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               02 January 2008

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      46,598,149       4.92%     218,267       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      178,334       0.02%     289,328       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%          15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,362,198       5.00%     507,610       0.05%


(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      46,872               7.3500
Purchase      80,264               7.3726
Purchase      855                  7.3550
Purchase      128,040              7.3685
Purchase      9,977                7.3500
Purchase      3,448                7.3850
Purchase      49,529               7.3630
Purchase      2,046                7.3703
Purchase      1,979                7.3550
Purchase      8,766                7.3699
Purchase      1,257                7.3650
Purchase      142,674              7.3675
Purchase      14,634               7.3594
Purchase      2,085                7.3600
Purchase      1,089                7.3644
Purchase      142,674              7.3675
Purchase      65,039               7.3621
Purchase      855                  7.3500
Purchase      7,677                7.3707
Purchase      1,257                7.3650
Sale          1,257                7.3650
Sale          400                  7.3875
Sale          1,257                7.3641
Sale          2,085                7.3600
Sale          3,448                7.3843
Sale          855                  7.3500
Sale          142,674              7.3675
Sale          80,264               7.3726
Sale          14,634               7.3587
Sale          49,529               7.3623
Sale          128,040              7.3685
Sale          1,257                7.3650
Sale          65,039               7.3621
Sale          1,089                7.3644
Sale          855                  7.3550
Sale          2,046                7.3703
Sale          65,039               7.3621
Sale          7,677                7.3707
Sale          4,880                7.3614
Sale          9,977                7.3486
Sale          1,979                7.3550

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         4000          7.3556
CFD            Short         10634         7.3607
CFD            Short         128040        7.3684
CFD            Long          9977          7.3486
CFD            Long          5907          7.3513
CFD            Long          2085          7.36
CFD            Long          43622         7.3638
CFD            Long          1257          7.364
CFD            Long          3448          7.3842

(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                         03 January 2008
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   -15                    680.0000         EURO           20/03/2008

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