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               21 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      46,136,478       4.87%       511,211     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      519,753       0.05%       696,988     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715       0.06%            15     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              47,241,946      4.99%      1,208,214    0.13%


(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           299,237              7.6046
Purchase           1,290                7.6350
Purchase           129,548              7.6338
Purchase           29,560               7.5876
Purchase           59,394               7.8253
Purchase           1,923                7.5600
Purchase           100,000              7.7316
Purchase           361,730              7.6402
Purchase           299,237              7.6046
Purchase           46,055               7.5870
Purchase           94,727               7.5747
Purchase           46,772               7.6238
Purchase           111,683              7.6304
Purchase           12,798               7.6550
Purchase           1,290                7.6300
Purchase           1,433                7.5600
Purchase           9,663                7.6000
Purchase           7,524                7.6733
Purchase           100,000              7.7316
Purchase           49,087               7.6366
Purchase           150,961              7.6558
Purchase           17,187               7.6321
Purchase           2,574                7.7250
Sale               129,548              7.6330
Sale               150,961              7.6558
Sale               29,560               7.5869
Sale               111,683              7.6297
Sale               1,290                7.6350
Sale               46,772               7.6238
Sale               9,663                7.6000
Sale               7,524                7.6733
Sale               100,000              7.7316
Sale               2,574                7.7235
Sale               361,730              7.6402
Sale               59,394               7.8253
Sale               37,772               7.5600
Sale               299,237              7.6046
Sale               5,000                7.6800
Sale               46,055               7.5870
Sale               49,087               7.6366
Sale               650                  7.5953
Sale               1,290                7.6300
Sale               94,727               7.5740
Sale               12,798               7.6550
Sale               361,730              7.6402
Sale               14,088               7.6532


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         94727         7.5747
CFD            Short         46055         7.587
CFD            Short         22402         7.6071
CFD            Short         46772         7.6238
CFD            Short         89281         7.6362
CFD            Short         100000        7.7316
CFD            Long          6000          7.5743
CFD            Long          23560         7.5901
CFD            Long          129548        7.633
CFD            Long          49087         7.6365
CFD            Long          150961        7.6558
CFD            Long          2574          7.7235

(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                         22 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