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               16 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      45,924,561       4.85%       501,289     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      502,680       0.05%       409,153     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              47,012,956      4.96%       910,457     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      2,076                7.2616
Purchase      19,816               7.2298
Purchase      102,507              7.2414
Purchase      1,000                7.2788
Purchase      72,182               7.2673
Purchase      1,591                7.3000
Purchase      4,500                7.2652
Purchase      2,800                7.1900
Purchase      2,800                7.1900
Purchase      631                  7.2600
Purchase      6,855                7.2358
Purchase      3,723                7.2600
Purchase      22,637               7.2562
Purchase      7,600                7.2237
Purchase      1,072                7.2471
Purchase      75,114               7.2600
Purchase      10,307               7.2246
Purchase      326,778              7.2472
Purchase      102,507              7.2414
Purchase      449                  7.2600
Purchase      27,053               7.2592
Purchase      900                  7.2738
Purchase      63,771               7.2502
Purchase      4,500                7.2652
Purchase      344,947              7.2554
Purchase      1,013                7.2614
Purchase      2,800                7.1909
Purchase      1,265                7.2550
Purchase      1,371                7.2358
Purchase      3,428                7.2358
Purchase      1,265                7.2950
Purchase      450,241              7.2518
Purchase      3,779                7.2599
Purchase      438                  7.2658
Purchase      2,720                7.2660
Sale          344,947              7.2554
Sale          1,265                7.2550
Sale          1,072                7.2471
Sale          438                  7.2658
Sale          450,241              7.2518
Sale          2,800                7.1900
Sale          1,591                7.2986
Sale          1,013                7.2600
Sale          2,076                7.2616
Sale          400                  7.2513
Sale          27,053               7.2592
Sale          102,507              7.2414
Sale          19,816               7.2298
Sale          326,778              7.2465
Sale          2,720                7.2660
Sale          7,600                7.2237
Sale          900                  7.2738
Sale          2,310                7.2600
Sale          63,771               7.2496
Sale          4,500                7.2652
Sale          900                  7.2738
Sale          72,182               7.2673
Sale          500                  7.2356
Sale          450,241              7.2518
Sale          1,265                7.2950
Sale          3,792                7.2607
Sale          1,000                7.2788
Sale          1,000                7.2788
Sale          22,637               7.2556
Sale          2,800                7.1900
Sale          10,307               7.2239
Sale          1,650                7.1925
Sale          3,155                7.2600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2800          7.1909
CFD            Short         7600          7.2236
CFD            Short         10307         7.2246
CFD            Short         19816         7.2298
CFD            Short         44506         7.2493
CFD            Short         19265         7.2523
CFD            Short         1013          7.2613
CFD            Short         4500          7.2652
CFD            Long          326778        7.2465
CFD            Long          22637         7.2555
CFD            Long          27053         7.2592
CFD            Long          72182         7.2673
CFD            Long          900           7.2738
CFD            Long          1000          7.2788
CFD            Long          1591          7.2986

(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                         17 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