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               17 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      45,690,143      4.82%      879,964       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives      715,488      0.08%      308,851       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,731      0.06%           31       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,991,362      4.96%    1,188,846       0.13%


(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      122,858              7.1984
Purchase      794                  7.3650
Purchase      33,899               7.2565
Purchase      4,120                7.3795
Purchase      78,845               7.1825
Purchase      18,342               7.2500
Purchase      794                  7.3650
Purchase      45,000               7.2700
Purchase      63,076               7.1825
Purchase      5,154                7.2700
Purchase      15,769               7.1825
Purchase      41,255               7.2500
Purchase      31,981               7.2326
Purchase      4,120                7.3657
Purchase      18,342               7.2500
Purchase      147,984              7.2144
Purchase      41,255               7.2500
Purchase      208,319              7.2234
Purchase      109,769              7.2500
Purchase      19,736               7.2012
Purchase      45,000               7.2700
Sale          41,255               7.2500
Sale          1,600                7.2216
Sale          794                  7.3650
Sale          208,319              7.2234
Sale          794                  7.3641
Sale          794                  7.3650
Sale          4,920                7.2500
Sale          750                  7.2075
Sale          5,154                7.2700
Sale          19,736               7.2012
Sale          4,120                7.3788
Sale          33,899               7.2558
Sale          208,319              7.2234
Sale          122,858              7.1984
Sale          147,984              7.2144
Sale          4,120                7.3650
Sale          45,000               7.2700
Sale          31,981               7.2320

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         11054         7.2084
CFD            Short         20927         7.2454
CFD            Short         5154          7.27
CFD            Short         4120          7.3657
CFD            Long          19736         7.2011
CFD            Long          147984        7.2143
CFD            Long          10100         7.2233
CFD            Long          23799         7.2696
CFD            Long          794           7.364
CFD            Long          4120          7.3787


(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                         18 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