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               15 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      71,732,363      7.58%      372,732       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,279,838      0.56%    4,976,778       0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,597,900      8.20%    5,349,510       0.57%


(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      5,171                7.6032
Purchase      4,028                7.5700
Purchase      79,506               7.6236
Purchase      9,600                7.6041
Purchase      1,006                7.5956
Purchase      82,052               7.6308
Purchase      2,059                7.6529
Purchase      337,579              7.6079
Purchase      350                  7.6144
Purchase      8,068                7.5714
Purchase      49,018               7.6120
Sale          100                  7.5954
Sale          691                  8.0362
Sale          122                  8.0687
Sale          400                  7.5903
Sale          360                  7.6203
Sale          250                  7.6004
Sale          653                  7.9250
Sale          558                  7.6353
Sale          64,098               7.6386
Sale          205                  7.6153
Sale          500                  7.6206
Sale          576                  7.6353
Sale          384                  7.6153
Sale          130                  7.6003
Sale          418                  7.6303
Sale          1,374                7.6355
Sale          600                  7.5753
Sale          263                  7.6453
Sale          400                  7.6304
Sale          1,500                7.5904
Sale          35,060               7.6591
Sale          3,278                7.4861
Sale          11,513               7.6478
Sale          19,184               7.6147
Sale          11,964               7.6147
Sale          123,805              7.5700
Sale          10,769               7.6469
Sale          500                  7.6103
Sale          13,102               7.6231
Sale          577                  7.6650
Sale          35,000               7.4296
Sale          40,564               7.4050
Sale          43,441               7.6062
Sale          461,848              7.4050
Sale          1,200                7.6004
Sale          7,000                7.6679
Sale          33,000               7.4296
Sale          1,150                7.5903
Sale          7,369                7.5700
Sale          900                  7.5953
Sale          1,646                7.5955
Sale          13,514               7.6469
Sale          2,000                7.6103

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8068          7.5714
CFD            Short         1006          7.5956
CFD            Short         5171          7.6032
CFD            Short         9600          7.604
CFD            Short         337579        7.6079
CFD            Short         49018         7.612
CFD            Short         79506         7.6236
CFD            Short         82052         7.6308
CFD            Short         2059          7.6529
CFD            Long          3278          7.486
CFD            Long          43441         7.6061
CFD            Long          13102         7.623
CFD            Long          64098         7.6386
CFD            Long          11513         7.6478
CFD            Long          35060         7.6591
CFD            Long          7000          7.6678


(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                         16 November 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