short         86149         7.6107
CFD            Short         18149         7.6425
CFD            Short         16389         7.6608
CFD            Long          17553         7.5314
CFD            Long          18189         7.5819
CFD            Long          164389        7.6029
CFD            Long          13716         7.607
CFD            Long          1200          7.67


(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 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     457,152                   6.7513           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased      41,423                   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