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               06 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        72,703,895   7.68%       917,168      0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,426,492   0.47%     3,252,425      0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699  0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,716,086  8.21%      4,169,593      0.44%


(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)
Sale               11,334.00               7.6472
Purchase           4,755.00                7.6091
Purchase           38,286.00               7.6314
Sale               200.00                  7.6512
Sale               200.00                  7.6412
Sale               276.00                  7.6462
Sale               400.00                  7.6258
Sale               400.00                  7.6204
Sale               460.00                  7.7185
Sale               500.00                  7.6503
Sale               600.00                  7.6513
Sale               670.00                  7.6262
Sale               750.00                  7.6025
Sale               800.00                  7.6503
Sale               1,000.00                7.6438
Sale               1,150.00                7.6173
Sale               1,185.00                7.6362
Sale               2,000.00                7.6153
Sale               2,100.00                7.6113
Sale               4,900.00                7.6300
Sale               50,476.00               7.6234
Purchase           300.00                  7.6143
Purchase           4,600.00                7.6500
Purchase           42,000.00               7.6289
Purchase           360,000.00              7.6250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Long          460.00        7.7185
CFD            Long          1,150.00      7.6172
CFD            Long          4,900.00      7.63
CFD            Long          50,476.00     7.6233
CFD            Short         300.00        7.6143
CFD            Short         4,600.00      7.65
CFD            Short         42,000.00     7.6288



(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)
Call Option     Purchased          585,699           7.625     European     06/02/2008    0.0915
(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                         07 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     Option Action     Number Of Securities  Exercise Price    Option Type    Expiry Date
Option           Purchased         585,699.00            8.57              EURO           06/02/2008

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