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 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      45,989,868      4.85%      604,068       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      580,135      0.06%      306,287       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,731      0.06%           31       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,155,734      4.98%      910,386       0.10%


(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      52,624               7.2879
Purchase      9,391                7.3350
Purchase      23,575               7.3608
Purchase      38,663               7.3029
Purchase      2,550                7.3050
Purchase      20,825               7.3350
Purchase      6,379                7.3007
Purchase      2,550                7.3059
Purchase      20,825               7.3650
Purchase      3,506                7.3150
Purchase      2,134,303            7.3100
Purchase      2,596                7.3150
Purchase      70,129               7.3069
Purchase      356,034              7.3100
Purchase      25,087               7.3156
Purchase      2,550                7.3050
Purchase      70,129               7.3069
Purchase      17,305               7.3612
Purchase      20,825               7.3650
Purchase      40,880               7.3609
Sale          3,400                7.3603
Sale          2,134,303            7.3100
Sale          38,663               7.3029
Sale          2,550                7.3050
Sale          3,225                7.3150
Sale          450                  7.2954
Sale          20,825               7.3650
Sale          40,880               7.3609
Sale          2,550                7.3050
Sale          40,880               7.3609
Sale          70,129               7.3069
Sale          23,575               7.3608
Sale          52,624               7.2879
Sale          9,391                7.3350
Sale          17,305               7.3605
Sale          25,087               7.3149
Sale          6,379                7.3000
Sale          20,825               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         6379          7.3007
CFD            Short         38663         7.3028
CFD            Short         2550          7.3059
CFD            Short         18860         7.3114
CFD            Short         6227          7.3282
CFD            Long          11494         7.3586
CFD            Long          23575         7.3607
CFD            Long          5811          7.3641


(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 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