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               28 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      45,462,898      4.80%       727,373      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      423,070      0.04%     1,673,017      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715      0.06%           15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,471,683       4.91%     2,400,405     0.25%


(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      110,126              7.8458
Purchase      961                  7.8515
Purchase      218,100              7.8500
Purchase      9,344                7.8250
Purchase      230,100              7.8300
Purchase      5,800                7.8300
Purchase      33,511               7.8297
Purchase      9,298                7.8400
Purchase      1,656                7.8277
Purchase      121,281              7.8366
Sale          173,891              7.8159
Sale          1,250                7.8253
Sale          300                  7.8253
Sale          3,364                7.8200
Sale          1,000                7.8153
Sale          119,849              7.8250
Sale          800                  7.8253
Sale          500                  7.8203
Sale          230,100              7.8300
Sale          737                  7.8253
Sale          1,400                7.8203
Sale          29,489               7.8208
Sale          447                  7.8290
Sale          22,501               7.8250
Sale          465                  7.8403
Sale          1,650                7.8203
Sale          650                  7.8253
Sale          2,498                7.8153
Sale          400                  7.8403
Sale          750                  7.8253
Sale          800                  7.8403
Sale          1,529                7.8250
Sale          793                  7.8287
Sale          500                  7.8203
Sale          1,900                7.8203
Sale          680                  7.8253
Sale          5,800                7.8300
Sale          33,511               7.8297
Sale          690                  7.8403
Sale          525                  7.8253
Sale          700                  7.8453
Sale          1,000                7.8253
Sale          614,329              7.8203
Sale          1,640                7.8203

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         61257         7.8241
CFD            Short         121281        7.8366
CFD            Short         110126        7.8457
CFD            Short         961           7.8514
CFD            Long          173891        7.8159
CFD            Long          614329        7.8203
CFD            Long          29489         7.8208
CFD            Long          24030         7.825
CFD            Long          447           7.829
CFD            Long          116215        7.8298

(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                         29 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