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 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      45,582,183      4.81%      765,008       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      597,773      0.06%      292,126       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,731      0.06%           31       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,765,687      4.94%    1,057,165       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      2,660                7.3350
Purchase      15,483               7.3184
Purchase      46,348               7.3191
Purchase      4,227                7.3350
Purchase      91                   7.3251
Purchase      1,919                7.3350
Purchase      27,513               7.3350
Purchase      30,865               7.3197
Purchase      1,809                7.3150
Purchase      11,105               7.3196
Purchase      46,348               7.3191
Purchase      35,243               7.3189
Purchase      7,286                7.3166
Sale          11,105               7.3196
Sale          7,286                7.3159
Sale          46,348               7.3191
Sale          1,809                7.3150
Sale          800                  7.3163
Sale          1,200                7.3075
Sale          1,300                7.3213
Sale          35,243               7.3189
Sale          1,919                7.3336
Sale          16,555               7.3350
Sale          11,105               7.3196
Sale          15,483               7.3178
Sale          6,598                7.3350
Sale          17,651               7.3350
Sale          580                  7.3308
Sale          30,865               7.3197
Sale          91                   7.3243
Sale          208,390              7.3350


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5852          7.3107
CFD            Short         30865         7.3197
CFD            Short         9631          7.3231
CFD            Long          1809          7.315
CFD            Long          7286          7.3159
CFD            Long          91            7.3242
CFD            Long          1919          7.3336


(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 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