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               17 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      46,191,443       4.88%       349,446     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      349,037       0.04%       514,046     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%           15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              47,126,195      4.97%       863,507     0.09%


(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      700                  7.0812
Purchase      5,680                7.4516
Purchase      200,000              7.6223
Purchase      200,000              7.6223
Purchase      833,007              7.4977
Purchase      572,382              7.2664
Purchase      100,000              7.2723
Purchase      1,833                7.6500
Purchase      833,007              7.4977
Purchase      13,252               7.0496
Purchase      2,891                7.0550
Purchase      300,000              7.4817
Purchase      206,122              7.4795
Purchase      959                  7.6500
Purchase      1,800                7.2600
Purchase      584                  7.3682
Purchase      1,175                7.2125
Purchase      531,201              7.5673
Purchase      2,891                7.0550
Purchase      130,570              7.1253
Purchase      2,059                7.6700
Purchase      7,348                7.6450
Purchase      2,891                7.0559
Purchase      155,452              8.5329
Purchase      700                  7.0812
Purchase      534                  7.6500
Purchase      4,194                7.6500
Purchase      30,623               7.5515
Purchase      13,775               7.6700
Purchase      82,432               7.1736
Purchase      402,882              7.2826
Purchase      5,680                7.4516
Sale          531,201              7.5665
Sale          2,891                7.0550
Sale          1,848                7.6500
Sale          30,623               7.5515
Sale          275                  7.6350
Sale          302,384              7.4825
Sale          402,882              7.2819
Sale          5,680                7.4516
Sale          572,38               7.2664
Sale          5,680                7.4507
Sale          959                  7.6486
Sale          300,000              7.4817
Sale          2,891                7.0550
Sale          82,432               7.1736
Sale          833,007              7.4977
Sale          9,240                7.6500
Sale          130,570              7.1247
Sale          700                  7.0812
Sale          1,800                7.2600
Sale          572,382              7.2664
Sale          200,000              7.6223
Sale          155,452              8.5329
Sale          13,252               7.0496
Sale          7,348                7.6450
Sale          206,122              7.4788
Sale          584                  7.3682
Sale          350                  7.5650
Sale          827                  7.1714
Sale          5,680                7.4516
Sale          300                  7.1203

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         13252         7.0496
CFD            Short         2891          7.0558
CFD            Short         700           7.0812
CFD            Short         63496         7.1426
CFD            Short         82432         7.1736
CFD            Short         531201        7.5672
CFD            Short         142626        7.6294
CFD            Long          65429         7.1219
CFD            Long          65141         7.1274
CFD            Long          402882        7.2819
CFD            Long          5680          7.4506
CFD            Long          30623         7.5515
CFD            Long          7348          7.645
CFD            Long          959           7.6485

(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                         18 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