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               29 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        72,314,670   7.64%      1,559,631     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,784,956   0.40%      2,312,979     0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                               504,182     0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               76,099,626   8.04%       4,376,792    0.46%


(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           6,000                   7.5964
Purchase           4,000                   Transfer
Purchase           94,186                  7.6053
Purchase           2,000                   Transfer
Purchase           9,898                   7.6125
Purchase           1,116                   7.5900
Purchase           5,000                   Transfer
Purchase           196,822                 7.5966
Purchase           4,633                   7.5914
Purchase           1,192                   Transfer
Purchase           449                     Transfer
Purchase           41,443                  7.6021
Sale               5,000                   7.6000
Sale               500                     7.6053
Sale               1,651                   7.5704
Sale               205                     7.5753
Sale               1,000                   7.6053
Sale               10,000                  7.5950
Sale               4,000                   Transfer
Sale               877                     7.6103
Sale               1,961                   7.5953
Sale               200                     7.5950
Sale               69                      7.5950
Sale               2,000                   Transfer
Sale               1,192                   Transfer
Sale               1,000                   7.5950
Sale               2,928                   7.5703
Sale               1,067                   7.5804
Sale               354                     7.5950
Sale               1,600                   7.5853
Sale               39                      7.5950
Sale               1,250                   7.5803
Sale               9,951                   7.5912
Sale               21,107                  7.6048
Sale               420                     7.6003
Sale               1,600                   7.5800
Sale               317                     7.5936
Sale               497                     7.5904

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         4633          7.5914
CFD            Short         4965          7.5962
CFD            Short         6000          7.5964
CFD            Short         196822        7.5965
CFD            Short         94186         7.6052
CFD            Short         9898          7.6124
CFD            Long          1600          7.58
CFD            Long          9951          7.5911
CFD            Long          317           7.5935

(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                         30 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