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               11 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      46,530,592       4.91%       273,989     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      275,380       0.03%       694,698     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,391,687       5.00%       968,702     0.10%


(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      43,200               7.3407
Purchase      36,047               7.3344
Purchase      35,603               7.3111
Purchase      7,004                7.3450
Purchase      1,683                7.3300
Purchase      115,157              7.3337
Purchase      248,001              7.3316
Purchase      127,883              7.3597
Purchase      36,047               7.3353
Purchase      398,761              7.3304
Purchase      334,831              7.2949
Purchase      7,200                7.3179
Purchase      1,175                7.3538
Purchase      100,000              7.2505
Purchase      12,453               7.3569
Purchase      71,230               7.3725
Purchase      1,000                7.3464
Purchase      7,200                7.3179
Purchase      36,047               7.3344
Purchase      127,883              7.3597
Purchase      36,811               7.3450
Sale          750                  7.3203
Sale          115,157              7.3330
Sale          127,883              7.3597
Sale          398,761              7.3304
Sale          1,175                7.3538
Sale          425                  7.3804
Sale          550                  7.3804
Sale          100,000              7.2505
Sale          71,230               7.3725
Sale          1,250                7.3353
Sale          3,150                7.3153
Sale          398,761              7.3304
Sale          100,000              7.2505
Sale          12,453               7.3562
Sale          1,428                7.2758
Sale          36,047               7.3344
Sale          248,001              7.3308
Sale          334,831              7.2949
Sale          1,175                7.3538
Sale          63,920               7.2600
Sale          6,205                7.3450
Sale          1,000                7.3450
Sale          43,200               7.3399
Sale          36,047               7.3344
Sale          35,603               7.3111
Sale          7,200                7.3179

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         7200          7.3179
CFD            Short         36047         7.3352
CFD            Short         43200         7.3406
CFD            Short         1000          7.3464
CFD            Short         12453         7.3568
CFD            Short         71230         7.3724
CFD            Long          2761          7.2615
CFD            Long          35603         7.311
CFD            Long          94777         7.3281
CFD            Long          248001        7.3308
CFD            Long          1175          7.3538
CFD            Long          20380         7.356

(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                         14 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