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               23 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      46,802,445      4.94%      116,580       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives      100,654      0.01%      871,455       0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715      0.06%           15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,488,814      5.01%      988,050       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      246,202              7.4170
Purchase      162                  7.3262
Purchase      98,086               7.3556
Purchase      500                  7.4012
Purchase      65,624               7.4346
Purchase      296,658              7.3479
Purchase      500                  7.4012
Purchase      15,008               7.4600
Purchase      959                  7.4600
Purchase      231,930              7.4600
Purchase      3,364                7.3500
Purchase      2,102                7.3649
Purchase      980                  7.4614
Purchase      19,747               7.3500
Purchase      162                  7.3262
Purchase      284,332              7.3352
Purchase      34,466               7.3500
Purchase      3,186                7.3372
Purchase      4,781                7.4000
Sale          664                  7.3150
Sale          12,125               7.4600
Sale          1,500                7.2950
Sale          173,621              7.3746
Sale          24,000               7.3500
Sale          402                  7.3500
Sale          34,859               7.3882
Sale          3,364                7.3500
Sale          959                  7.4600
Sale          1,310                7.3500
Sale          162                  7.3262
Sale          2,299                7.3600
Sale          15,008               7.4600
Sale          700                  7.3252
Sale          1,100                7.4000
Sale          9,894                7.3420
Sale          74,545               7.3532
Sale          992                  7.3486
Sale          1,202                7.3700
Sale          231,930              7.4600
Sale          110,436              7.4437
Sale          1,500                7.3700
Sale          37,138               7.3500
Sale          500                  7.4012
Sale          5,772                7.3500


The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled

Deal Date      Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities    Price per unit(GBP)
22/01/2008       Purchase          114,256                 7.4302

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         162           7.3261
CFD            Short         284332        7.3351
CFD            Short         296658        7.3479
CFD            Short         66946         7.3483
CFD            Short         31140         7.3711
CFD            Short         500           7.4012
CFD            Long          992           7.3485
CFD            Long          8000          7.3518
CFD            Long          66545         7.3534
CFD            Long          173621        7.3745
CFD            Long          34859         7.3881

(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                         24 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