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               16 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      71,533,738      7.56%      481,454       0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,486,612      0.58%    5,002,977       0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,606,049      8.20%     5,484,431      0.58%


(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      1,415                7.5750
Purchase      12,228               Transfer
Purchase      39,349               7.5700
Purchase      10,297               7.5801
Purchase      2,349                Transfer
Purchase      12,787               7.5743
Purchase      1,700                7.5686
Purchase      500                  7.5947
Purchase      13,772               7.5700
Sale          750                  7.5653
Sale          1,305                7.5553
Sale          1,500                7.5661
Sale          200                  7.5704
Sale          1,000                7.5653
Sale          313                  7.5903
Sale          600                  7.5653
Sale          1,898                7.5603
Sale          160                  7.5653
Sale          218                  7.5253
Sale          526                  7.5553
Sale          1,175                7.5604
Sale          2,349                Transfer
Sale          1,000                7.5753
Sale          100                  7.5653
Sale          250                  7.5553
Sale          725                  7.5753
Sale          500                  7.5704
Sale          7,168                7.5667
Sale          16,758               7.5722
Sale          710                  7.5603
Sale          10,446               7.5578
Sale          5,487                7.5700
Sale          1,500                7.5705
Sale          1,360                7.5703
Sale          1,500                7.5716
Sale          45,251               7.5700
Sale          107,561              7.5634
Sale          1,215                7.5478
Sale          11,682               7.5700
Sale          1,333                7.5716
Sale          1,536                7.5653
Sale          105                  7.5704
Sale          64,841               7.5702


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1700          7.5685
CFD            Short         12787         7.5743
CFD            Short         1415          7.575
CFD            Short         10297         7.58
CFD            Long          10446         7.5577
CFD            Long          107561        7.5633
CFD            Long          7168          7.5667
CFD            Long          64841         7.5702
CFD            Long          16758         7.5721

(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                         19 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