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 November 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      69,919,632      7.39%       740,793      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,683,793      0.71%     5,630,024      0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,189,124      8.15%     6,370,817      0.67%


(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      7,641                7.2150
Purchase      1,500                7.2212
Purchase      787                  7.3164
Purchase      1,500                7.2212
Purchase      476                  7.2150
Purchase      19,612               7.2738
Purchase      250                  7.2737
Purchase      500                  7.2912
Purchase      6,000                Transfer
Purchase      1,344                7.3947
Purchase      57,141               7.2677
Purchase      42,640               7.2952
Purchase      500                  7.2912
Purchase      1,371                7.2892
Purchase      1,368                7.2150
Purchase      28,326               7.2654
Sale          11                   Transfer
Sale          295                  7.2812
Sale          384                  7.2704
Sale          400                  7.2212
Sale          312                  7.2287
Sale          6,467                7.2150
Sale          1,525                7.2162
Sale          133,142              7.2150
Sale          500                  7.2553
Sale          40,326               7.2648
Sale          4,548                7.2797
Sale          610                  7.2562
Sale          1,500                7.2212
Sale          500                  7.2912
Sale          8,924                7.2562
Sale          1,900                7.3300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1500          7.2212
CFD            Short         28326         7.2653
CFD            Short         57141         7.2677
CFD            Short         19612         7.2737
CFD            Short         500           7.2912
CFD            Short         42640         7.2952
CFD            Short         787           7.3163
CFD            Long          8924          7.2561
CFD            Long          40326         7.2648
CFD            Long          4548          7.2797
CFD            Long          1900          7.33


(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                         27 November 2007
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   585,699                8.5651           EURO           06/02/2008



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