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               31 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        72,373,870   7.65%      1,245,612     0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,924,901   0.41%      2,777,346     0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        504,182   0.05%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               76,802,953   8.12%       4,022,958    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           847                 7.83
Purchase           21,790              7.7141
Purchase           1,471               7.83
Purchase           3,632               Transfer
Purchase           590                 7.7844
Purchase           1,800               7.665
Purchase           13,420              7.83
Purchase           36,165              7.724
Purchase           131,776             7.7254
Purchase           700                 7.66
Purchase           3,806               Transfer
Purchase           2,122               Transfer
Purchase           600                 7.6913
Purchase           3,806               Transfer
Purchase           2,500               7.7146
Purchase           1,760               Transfer
Purchase           1,868               Transfer
Purchase           5                   7.73
Purchase           4,028               Transfer
Purchase           7,500               7.715
Purchase           11,015              7.7088
Purchase           96                  7.7497
Purchase           55,396              7.7107
Sale               2,000               7.695
Sale               1,415               7.695
Sale               750                 7.695
Sale               3,447               7.83
Sale               2,122               Transfer
Sale               825                 7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               750                 7.695
Sale               1,600               7.695
Sale               1,525               7.695
Sale               600                 7.695
Sale               1,200               7.695
Sale               1,400               7.695
Sale               625                 7.695
Sale               2,000               7.7153
Sale               1,500               7.695
Sale               2,967               Transfer
Sale               1,350               7.695
Sale               6,012               7.83
Sale               970                 7.695
Sale               12,456              7.686
Sale               2,080               7.695
Sale               6,200               7.8085
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               3,000               7.695
Sale               663                 7.695
Sale               12,091              7.7474
Sale               390                 7.695
Sale               5,176               7.83
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               500                 7.7204
Sale               3,000               7.695
Sale               18,753              7.6019
Sale               2,000               7.695
Sale               1,800               7.695
Sale               975                 7.695
Sale               400                 7.666
Sale               300                 7.7153
Sale               790                 7.695
Sale               631                 7.7453
Sale               700                 7.695
Sale               1,760               Transfer
Sale               130                 7.7453
Sale               157                 7.8504
Sale               645                 7.77
Sale               1,000               7.6853
Sale               710                 7.7653
Sale               2,500               7.806
Sale               184                 7.7403
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,500               7.695
Sale               325                 7.695
Sale               1,200               7.695
Sale               500                 7.6853
Sale               10,000              7.695
Sale               1,400               7.695
Sale               4,000               7.695
Sale               550                 7.695
Sale               7,100               7.7017
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,500               7.695
Sale               500                 7.695
Sale               1,200               7.695
Sale               650                 7.695
Sale               955                 7.695
Sale               550                 7.695
Sale               900                 7.695
Sale               1,500               7.695
Sale               700                 7.695
Sale               500                 7.695
Sale               1,750               7.695
Sale               500                 7.695
Sale               7,776               7.8285
Sale               575                 7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               713                 7.695
Sale               2,000               7.695
Sale               360                 7.695
Sale               430                 7.695
Sale               1,000               7.7103
Sale               850                 7.695
Sale               46,087              7.7216
Sale               10,951              7.83
Sale               6,380               7.695
Sale               848                 7.695
Sale               900                 7.695
Sale               3,230               7.695
Sale               1,941               7.7204
Sale               1,602               7.695
Sale               800                 7.695
Sale               550                 7.695
Sale               900                 7.695
Sale               4,000               7.7253
Sale               1,200               7.695
Sale               4,432               7.83
Sale               433                 7.695
Sale               1,000               7.7353
Sale               8,564               7.794
Sale               860                 7.695
Sale               3,806               Transfer
Sale               950                 7.695
Sale               650                 7.695
Sale               970                 7.695
Sale               500                 7.695
Sale               350                 7.695
Sale               1,720               7.83
Sale               2,500               7.695
Sale               1,230               7.7103
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,090               7.695
Sale               1,903               7.83
Sale               1,400               7.695
Sale               640                 7.695
Sale               400                 7.8328
Sale               1,450               7.695
Sale               800                 7.695
Sale               1,117               7.695
Sale               370                 7.695
Sale               1,600               7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               1,250               7.695
Sale               1,860               7.7254
Sale               1,250               7.695
Sale               750                 7.695
Sale               728                 7.695
Sale               9,519               7.83
Sale               20,312              7.7271
Sale               1,200               7.695
Sale               3,100               7.695
Sale               1,005               7.695
Sale               1,000               7.695
Sale               830                 7.695
Sale               750                 7.7404
Sale               1,270               7.695
Sale               1,750               7.695
Sale               500                 7.695
Sale               2,000               7.695
Sale               500                 7.695
Sale               1,020               7.695
Sale               4,000               7.695
Sale               600                 7.695
Sale               1,500               7.695
Sale               1,500               7.695
Sale               1,300               7.7103
Sale               1,150               7.695
Sale               1,750               7.695
Sale               600                 7.695
Sale               980                 7.695
Sale               434                 7.695



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         700           7.66
CFD            Short         1800          7.665
CFD            Short         600           7.6912
CFD            Short         11015         7.7087
CFD            Short         55396         7.7107
CFD            Short         6802          7.7112
CFD            Short         21790         7.714
CFD            Short         36165         7.7239
CFD            Short         131776        7.7254
CFD            Short         5             7.73
CFD            Long          12456         7.6859
CFD            Long          7100          7.7017
CFD            Long          12091         7.7474
CFD            Long          8564          7.794
CFD            Long          6200          7.8085
CFD            Long          7776          7.8285
CFD            Long          400           7.8327

(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                         01 November 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

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