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               20 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      70,689,424      7.47%      559,542       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,962,088      0.63%    5,280,857       0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,699      0.06%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             77,237,211      8.16%    5,840,399       0.62%


(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      12,647               7.2900
Purchase      40,000               7.4775
Purchase      1,000                7.3462
Purchase      9,468                Transfer
Purchase      1,000                7.2387
Purchase      25,415               7.3857
Purchase      942                  7.3787
Purchase      27,192               7.3163
Purchase      800                  7.4262
Purchase      800                  7.4262
Purchase      8,417                7.2914
Purchase      1,000                7.3462
Purchase      1,515                7.3250
Purchase      61,029               7.2432
Purchase      45,814               7.3037
Purchase      54,238               7.2481
Sale          500                  7.3304
Sale          1,250                7.3211
Sale          1,836                7.2203
Sale          178                  7.2504
Sale          584                  7.2900
Sale          2,000                7.3411
Sale          5,278                7.3452
Sale          450                  7.3125
Sale          1,000                7.2518
Sale          2,000                7.3212
Sale          20,000               7.3450
Sale          187,675              7.3531
Sale          44,471               7.2975
Sale          17,488               7.3458
Sale          663                  7.2518
Sale          400                  7.3003
Sale          800                  7.4262
Sale          2,639                7.3500
Sale          1,000                7.3462
Sale          310                  7.3404
Sale          575                  7.3162
Sale          1,398                7.4850
Sale          1,100                7.3308
Sale          33,192               7.3291
Sale          650                  7.3154

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         61029         7.2431
CFD            Short         54238         7.248
CFD            Short         8417          7.2913
CFD            Short         45814         7.3036
CFD            Short         27192         7.3162
CFD            Short         1000          7.3462
CFD            Short         25415         7.3856
CFD            Short         800           7.4262
CFD            Long          44471         7.2975
CFD            Long          33192         7.3291
CFD            Long          17488         7.3457
CFD            Long          187675        7.3531
CFD            Long          1398          7.485

(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                         21 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