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               30 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        72,424,242   7.65%      1,440,573     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,870,314   0.41%      2,511,297     0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        504,182   0.05%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               76,798,738   8.12%       3,951,870    0.42%


(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           29,261                  7.6062
Purchase           100                     7.7647
Purchase           1,000                   Transfer
Purchase           3,100                   7.8165
Purchase           6,000                   7.7515
Purchase           130,078                 7.5997
Purchase           126                     7.7496
Purchase           18,019                  7.6724
Purchase           500                     7.8247
Purchase           6,090                   7.7350
Purchase           1                       Transfer
Purchase           11,860                  7.5997
Sale               187                     7.5954
Sale               600                     7.5803
Sale               100                     7.5953
Sale               3,000                   7.5854
Sale               98                      7.5603
Sale               439                     7.6003
Sale               685                     7.8000
Sale               150                     7.6003
Sale               500                     7.5803
Sale               300                     7.5503
Sale               1,318                   7.5750
Sale               1,880                   7.5603
Sale               31,536                  7.6460
Sale               12,077                  7.6582
Sale               440                     7.5703
Sale               229                     7.6003
Sale               229                     7.6003
Sale               14,100                  7.7527
Sale               400                     7.5953
Sale               7,896                   7.7335
Sale               650                     7.5703
Sale               18,249                  7.7687
Sale               1,500                   7.6834

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         11860         7.5996
CFD            Short         130078        7.5997
CFD            Short         29261         7.6061
CFD            Short         18019         7.6724
CFD            Short         6000          7.7514
CFD            Short         3100          7.8164
CFD            Long          31536         7.646
CFD            Long          12077         7.6581
CFD            Long          1500          7.6833
CFD            Long          7896          7.7335
CFD            Long          14100         7.7526
CFD            Long          18249         7.7687

(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                         31 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           06/11/2007Notes

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