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               13 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        72,093,763   7.62%       453,602      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      5,065,140    0.54%    4,280,393      0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699    0.06%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,744,602    8.21%     4,733,995     0.50%


(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           3,743                   7.4371
Purchase           5,203                   7.4499
Purchase           698                     Transfer
Purchase           2,350                   7.4511
Purchase           697                     Transfer
Purchase           30,853                  7.4522
Purchase           13,466                  7.4564
Purchase           3,777                   7.4250
Purchase           4,028                   7.4400
Purchase           8,214                   7.4414
Sale               185                     7.4225
Sale               1,328                   7.4525
Sale               698                     Transfer
Sale               750                     7.4412
Sale               607                     Transfer
Sale               300                     7.4412
Sale               157                     7.4362
Sale               1,520                   7.4325
Sale               697                     Transfer
Sale               400                     7.4387
Sale               1,500                   7.4775
Sale               14,276                  7.4334
Sale               475                     7.4462
Sale               1,150                   7.4253
Sale               25,125                  7.4400
Sale               1,947                   7.4400
Sale               1,299                   7.4450
Sale               29,259                  7.4542
Sale               950                     7.4404
Sale               2,000                   7.4258
Sale               55,644                  7.4400
Sale               600                     7.4156
Sale               60,706                  7.4614
Sale               7,418                   7.4400
Sale               3,743                   7.3993

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         3777          7.425
CFD            Short         3743          7.4371
CFD            Short         8214          7.4414
CFD            Short         5203          7.4498
CFD            Short         2350          7.451
CFD            Short         30853         7.4521
CFD            Short         13466         7.4563
CFD            Long          3743          7.3992
CFD            Long          14276         7.4333
CFD            Long          29259         7.4542
CFD            Long          60706         7.4614

(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                         14 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