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               12 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        72,233,710   7.63%       407,332      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,957,156   0.52%     4,212,787      0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699    0.06%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,776,565    8.22%    4,620,119      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           1,800                   7.4162
Purchase           132                     Transfer
Purchase           43                      Transfer
Purchase           45,000                  7.4700
Purchase           10,224                  7.4235
Purchase           78                      7.4158
Purchase           90,372                  7.4381
Purchase           22,790                  7.4253
Purchase           1,800                   7.4162
Purchase           28,941                  7.4381
Purchase           53,294                  7.4469
Sale               107                     7.4075
Sale               1,100                   7.4550
Sale               417                     7.4537
Sale               1,500                   7.4550
Sale               1,500                   7.4506
Sale               465                     7.4562
Sale               549                     7.4687
Sale               43                      Transfer
Sale               700                     7.4687
Sale               247                     7.4025
Sale               1,200                   7.4675
Sale               100                     7.4412
Sale               331                     7.4025
Sale               75,171                  7.4669
Sale               215                     7.4112
Sale               500                     7.4612
Sale               313                     7.4025
Sale               300                     7.3512
Sale               304                     7.4587
Sale               1,160                   7.4550
Sale               850                     7.4575
Sale               700                     7.4550
Sale               1,500                   7.4550
Sale               12,814                  7.4281
Sale               1,900                   7.4550
Sale               5,000                   7.4550
Sale               1,500                   7.4253
Sale               1,800                   7.4162
Sale               7,112                   7.4844
Sale               1,400                   7.4550
Sale               2,500                   7.4538
Sale               2,000                   7.4708
Sale               3,500                   7.4550
Sale               700                     7.4550
Sale               1,000                   7.4538
Sale               1,000                   7.4538
Sale               1,000                   7.4550
Sale               8,097                   7.4339
Sale               1,454                   7.4837
Sale               29,576                  7.4291
Sale               1,000                   7.4550

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         78            7.4157
CFD            Short         1800          7.4162
CFD            Short         22790         7.4252
CFD            Short         28941         7.438
CFD            Short         90372         7.4381
CFD            Short         53294         7.4469
CFD            Long          12814         7.4281
CFD            Long          29576         7.429
CFD            Long          75171         7.4668
CFD            Long          7112          7.4843


(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                         13 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