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               14 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      46,229,604       4.88%       294,236     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      295,627       0.03%       488,864     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,110,946       4.97%      783,115      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      5,415                7.3800
Purchase      146                  7.3700
Purchase      24,105               7.3877
Purchase      6,040                7.3979
Purchase      327                  7.4000
Purchase      405                  7.3964
Purchase      200,000              7.3724
Purchase      8,761                7.3687
Purchase      262,373              7.3771
Purchase      146                  7.3700
Purchase      36,292               7.3876
Purchase      7,161                7.3950
Purchase      27,623               7.3897
Purchase      324                  7.3850
Purchase      327                  7.3764
Purchase      36,292               7.3876
Purchase      25,662               7.4024
Purchase      226,259              7.3754
Purchase      4,983                7.3950
Sale          405                  7.3950
Sale          29,962               7.3700
Sale          262,373              7.3771
Sale          5,415                7.3800
Sale          200,000              7.3710
Sale          324                  7.3850
Sale          3,090                7.3600
Sale          327                  7.3750
Sale          300                  7.3754
Sale          3,090                7.3703
Sale          6,040                7.3972
Sale          27,623               7.3890
Sale          327                  7.3986
Sale          5,500                7.3663
Sale          25,662               7.4024
Sale          226,259              7.3754
Sale          36,292               7.3876
Sale          8,761                7.3681
Sale          262,373              7.3771
Sale          845                  7.3625
Sale          24,105               7.3870
Sale          2,150                7.3763
Sale          1,386                7.3950
Sale          146                  7.3700
Sale          324                  7.3850
Sale          39,950               7.3800
Sale          600                  7.3608

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2000          7.3756
CFD            Short         327           7.3764
CFD            Short         5415          7.38
CFD            Short         24105         7.3877
CFD            Short         405           7.3964
CFD            Short         4040          7.4089
CFD            Long          1379          7.3493
CFD            Long          200000        7.3709
CFD            Long          7382          7.3715
CFD            Long          27623         7.3889
CFD            Long          327           7.3985
CFD            Long          25662         7.4023

(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                         15 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