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               08 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      46,385,931       4.90%      466,933      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      447,000       0.05%      291,645      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,418,646       5.01%      758,593      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      43,647               7.3019
Purchase      67,688               7.2981
Purchase      1,931                7.2650
Purchase      160                  7.2751
Purchase      3,600                7.3172
Purchase      1,728                7.2650
Purchase      6,300                7.2827
Purchase      1,241                7.2650
Purchase      12,160               7.2650
Purchase      11,900               7.2960
Purchase      3,723                7.2650
Purchase      37,307               7.2900
Purchase      108,027              7.2850
Purchase      2,061                7.3077
Purchase      54,470               7.3015
Purchase      6,064                7.2664
Purchase      12,410               7.2650
Purchase      28                   7.2900
Purchase      2,477                7.3057
Purchase      42,142               7.2850
Purchase      18,931               7.2650
Purchase      20,591               7.2926
Purchase      14,495               7.2650
Purchase      11,128               7.2650
Purchase      4,725                7.2750
Sale          54,470               7.3015
Sale          550                  7.2863
Sale          11,128               7.2650
Sale          43,647               7.3013
Sale          2,500                7.2800
Sale          450                  7.2862
Sale          4,725                7.2750
Sale          2,477                7.3050
Sale          1,450                7.2862
Sale          7,000                7.2800
Sale          750                  7.2575
Sale          42,142               7.2850
Sale          6,064                7.2650
Sale          500                  7.2963
Sale          600                  7.2913
Sale          2,061                7.3070
Sale          108,027              7.2850
Sale          57,452               7.2650
Sale          1,000                7.2858
Sale          2,250                7.2800
Sale          160                  7.2743
Sale          310                  7.2863
Sale          1,260                7.2863
Sale          450                  7.2862
Sale          12,160               7.2650
Sale          1,000                7.3158
Sale          300                  7.2863
Sale          250                  7.2862
Sale          400                  7.2863
Sale          11,900               7.2960
Sale          2,000                7.2863
Sale          37,307               7.2900
Sale          3,600                7.3172
Sale          345                  7.2656
Sale          6,300                7.2827
Sale          13,246               7.2837
Sale          37,307               7.2900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6064          7.2663
CFD            Short         11900         7.2959
CFD            Short         35753         7.2975
CFD            Short         2477          7.3057
CFD            Short         3600          7.3172
CFD            Short         7894          7.3215
CFD            Long          160           7.2743
CFD            Long          4725          7.275
CFD            Long          6300          7.2826
CFD            Long          2061          7.307


(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                         09 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