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               10 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      46,891,578       4.95%      320,675      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      322,066       0.03%       972,951     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,799,359       5.05%    1,293,641      0.14%


(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      150,000              7.3850
Purchase      558,661              7.3009
Purchase      5,798                7.2450
Purchase      758,658              7.2761
Purchase      187,010              7.2732
Purchase      2,500                7.2159
Purchase      3,446                7.2635
Purchase      8,793                7.2918
Purchase      537,177              7.2710
Purchase      2,500                7.2150
Purchase      1,011                7.2464
Purchase      150,000              7.3850
Purchase      5,200                7.4250
Purchase      633                  7.2011
Purchase      75,847               7.3041
Purchase      12,041               7.2630
Purchase      592                  7.2450
Purchase      150,000              7.2967
Purchase      130,630              7.2782
Purchase      758,658              7.2761
Purchase      202,497              7.2724
Purchase      2,500                7.2150
Sale          282                  7.2288
Sale          102,882              7.2639
Sale          3,446                7.2635
Sale          187,010              7.2724
Sale          2,500                7.2150
Sale          5,200                7.4250
Sale          150,000              7.3850
Sale          12,041               7.2624
Sale          537,177              7.2702
Sale          96,800               7.2639
Sale          150,000              7.2967
Sale          130,630              7.2776
Sale          2,500                7.2150
Sale          75,847               7.3041
Sale          1,011                7.2450
Sale          202,497              7.2724
Sale          9,654                7.2405
Sale          8,793                7.2904
Sale          234                  7.1950
Sale          450                  7.2453
Sale          150,000              7.2967
Sale          758,658              7.2761
Sale          558,661              7.3009
Sale          202,497              7.2724

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2500          7.2159
CFD            Short         21705         7.2441
CFD            Short         1011          7.2463
CFD            Short         537177        7.2709
CFD            Short         108925        7.285
CFD            Short         8793          7.2917
CFD            Short         75847         7.304
CFD            Short         5200          7.425
CFD            Long          282           7.2287
CFD            Long          12041         7.2623
CFD            Long          3446          7.2635
CFD            Long          187010        7.2724


(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                         11 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