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               14 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        72,105,892    7.62%      421,783      0.04%%
securities
(2) Derivatives      5,102,346    0.54%    4,402,719      0.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        585,699    0.06%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               77,793,937    8.22%     4,824,502     0.51%


(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           1,674                   7.4457
Purchase           3,874                   7.4464
Purchase           8,280                   7.4064
Purchase           22,933                  7.4443
Purchase           44,067                  7.4336
Purchase           199                     7.4487
Purchase           4,763                   7.4050
Purchase           2,786                   7.4390
Purchase           14,294                  7.4385
Purchase           24,418                  7.4468
Sale               500                     7.4412
Sale               1,500                   7.4362
Sale               837                     7.4262
Sale               5,250                   7.4262
Sale               1,000                   7.4404
Sale               350                     7.4475
Sale               2,620                   7.4400
Sale               850                     7.4400
Sale               640                     7.4263
Sale               12,458                  7.4531
Sale               800                     7.4404
Sale               1,701                   7.4393
Sale               229                     7.4510
Sale               2,500                   7.4400
Sale               1,250                   7.4400
Sale               1,120                   7.4406
Sale               1,250                   7.4400
Sale               800                     7.4400
Sale               229                     7.4510
Sale               700                     7.4400
Sale               27,705                  7.4401
Sale               1,000                   7.4263
Sale               5,949                   7.4531
Sale               20,958                  7.4400
Sale               1,000                   7.4400
Sale               1,650                   7.4400
Sale               7,800                   7.4437
Sale               800                     7.4404
Sale               2,150                   7.4400
Sale               500                     7.4406
Sale               2,000                   7.4400
Sale               860                     7.4263
Sale               500                     7.4263
Sale               4,028                   7.4050
Sale               800                     7.4400
Sale               875                     7.4263


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         8280          7.4064
CFD            Short         44067         7.4336
CFD            Short         14294         7.4385
CFD            Short         2786          7.4389
CFD            Short         22933         7.4442
CFD            Short         1674          7.4456
CFD            Short         3874          7.4464
CFD            Short         24418         7.4468
CFD            Long          1701          7.4393
CFD            Long          27705         7.44
CFD            Long          7800          7.4436

(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                         15 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