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               05 February 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      43,608,070      4.60%       557,127      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      252,728      0.03%      1,424,510     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      585,965      0.06%            15      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,446,763      4.69%      1,981,652     0.21%


(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      9,588                7.8450
Purchase      10,230               7.8550
Purchase      76,132               7.8508
Purchase      3,069                7.8550
Purchase      86,877               7.8500
Purchase      759                  7.8550
Purchase      60                   7.8450
Purchase      134,000              7.8550
Sale          1,000                7.8500
Sale          630                  7.8500
Sale          770                  7.8500
Sale          215,618              7.8464
Sale          1,000                7.8500
Sale          625                  7.8500
Sale          850                  7.8500
Sale          9,528                7.8550
Sale          1,907                7.8434
Sale          1,375                7.8500
Sale          1,200                7.8500
Sale          750                  7.8500
Sale          700                  7.8500
Sale          2,141                7.8450
Sale          940                  7.8500
Sale          1,225                7.8451
Sale          300                  7.8451
Sale          12,756               7.8455
Sale          460                  7.8451
Sale          1,100                7.8500
Sale          60                   7.8450
Sale          9,588                7.8450
Sale          1,488                7.8440
Sale          625                  7.8501
Sale          750                  7.8501
Sale          1,000                7.8451
Sale          85,713               7.8434
Sale          960                  7.8535
Sale          1,400                7.8451
Sale          65,000               7.8550
Sale          3,600                7.8500
Sale          550                  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         76132         7.8507
CFD            Long          1488          7.844
CFD            Long          215618        7.8464
CFD            Long          960           7.8535

(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                         06 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