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               29 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      45,247,816      4.78%       704,409      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      400,106      0.04%     1,602,622      0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,715      0.06%           15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,233,637      4.89%     2,307,046      0.24%


(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      164                  7.8600
Purchase      40,465               7.8656
Purchase      958                  7.8715
Purchase      3,185                7.8570
Purchase      3,822                7.8700
Purchase      901                  7.8700
Purchase      104,353              7.8616
Purchase      33,511               7.8297
Sale          1,450                7.8550
Sale          400                  7.8550
Sale          600                  7.8550
Sale          500                  7.8600
Sale          291                  7.8600
Sale          1,125                7.8600
Sale          358                  7.8600
Sale          1,950                7.8600
Sale          650                  7.8550
Sale          318                  7.8600
Sale          910                  7.8553
Sale          2,460                7.8600
Sale          850                  7.8550
Sale          1,378                7.8653
Sale          1,110                7.8550
Sale          1,790                7.8550
Sale          1,080                7.8600
Sale          830                  7.8550
Sale          350                  7.8600
Sale          1,250                7.8600
Sale          580                  7.8550
Sale          630                  7.8550
Sale          469                  7.8653
Sale          420                  7.8550
Sale          2,460                7.8600
Sale          732                  7.8600
Sale          543                  7.8600
Sale          590                  7.8600
Sale          714                  7.8550
Sale          420                  7.8600
Sale          714                  7.8550
Sale          395                  7.8600
Sale          1,470                7.8550
Sale          1,130                7.8600
Sale          580                  7.8600
Sale          2,800                7.8550
Sale          600                  7.8550
Sale          750                  7.8553
Sale          700                  7.8550
Sale          650                  7.8600
Sale          750                  7.8550
Sale          1,900                7.8550
Sale          450                  7.8600
Sale          108,140              7.8518
Sale          198                  7.8550
Sale          433                  7.8600
Sale          350                  7.8553
Sale          1,200                7.8550
Sale          79,900               7.8550
Sale          650                  7.8600
Sale          975                  7.8600
Sale          450                  7.8550
Sale          1,080                7.8600
Sale          1,316                7.8500
Sale          1,000                7.8550
Sale          2,000                7.8550
Sale          1,680                7.8550
Sale          2,250                7.8550
Sale          714                  7.8550
Sale          12,000               7.8503
Sale          1,020                7.8550
Sale          1,000                7.8550
Sale          3,000                7.8550
Sale          1,690                7.8550
Sale          870                  7.8653
Sale          332                  7.8600
Sale          890                  7.8550
Sale          115,858              7.8542
Sale          940                  7.8550
Sale          875                  7.8550
Sale          1,030                7.8603
Sale          1,500                7.8550
Sale          6,887                7.8500
Sale          3,463                7.8700
Sale          2,500                7.8553
Sale          833                  7.8600
Sale          2,720                7.8540
Sale          2,600                7.8550

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         33511         7.8297
CFD            Short         104353        7.8616
CFD            Short         40465         7.8655
CFD            Short         958           7.8714
CFD            Long          108140        7.8517
CFD            Long          2720          7.854
CFD            Long          115858        7.8542

(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                         30 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