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               04 December 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      69,254,003      7.32%        857,598     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,777,722      0.82%      6,308,289     0.67%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,617,424      8.20%     7,165,887      0.76%


(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      280                  7.4308
Purchase      1,509                7.3950
Purchase      600                  7.4084
Purchase      27,827               7.4142
Purchase      15,285               7.3950
Purchase      3,160                7.4137
Purchase      9,207                7.3950
Purchase      43,270               7.4279
Purchase      2,276                7.3964
Purchase      81,179               7.4225
Sale          280                  7.4643
Sale          400                  7.4653
Sale          93,385               7.4237
Sale          22,814               7.4199
Sale          20,940               7.4500
Sale          750                  7.4108
Sale          977                  7.4203
Sale          10,000               7.4500
Sale          157                  7.3853
Sale          983                  7.4162
Sale          1,228                7.4603
Sale          1,333                7.4703
Sale          688                  7.4362
Sale          63,632               7.4224
Sale          81,179               7.4225
Sale          350                  7.4162
Sale          20,082               7.4313
Sale          1,500                7.4403
Sale          1,200                7.4313
Sale          2,000                7.4553
Sale          81,179               7.4225
Sale          410                  7.3950
Sale          1,118                7.4364
Sale          91,699               7.4332
Sale          14,965               7.3950
Sale          1,509                7.3950
Sale          24,040               7.4300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2276          7.3964
CFD            Short         600           7.4084
CFD            Short         27827         7.4141
CFD            Short         43270         7.4279
CFD            Short         280           7.4307
CFD            Long          22814         7.4198
CFD            Long          63632         7.4224
CFD            Long          93385         7.4237
CFD            Long          91699         7.4331
CFD            Long          1118          7.4363
CFD            Long          280           7.4642

(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                         05 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