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               10 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      46,647,348      4.93%      662,275       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      470,181      0.05%      343,647       0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,731      0.06%           31       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,703,260      5.04%    1,005,953       0.11%


(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      43,059               7.3950
Purchase      117,740              7.4189
Purchase      28,235               7.4437
Purchase      38,060               7.4850
Purchase      8,975                7.4521
Purchase      6,114                7.3950
Purchase      296                  7.3950
Purchase      4,978                7.3964
Purchase      23,063               7.4411
Purchase      7,415                7.3950
Purchase      1,500                7.3923
Purchase      500                  7.4612
Purchase      500                  7.4612
Sale          38,060               7.4850
Sale          497                  7.4186
Sale          596                  7.4350
Sale          500                  7.4263
Sale          525                  7.4308
Sale          500                  7.4612
Sale          550                  7.3913
Sale          117,740              7.4190
Sale          782                  7.4274
Sale          17,197               7.4166
Sale          23,625               7.4073
Sale          117,740              7.4189
Sale          4,261                7.3950
Sale          2,457                7.4681

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1500          7.3922
CFD            Short         4978          7.3964
CFD            Short         23063         7.441
CFD            Short         28235         7.4437
CFD            Short         8975          7.452
CFD            Short         500           7.4612
CFD            Long          23625         7.4072
CFD            Long          17197         7.4165
CFD            Long          497           7.4185
CFD            Long          782           7.4274


(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)
CALL            Purchase          16                 7.8       EURO            20/03/2008   .5
CALL            SALE              16                 6.4       EURO            21/12/2007   1.05
PUT             Purchase          16                 5.6       EURO            21/12/2007   3.5
PUT             SALE              15                 6.8       EURO            20/03/2008   .25


(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                         11 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
Option            Purchased   16                     780.0000         EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   16                     560.0000         EURO           21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -15                    680.0000         EURO           20/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -16                    640.0000         EURO           21/12/2007



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