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               31 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      42,666,878      4.50%     1,214,085      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,057,282      0.11%     1,305,535      0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,965      0.06%           15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,310,125      4.67%     2,519,635      0.27%


(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      3,236                7.8550
Purchase      4,211                7.8546
Purchase      29,689               7.8687
Purchase      960                  7.8565
Purchase      6,314                7.8669
Purchase      73,782               7.8595
Purchase      212                  7.8550
Purchase      22,071               7.8558
Purchase      21,230               7.8651
Purchase      1,000                7.8537
Purchase      5,090                7.8550
Purchase      21,230               7.8550
Purchase      29,689               7.8550
Purchase      851                  7.8550
Purchase      16,113               7.8550
Purchase      961                  7.8637
Purchase      2,046                7.8550
Purchase      6,314                7.8550
Sale          1,000                7.8537
Sale          21,230               7.8550
Sale          961                  7.8637
Sale          1,322                7.8592
Sale          2,314                7.8650
Sale          29,689               7.8550
Sale          961                  7.8637
Sale          483,601              7.8567
Sale          1,816                7.8550
Sale          2,100                7.8503
Sale          6,314                7.8550
Sale          900                  7.8600
Sale          121,304              7.8532
Sale          39,950               7.8500
Sale          212                  7.8550
Sale          3,286                7.8650
Sale          1,100                7.8600
Sale          1,500                7.8600
Sale          2,000                7.8600
Sale          12,271               7.8450
Sale          1,000                7.8537
Sale          8,996                7.8650
Sale          764                  7.8500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         22071         7.8557
CFD            Short         960           7.8564
CFD            Short         73782         7.8595
CFD            Long          121304        7.8531
CFD            Long          1000          7.8537
CFD            Long          483601        7.8566
CFD            Long          961           7.8637

(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)
PUT            Purchase          250                  7.6        EURO          20/03/2008     .2


(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                         01 February 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   250                    760.0000         EURO           20/03/2008
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