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               25 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      47,150,577      4.98%      201,616       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       97,370      0.01%     2,012,093      0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715      0.06%           15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,833,662      5.06%     2,213,724      0.23%


(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      30,450               7.8451
Purchase      386,941              7.8352
Purchase      391,217              7.8423
Purchase      127                  7.8465
Purchase      5,214                7.8234
Purchase      3,566                7.8561
Purchase      1,000,000            7.8452
Sale          255                  7.8300
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          577                  7.8310
Sale          761                  7.8300
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,142                7.8250
Sale          875                  7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          600                  7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8300
Sale          10,000               7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          900                  7.8403
Sale          700                  7.8300
Sale          625                  7.8250
Sale          800                  7.8250
Sale          600                  7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,600                7.8250
Sale          100,000              7.8300
Sale          1,250                7.8250
Sale          7,500                7.8250
Sale          600                  7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8300
Sale          1,200                7.8250
Sale          1,250                7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          650                  7.8403
Sale          17,298               7.8300
Sale          1,800                7.8250
Sale          690                  7.8404
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          500                  7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          600                  7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,250                7.8300
Sale          74,939               7.8392
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          2,500                7.8250
Sale          945                  7.8250
Sale          1,200                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          27,075               7.8300
Sale          900                  7.8250
Sale          1,050                7.8403
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8300
Sale          1,200                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,200                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,640                7.8300
Sale          25,954               7.8300
Sale          32,666               7.8384
Sale          4,500                7.8250
Sale          500                  7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          316                  7.8300
Sale          209                  7.8300
Sale          45,000               7.8400
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          350                  7.8403
Sale          881                  7.8285
Sale          500                  7.8300
Sale          846                  7.8300
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          750                  7.8250
Sale          150,000              7.8282
Sale          1,250                7.8300
Sale          650                  7.8403
Sale          9,659                7.0908
Sale          1,650                7.8250
Sale          2,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,050                7.8250
Sale          2,500                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,200                7.8250
Sale          2,500                7.8250
Sale          1,400                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          500                  7.8250
Sale          4,000                7.8250
Sale          2,750                7.8250
Sale          1,200                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          750                  7.8250
Sale          8,000                7.8200
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          10,000               7.8250
Sale          800                  7.8250
Sale          875                  7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          378                  7.8440
Sale          1,400                7.8250
Sale          900                  7.8250
Sale          1,500                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250
Sale          4,000                7.8250
Sale          3,900                7.8250
Sale          1,000                7.8250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         386941        7.8351
CFD            Short         391217        7.8423
CFD            Short         30450         7.845
CFD            Short         1000000       7.8451
CFD            Short         127           7.8465
CFD            Short         3566          7.8561
CFD            Long          9659          7.0908
CFD            Long          8000          7.82
CFD            Long          881           7.8285
CFD            Long          32666         7.8383
CFD            Long          74939         7.8392
CFD            Long          378           7.844

(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                         28 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