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               09 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        72,151,861   7.63%       600,662      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,832,483   0.51%     4,015,512      0.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699    0.06%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,570,043    8.20%    4,616,174      0.49%


(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           15,336                  7.4484
Purchase           2,679                   7.4800
Purchase           152,283                 7.5275
Purchase           288                     Transfer
Purchase           5,112                   7.4810
Purchase           7,779                   7.4650
Purchase           42,700                  7.5219
Purchase           354                     7.4800
Purchase           63                      7.5887
Purchase           92                      7.5837
Purchase           250                     7.5837
Purchase           500                     7.5162
Purchase           31,564                  7.5196
Purchase           1,971                   7.6075
Sale               235                     7.5053
Sale               430                     7.5100
Sale               400                     7.5100
Sale               16,500                  7.5100
Sale               800                     7.5100
Sale               2,300                   7.5100
Sale               100                     7.5100
Sale               1,300                   7.5100
Sale               2,700                   7.5100
Sale               1,600                   7.5100
Sale               39,904                  7.5530
Sale               4,300                   7.5100
Sale               750                     7.4913
Sale               860                     7.5100
Sale               2,300                   7.5100
Sale               4,000                   7.5812
Sale               130                     7.4775
Sale               1,000                   7.5625
Sale               288                     Transfer
Sale               263                     7.6062
Sale               400                     7.5825
Sale               400                     7.6037
Sale               995                     7.5412
Sale               30,000                  7.5100
Sale               600                     7.5925
Sale               300                     7.5100
Sale               270                     7.4662
Sale               2,074                   7.5062
Sale               202                     7.5275
Sale               900                     7.5863
Sale               4,500                   7.5100
Sale               66,393                  7.5145
Sale               1,200                   7.4854
Sale               549                     7.6062
Sale               2,000                   7.5100
Sale               4,800                   7.5100
Sale               1,150                   7.5100
Sale               26,122                  7.4644
Sale               4,000                   7.5100
Sale               49,411                  7.5056
Sale               2,400                   7.5100
Sale               1,300                   7.5100
Sale               800                     7.5100
Sale               1,000                   7.5100
Sale               2,050                   7.5100
Sale               1,450                   7.5100
Sale               2,700                   7.5100
Sale               1,600                   7.5100
Sale               619                     7.4800
Sale               2,100                   7.5100
Sale               2,600                   7.5100
Sale               2,238                   7.4936
Sale               450                     7.5100
Sale               1,000                   7.5100
Sale               500                     7.5100
Sale               871                     7.5962
Sale               16,802                  7.4800
Sale               1,200                   7.5100
Sale               800                     7.5608
Sale               700                     7.5100
Sale               800                     7.5100
Sale               3,400                   7.5100
Sale               1,400                   7.5100
Sale               650                     7.5100
Sale               1,700                   7.5100
Sale               200                     7.5100
Sale               5,300                   7.5100
Sale               32,165                  7.5339
Sale               3,300                   7.5100
Sale               6,300                   7.5100
Sale               5,000                   7.5100
Sale               1,300                   7.4963
Sale               1,890                   7.6036
Sale               700                     7.5100
Sale               500                     7.4954

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         15336         7.4483
CFD            Short         7779          7.465
CFD            Short         5112          7.4809
CFD            Short         31564         7.5196
CFD            Short         42700         7.5218
CFD            Short         152283        7.5274
CFD            Long          49411         7.5055
CFD            Long          66393         7.5145
CFD            Long          32165         7.5338
CFD            Long          39904         7.5529
CFD            Long          1890          7.6035


(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                         12 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