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               08 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        72,275,101   7.64%       574,379      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,642,720   0.49%     3,760,738      0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699   0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,503,520   8.19%     4,335,117      0.46%


(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           61                      Transfer
Purchase           4,172                   7.5000
Purchase           133                     7.4987
Purchase           64,414                  7.5500
Purchase           578                     7.4950
Purchase           23,828                  7.5004
Purchase           15,952                  7.5024
Purchase           11,213                  7.4963
Purchase           3,228                   7.5101
Purchase           15,211                  7.4785
Purchase           78                      7.5500
Purchase           85,828                  7.5500
Purchase           27,544                  7.5500
Purchase           91,405                  7.4899
Purchase           1,400                   7.4849
Purchase           266                     7.4155
Purchase           6,102                   7.5000
Purchase           223                     7.5113
Purchase           372                     7.5000
Sale               112,588                 7.5500
Sale               365                     7.4750
Sale               1,000                   7.4750
Sale               167,503                 7.5500
Sale               375                     7.4750
Sale               1,000                   7.4750
Sale               93,047                  7.4928
Sale               11,854                  7.4880
Sale               700                     7.5463
Sale               986                     7.4962
Sale               350                     7.5463
Sale               1,500                   7.5463
Sale               376,739                 7.5500
Sale               78                      7.5500
Sale               300                     7.4325
Sale               865                     7.4812
Sale               418                     7.4962
Sale               473                     7.4787
Sale               179                     7.4575
Sale               450                     7.4837
Sale               722                     7.4925
Sale               959                     7.4837
Sale               670                     7.4837
Sale               2,641                   7.4962
Sale               132                     7.4962
Sale               200                     7.5112
Sale               600                     7.4750
Sale               390                     7.4875
Sale               1,600                   7.5175
Sale               776                     7.4875
Sale               313                     7.5212
Sale               681                     7.5012
Sale               500                     7.4750
Sale               800                     7.5463
Sale               520                     7.4750
Sale               715                     7.4750
Sale               85,828                  7.5500
Sale               650                     7.4750
Sale               500                     7.4750
Sale               5,289                   7.4886
Sale               1,500                   7.4750
Sale               575                     7.4750
Sale               10,000                  7.5000
Sale               815                     7.4908
Sale               250                     7.5212
Sale               470                     7.5063
Sale               1,000                   7.5463
Sale               680                     7.4750
Sale               380                     7.4750
Sale               550                     7.5463
Sale               21,492                  7.5500
Sale               1,050                   7.4858
Sale               1,250                   7.4750
Sale               1,250                   7.4750
Sale               250                     7.5062
Sale               375                     7.4750
Sale               223                     7.4987
Sale               335                     7.4850
Sale               1,781                   7.5100
Sale               550                     7.5463
Sale               6,229                   7.5041
Sale               500                     7.4750
Sale               650                     7.4750
Sale               266                     7.5753
Sale               64,414                  7.5500
Sale               1,000                   7.4813
Sale               1,800                   7.5158
Sale               500                     7.4850
Sale               565                     7.4750

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         15211         7.4784
CFD            Short         1400          7.4848
CFD            Short         91405         7.4898
CFD            Short         11213         7.4962
CFD            Short         23828         7.5003
CFD            Short         15952         7.5023
CFD            Short         3228          7.5101
CFD            Short         223           7.5113
CFD            Long          11854         7.4879
CFD            Long          5289          7.4885
CFD            Long          93047         7.4928
CFD            Long          223           7.4986
CFD            Long          6229          7.504


(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                         09 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