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               14 March 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      45,485,286       4.80%     349,908       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%   4,082,105       0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          266       0.06%          15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,485,552       4.80%   4,432,028       0.47%


(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      38,042               7.8000
Purchase      168,794              7.8502
Purchase      5,510                7.8500
Purchase      8,745                7.8500
Purchase      8,563                7.8464
Purchase      5,510                7.8500
Purchase      19,587               7.8500
Purchase      8,754                7.8000
Purchase      3,351                7.8370
Purchase      9                    7.8000
Purchase      90,000               7.8467
Purchase      3,277                7.8468
Sale          1,597                7.8485
Sale          550                  7.8404
Sale          8,754                7.8000
Sale          1,200                7.7954
Sale          9,692                7.8500
Sale          2,966                7.8393
Sale          12,323               7.8548
Sale          500                  7.7955
Sale          9                    7.8000
Sale          1,000                7.8401
Sale          7,168                7.8500
Sale          5,510                7.8500
Sale          8,745                7.8500
Sale          998                  7.8105
Sale          800                  7.8408
Sale          29,943               7.8056
Sale          800                  7.7954
Sale          890                  7.7955
Sale          6,919                7.8345
Sale          3,168                7.8500
Sale          1,000                7.7955
Sale          450                  7.8404
Sale          3,847                7.8500
Sale          42,709               7.8334
Sale          1,250                7.7954
Sale          4,250                7.8555
Sale          2,342                7.8500
Sale          1,984                7.8105


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         38042         7.8
CFD            Short         3351          7.8369
CFD            Short         8563          7.8464
CFD            Short         168794        7.8502
CFD            Long          29943         7.8055
CFD            Long          42709         7.8333
CFD            Long          6919          7.8344
CFD            Long          1597          7.8485
CFD            Long          12323         7.8547


(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                         17 March 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   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