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               18 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      46,135,938       4.87%       416,064     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      417,455       0.04%       557,183     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%            15     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              47,139,108      4.98%        973,262    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           811                 7.68
Purchase           1,687               7.68
Purchase           1,110               7.68
Purchase           800                 7.68
Purchase           1,400               7.685
Purchase           284                 7.68
Purchase           1,409               7.68
Purchase           50,000              7.6777
Purchase           1,103               7.68
Purchase           2,031               7.68
Purchase           322                 7.68
Purchase           120,025             7.6331
Purchase           128                 7.68
Purchase           1,397               7.68
Purchase           550                 7.685
Purchase           156,875             7.6664
Purchase           1,495               7.68
Purchase           303                 7.68
Purchase           603                 7.68
Purchase           1,482               7.68
Purchase           1,463               7.68
Purchase           157                 7.68
Purchase           1,497               7.68
Purchase           1,510               7.68
Purchase           103                 7.685
Purchase           1,398               7.68
Purchase           323                 7.68
Purchase           8                   7.68
Purchase           1,456               7.68
Purchase           874                 7.685
Purchase           64,327              7.6443
Purchase           643                 7.68
Purchase           547                 7.68
Purchase           7,524               7.681
Purchase           1,494               7.68
Purchase           436                 7.685
Purchase           990                 7.68
Purchase           970                 7.685
Purchase           111,039             7.6553
Purchase           670                 7.68
Purchase           500                 7.685
Purchase           102                 7.68
Purchase           1,025               7.68
Purchase           2,241               7.655
Purchase           600                 7.68
Purchase           313,642             7.6718
Purchase           313,642             7.6718
Purchase           120                 7.68
Purchase           742                 7.68
Purchase           5,722               7.6928
Purchase           1,415               7.68
Purchase           987                 7.68
Purchase           6,377               7.6609
Purchase           789                 7.68
Purchase           1,229               7.685
Purchase           1,465               7.68
Purchase           87                  7.685
Purchase           48                  7.68
Purchase           37,121              7.655
Purchase           44,744              7.655
Purchase           333,201             7.6584
Purchase           229                 7.685
Purchase           700                 7.68
Purchase           276                 7.68
Purchase           5,722               7.6928
Purchase           1,445               7.68
Purchase           1,323               7.655
Purchase           960                 7.655
Purchase           882                 7.685
Purchase           400                 7.68
Purchase           1,000               7.685
Purchase           13,072              7.67
Purchase           915                 7.68
Purchase           119                 7.685
Purchase           1,414               7.68
Purchase           626                 7.685
Purchase           476                 7.68
Purchase           43,554              7.6717
Purchase           256,187             7.6726
Purchase           955                 7.675
Sale               1,456               7.68
Sale               33,662              7.655
Sale               1,465               7.68
Sale               44,744              7.655
Sale               955                 7.675
Sale               1,482               7.68
Sale               1,687               7.68
Sale               565                 7.6653
Sale               313,642             7.6718
Sale               1,510               7.68
Sale               500                 7.685
Sale               111,039             7.6553
Sale               1,000               7.685
Sale               626                 7.685
Sale               48                  7.68
Sale               987                 7.68
Sale               811                 7.68
Sale               120,025             7.6331
Sale               990                 7.68
Sale               1,000               7.6753
Sale               284                 7.68
Sale               333,201             7.6584
Sale               103                 7.685
Sale               1,103               7.68
Sale               64,327              7.6435
Sale               128                 7.68
Sale               1,800               7.6403
Sale               1,397               7.68
Sale               1,415               7.68
Sale               670                 7.68
Sale               1,400               7.685
Sale               547                 7.68
Sale               874                 7.685
Sale               102                 7.68
Sale               476                 7.68
Sale               436                 7.685
Sale               256,187             7.6719
Sale               323                 7.68
Sale               303                 7.68
Sale               5,722               7.6928
Sale               960                 7.6535
Sale               156,875             7.6658
Sale               94,744              7.6686
Sale               1,494               7.68
Sale               915                 7.68
Sale               603                 7.68
Sale               550                 7.6953
Sale               5,722               7.6918
Sale               1,110               7.68
Sale               8                   7.68
Sale               789                 7.68
Sale               1,463               7.68
Sale               7,524               7.681
Sale               400                 7.6953
Sale               333,201             7.6584
Sale               1,398               7.68
Sale               700                 7.68
Sale               970                 7.685
Sale               1,229               7.685
Sale               643                 7.68
Sale               1,025               7.68
Sale               276                 7.68
Sale               43,554              7.6717
Sale               119                 7.685
Sale               322                 7.68
Sale               600                 7.68
Sale               1,445               7.68
Sale               6,377               7.6602
Sale               882                 7.685
Sale               780                 7.6953
Sale               157                 7.68
Sale               742                 7.68
Sale               2,031               7.68
Sale               400                 7.68
Sale               1,495               7.68
Sale               1,409               7.68
Sale               5,722               7.6928
Sale               480                 7.6953
Sale               229                 7.685
Sale               87                  7.685
Sale               1,497               7.68
Sale               800                 7.68
Sale               1,414               7.68
Sale               120                 7.68
Sale               550                 7.685



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6377          7.6609
CFD            Short         43554         7.6717
CFD            Short         256187        7.6726
CFD            Short         7524          7.6809
CFD            Long          64327         7.6435
CFD            Long          960           7.6535
CFD            Long          111039        7.6553
CFD            Long          151750        7.6655
CFD            Long          5125          7.6723
CFD            Long          5722          7.6918

(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                         21 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