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               01 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        72,488,160   7.66%      1,277,443     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,126,392   0.44%      2,946,046     0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        504,182   0.05%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,118,734   8.15%       4,223,489    0.45%


(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           63                      7.6987
Purchase           2,662                   Transfer
Purchase           1,986                   7.7214
Purchase           3,100                   7.7415
Purchase           1,694                   7.7675
Purchase           14,669                  7.7215
Purchase           6,790                   7.6932
Purchase           1,200                   7.7160
Purchase           38,962                  Transfer
Purchase           164,205                 7.6850
Purchase           104,116                 7.7101
Purchase           38,825                  7.7034
Sale               1,000                   7.8258
Sale               800                     7.7012
Sale               350                     7.6912
Sale               41                      7.7412
Sale               474                     7.6962
Sale               42,000                  7.7600
Sale               330                     7.6875
Sale               600                     7.6787
Sale               515                     7.7025
Sale               600                     7.7025
Sale               1,000                   7.6875
Sale               39,146                  7.7141
Sale               15,629                  7.7402
Sale               13,951                  7.7651
Sale               330                     7.6854
Sale               40,445                  7.7666
Sale               62,351                  7.7159
Sale               43,920                  7.7152
Sale               500                     7.7375


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         6790          7.6932
CFD            Short         38825         7.7034
CFD            Short         104116        7.7101
CFD            Short         1200          7.7159
CFD            Short         14669         7.7215
CFD            Short         3100          7.7414
CFD            Long          39146         7.7141
CFD            Long          43920         7.7152
CFD            Long          62351         7.7158
CFD            Long          15629         7.7402
CFD            Long          40445         7.7666

(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                         02 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