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               05 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        72,333,355   7.64%     1,256,432      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,369,506   0.46%     3,205,525      0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        504,182   0.05%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,207,043   8.16%      4,461,957      0.47%


(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           1,625                   7.6947
Purchase           1,740                   7.6174
Purchase           354                     7.6417
Purchase           6,052                   7.6064
Purchase           15,642                  7.6270
Purchase           142,206                 7.6296
Purchase           9,153                   7.6300
Sale               600                     7.6312
Sale               18,000                  7.6300
Sale               4,000                   7.6362
Sale               4,000                   7.6000
Sale               600                     7.6306
Sale               1,625                   7.6947
Sale               600                     7.6413
Sale               1,000                   7.6000
Sale               500                     7.6000
Sale               3,000                   7.6000
Sale               2,500                   7.6412
Sale               2,871                   7.6312
Sale               785                     7.6400
Sale               93                      7.6012
Sale               750                     7.6525
Sale               1,540                   7.6312
Sale               500                     7.6412
Sale               1,000                   Transfer
Sale               496                     7.6037
Sale               249                     7.6525
Sale               750                     7.6125
Sale               750                     7.6000
Sale               2,400                   7.6250
Sale               500                     7.6358
Sale               968                     7.6213
Sale               1,625                   7.6947
Sale               2,000                   7.6000
Sale               760                     7.6000
Sale               2,000                   7.6000
Sale               1,298                   7.6100
Sale               3,000                   7.6000
Sale               5,000                   7.6000
Sale               4,550                   7.6000
Sale               1,600                   7.6250
Sale               1,000                   7.6000
Sale               1,500                   7.6000
Sale               3,000                   7.6000
Sale               1,850                   7.6000
Sale               1,700                   7.6000
Sale               4,200                   7.6000
Sale               1,200                   7.6000
Sale               354                     7.6300
Sale               310                     7.6356
Sale               5,500                   7.6000
Sale               1,000                   7.6375
Sale               6,000                   7.6336

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         6052          7.6064
CFD            Short         4755          7.609
CFD            Short         1740          7.6173
CFD            Short         15642         7.6269
CFD            Short         142206        7.6296
CFD            Short         38286         7.6313
CFD            Long          6000          7.6336
CFD            Long          11334         7.6472
CFD            Long          1625          7.6947

(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                         06 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