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               07 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        72,919,049   7.71%       692,841      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,526,078   0.48%     3,598,278      0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699   0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               78,030,826   8.25%      4,291,119      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           85,509                  7.5935
Purchase           10,536                  7.6001
Purchase           1,000                   Transfer
Purchase           82,545                  7.5991
Purchase           3,300                   Transfer
Purchase           72,684                  7.5981
Purchase           38,842                  7.5887
Purchase           39,089                  7.5932
Purchase           16,648                  7.5901
Sale               875                     7.6012
Sale               550                     7.6000
Sale               350                     7.6063
Sale               450                     7.6000
Sale               870                     7.6063
Sale               1,000                   7.5975
Sale               1,135                   7.6000
Sale               31,744                  7.5835
Sale               1,879                   7.5857
Sale               500                     7.6013
Sale               625                     7.6000
Sale               750                     7.6000
Sale               635                     7.5875
Sale               400                     7.6013
Sale               3,300                   Transfer
Sale               26                      7.5753
Sale               50                      7.5812
Sale               478                     7.5712
Sale               100                     7.5187
Sale               723                     7.5925
Sale               394                     7.5912
Sale               750                     7.6013
Sale               750                     7.6000
Sale               540                     7.6000
Sale               600                     7.6000
Sale               375                     7.6000
Sale               1,000                   7.5703
Sale               266                     7.5753
Sale               266                     7.5753
Sale               400                     7.5725
Sale               775                     7.6000
Sale               1,750                   7.5663
Sale               450                     7.6000
Sale               450                     7.6000
Sale               13,547                  7.5726
Sale               3,780                   7.5975
Sale               540                     7.6013
Sale               1,800                   7.5858
Sale               885                     7.6000
Sale               1,150                   7.6000
Sale               900                     7.6063
Sale               375                     7.6000
Sale               600                     7.6063
Sale               600                     7.6000
Sale               375                     7.6000
Sale               1,000                   7.6063
Sale               825                     7.6012
Sale               1,000                   7.5975
Sale               52,416                  7.5814

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         38842         7.5886
CFD            Short         16648         7.59
CFD            Short         39089         7.5932
CFD            Short         85509         7.5935
CFD            Short         72684         7.5981
CFD            Short         82545         7.599
CFD            Short         10536         7.6
CFD            Long          13547         7.5726
CFD            Long          52416         7.5814
CFD            Long          31744         7.5834
CFD            Long          1879          7.5857


(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                         08 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               8.5651            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