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               19 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      70,725,584      7.47%      622,109       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,677,864      0.60%    5,056,952       0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             76,989,147      8.13%     5,679,061      0.60%%


(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      400                  7.3997
Purchase      20,810               7.4659
Purchase      15,853               7.5075
Purchase      14,602               7.4959
Purchase      21,399               7.3850
Purchase      1,000                Transfer
Purchase      9,408                7.3850
Purchase      18,563               7.4677
Purchase      1,250                Transfer
Purchase      50                   7.3992
Sale          1,582                7.5153
Sale          375                  7.5200
Sale          1,000                7.5103
Sale          974                  7.4853
Sale          299                  7.5104
Sale          1,298                7.5103
Sale          1,485                7.4803
Sale          404                  7.4354
Sale          257                  7.4254
Sale          971                  7.5200
Sale          2,000                7.5103
Sale          15,000               7.5000
Sale          185                  7.4403
Sale          265                  7.4803
Sale          7,500                7.5300
Sale          445                  7.5353
Sale          2,758                7.5404
Sale          61                   7.4803
Sale          1,100                7.5303
Sale          430                  7.5754
Sale          1,200                7.5303
Sale          40                   7.5758
Sale          8,500                7.4400
Sale          1,000                7.4656
Sale         112,588               7.5700
Sale          1,000                7.5303
Sale          13,728               7.4802
Sale          125,278              7.5172
Sale          275                  7.5303
Sale          341                  7.4853
Sale          800                  7.4738
Sale          1,200                7.5254
Sale          750                  7.5303
Sale          1,500                7.4254
Sale          200                  7.4966
Sale          14,602               7.5160
Sale          1,150                7.5303
Sale          8,297                7.3836
Sale          376,739              7.5700
Sale          3,176                7.5342
Sale          330                  7.4853
Sale          596                  7.4820
Sale          428                  7.4853
Sale          23,726               7.4787
Sale          700                  7.4853
Sale          849                  7.4838
Sale          550                  7.5303
Sale          770                  7.5303
Sale          2,596                7.3850
Sale          1,645                7.4853
Sale          167,503              7.5700
Sale          450                  7.4262
Sale          593                  7.4853

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         20810         7.4659
CFD            Short         18563         7.4676
CFD            Short         14602         7.4959
CFD            Long          8297          7.3835
CFD            Long          800           7.4738
CFD            Long          23726         7.4786
CFD            Long          13728         7.4801
CFD            Long          596           7.482
CFD            Long          849           7.4838
CFD            Long          200           7.4965
CFD            Long          14602         7.5159
CFD            Long          125278        7.5172
CFD            Long          3176          7.5342

(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                         20 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