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               30 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      69,711,889      7.36%       625,265      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,362,390      0.78%     6,171,691      0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,659,978      8.20%     6,796,956      0.72%


(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      107                  7.5012
Purchase      2,046                7.4650
Purchase      15,923               7.4932
Purchase      43,920               7.4883
Purchase      3,301                7.4650
Purchase      33,713               7.4853
Purchase      333                  7.4658
Purchase      70,750               7.4752
Purchase      27,998               7.4959
Purchase      107                  7.5012
Sale          1,000                7.4454
Sale          8,171                7.4650
Sale          7,971                7.4650
Sale          9,422                7.4650
Sale          2,689                7.4856
Sale          800                  7.4953
Sale          1,000                7.4853
Sale          250                  7.4653
Sale          40,693               7.4650
Sale          81,766               7.4650
Sale          5,452                7.4650
Sale          287                  7.4953
Sale          21,216               7.4300
Sale          16,842               7.4650
Sale          16,527               7.4768
Sale          472                  7.4650
Sale          333                  7.4643
Sale          6,730                7.4650
Sale          3,152                7.4650
Sale          1,178                7.4500
Sale          26,726               7.4837
Sale          107                  7.5012
Sale          1,593                7.4650

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Purchase      1,800                7.2956
29/11/2007 Purchase      1,800                7.2956
29/11/2007 Sale          1,800                7.2956


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         333           7.4657
CFD            Short         70750         7.4752
CFD            Short         33713         7.4853
CFD            Short         43920         7.4883
CFD            Short         15923         7.4931
CFD            Short         27998         7.4958
CFD            Short         107           7.5012
CFD            Long          333           7.4642
CFD            Long          5452          7.465
CFD            Long          16527         7.4767
CFD            Long          26726         7.4836

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Short      1,800                7.2956

(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                         03 December 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   585,699                 8.5651          EURO           06/02/2008


Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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