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               07 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      46,374,535       4.89%     519,058       0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      499,125       0.05%     289,328       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,459,375       5.01%      808,401      0.09%


(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      10,500               7.2900
Purchase      66,593               7.2654
Purchase      441                  7.2798
Purchase      10,574               7.2510
Purchase      2,637                7.2600
Purchase      20,000               7.2700
Purchase      352                  7.2657
Purchase      23,311               7.2798
Purchase      352                  7.2400
Purchase      23,817               7.2645
Purchase      52,325               7.2537
Purchase      10,500               7.3250
Purchase      1,529                7.2850
Purchase      3,723                7.2850
Purchase      30,500               7.2889
Purchase      10,222               7.2511
Purchase      48,677               7.3500
Sale          23,817               7.2638
Sale          66,593               7.2654
Sale          352                  7.2650
Sale          10,222               7.2505
Sale          1,190                7.2558
Sale          59,356               7.2850
Sale          250                  7.2656
Sale          352                  7.2393
Sale          115                  7.2538
Sale          650                  7.2525
Sale          10,500               7.2900
Sale          600                  7.2625
Sale          93,399               7.2649
Sale          10,500               7.3250
Sale          450                  7.2538
Sale          2,637                7.2600
Sale          20,000               7.2700
Sale          52,325               7.2537

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5197          7.2342
CFD            Short         352           7.2657
CFD            Short         5025          7.2686
CFD            Long          352           7.2392
CFD            Long          10991         7.2517
CFD            Long          115           7.2538
CFD            Long          2637          7.26
CFD            Long          66593         7.2653
CFD            Long          12826         7.2741

(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                         08 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