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               26 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        72,018,716   7.61%      2,076,583     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,773,088   0.40%      1,996,475     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        504,182   0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               76,295,986   8.06%       4,073,058    0.43%


(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           4,853                   7.5964
Purchase           38,811                  7.6029
Purchase           155                     7.6047
Purchase           22,851                  7.6114
Purchase           5,772                   7.6024
Purchase           1,000                   Transfer
Purchase           19,492                  7.6124
Purchase           5,160                   7.6057
Purchase           298                     7.6394
Sale               11,000                  7.6100
Sale               1,000                   7.6103
Sale               164                     7.6003
Sale               81                      7.6003
Sale               1,611                   7.6103
Sale               1,894                   7.6453
Sale               1,125                   7.6003
Sale               500                     7.6053
Sale               5,250                   7.6125
Sale               3,841                   7.5953
Sale               1,598                   7.5752
Sale               180                     7.6203
Sale               1,147                   7.5953
Sale               282                     7.6403
Sale               134                     7.6403
Sale               1,000                   Transfer
Sale               100                     7.6076
Sale               846                     7.6053
Sale               243,267                 7.6017
Sale               1,000                   7.6103
Sale               24,632                  7.5991
Sale               1,978                   7.6050
Sale               4,650                   7.5986
Sale               412                     7.5953
Sale               32,021                  7.6250
Sale               15,465                  7.6157
Sale               1,479                   7.6253

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         4853          7.5964
CFD            Short         5772          7.6024
CFD            Short         38811         7.6028
CFD            Short         5160          7.6056
CFD            Short         22851         7.6114
CFD            Short         4039          7.6122
CFD            Short         19492         7.6124
CFD            Long          4650          7.5985
CFD            Long          24632         7.599
CFD            Long          243267        7.6016
CFD            Long          15465         7.6157
CFD            Long          32021         7.6249

(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                         29 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     460,788                   6.7513           EURO           06/11/2007
Option             Purchased     43,394                    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