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               20 February 2008

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      43,562,061      4.60%      413,649       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,081      0.00%    1,980,216       0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          266      0.06%           15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,563,408      4.60%    2,393,880       0.25%


(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      140,109              7.9321
Purchase      178,700              8.0774
Purchase      134,326              7.9929
Purchase      43,393               8.0254
Purchase      765                  7.9308
Purchase      21,768               7.9289
Sale          500                  8.0650
Sale          9,654                8.0768
Sale          1,260                7.9251
Sale          325                  8.0650
Sale          500                  8.0650
Sale          850                  8.0650
Sale          620                  8.0650
Sale          195                  8.0735
Sale          1,519                7.9894
Sale          19,052               7.9016
Sale          850                  8.0650
Sale          625                  8.0650
Sale          325                  8.0650
Sale          1,000                7.9252
Sale          318                  8.0650
Sale          48,849               8.0255
Sale          600                  8.0650
Sale          500                  7.9201
Sale          425                  8.0650
Sale          60,037               8.0692
Sale          4,042                8.0750
Sale          600                  8.0650
Sale          450                  8.0650
Sale          225                  8.0650
Sale          387                  8.0650
Sale          600                  8.0650
Sale          450                  8.0650
Sale          700                  8.0650
Sale          14,495               8.0750
Sale          350                  8.0650
Sale          500                  8.0650
Sale          1,300                8.0650
Sale          600                  7.9204
Sale          750                  8.0650
Sale          360                  8.0650
Sale          40,000               8.0750
Sale          11,596               8.0750
Sale          1,160                8.0650
Sale          400                  8.0650


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         21768         7.9288
CFD            Short         765           7.9307
CFD            Short         140109        7.932
CFD            Short         134326        7.9928
CFD            Short         43393         8.0253
CFD            Short         178700        8.0773
CFD            Long          19052         7.9015
CFD            Long          48849         8.0254
CFD            Long          60037         8.0692
CFD            Long          195           8.0734


(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                         21 February 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   250                     760.0000        EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   16                      780.0000        EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -15                     680.0000        EURO           20/03/2008



Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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