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               17 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      44,825,032       4.73%     362,778       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%   3,412,619       0.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          266       0.06%          15       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,825,298       4.73%   3,775,412       0.40%


(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      14,171               7.7385
Purchase      794                  7.8456
Purchase      5,469                7.7683
Purchase      23,390               7.6725
Purchase      21,209               7.7684
Purchase      13,000               7.7000
Purchase      8,822                7.7827
Purchase      627                  7.7850
Purchase      13,160               7.7178
Purchase      29,758               7.8298
Purchase      3,353                7.8061
Purchase      1,190                7.8441
Purchase      27,774               7.8287
Sale          343,646              7.7876
Sale          620                  7.7900
Sale          1,485                7.7150
Sale          2,550                7.7051
Sale          1,600                7.7101
Sale          10,400               7.8100
Sale          10,293               7.7212
Sale          2,647                7.8001
Sale          1,600                7.7296
Sale          650                  7.8051
Sale          358,748              7.7352
Sale          500                  7.7502
Sale          7,796                7.7296
Sale          1,440                7.8055
Sale          7,520                7.7124
Sale          21,339               7.7662
Sale          8,822                7.7827
Sale          800                  7.8052
Sale          900                  7.8005
Sale          850                  7.8052
Sale          29,758               7.8298
Sale          9,007                7.7296


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         23390         7.6725
CFD            Short         13160         7.7178
CFD            Short         14171         7.7384
CFD            Long          5640          7.6969
CFD            Long          7520          7.7123
CFD            Long          10293         7.7211
CFD            Long          222608        7.726
CFD            Long          358748        7.7351
CFD            Long          343646        7.7876


(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                         18 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