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               04 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      46,411,790       4.90%     456,118       0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      416,185       0.04%     289,328       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%          15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,413,690       5.00%      745,461      0.08%


(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      149,119              7.3367
Purchase      2,412                7.3307
Purchase      5,032                7.3518
Purchase      12,350               7.3108
Purchase      107,821              7.3438
Purchase      22,993               7.3164
Purchase      5,798                7.2900
Purchase      3,712                7.2900
Purchase      3,301                7.2900
Purchase      168,973              7.3341
Purchase      39,922               7.3450
Purchase      20                   7.3150
Purchase      8,801                7.3430
Purchase      22,993               7.3164
Purchase      47,550               7.3149
Purchase      2,620                7.3712
Purchase      1,500                7.2950
Purchase      8,151                7.3416
Purchase      10,643               7.3244
Sale          149,119              7.3367
Sale          8,151                7.3416
Sale          47,550               7.3142
Sale          2,620                7.3712
Sale          1,500                7.2950
Sale          168,973              7.3341
Sale          22,993               7.3164
Sale          168,973              7.3341
Sale          3,301                7.2886
Sale          275                  7.3458
Sale          2,412                7.3307
Sale          107,821              7.3438
Sale          20                   7.3150
Sale          8,171                7.3416
Sale          650                  7.3608
Sale          12,350               7.3102
Sale          8,801                7.3423
Sale          10,643               7.3237

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         4927          7.3106
CFD            Short         7423          7.3109
CFD            Short         10643         7.3243
CFD            Long          3301          7.2886
CFD            Long          1500          7.295
CFD            Long          35030         7.3139
CFD            Long          12520         7.3151
CFD            Long          8801          7.3422

(C) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
CFD Long 107821 7.3438

(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                         07 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