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               19 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      44,543,218     4.70%        363,419     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0     0.00%      3,253,201     0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          266     0.00%             15     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,543,484     4.70%      3,616,635     0.38%


(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      78,883               7.8161
Purchase      91,635               7.8200
Purchase      28,925               7.8191
Purchase      7,905                7.8064
Purchase      13,511               7.8200
Purchase      2,700                7.8200
Purchase      13,515               7.8000
Purchase      1,400                7.8015
Purchase      4                    7.8050
Purchase      17,139               7.7985
Purchase      1,880                7.7864
Purchase      38,580               7.8200
Sale          2,899                7.8000
Sale          4,007                7.8100
Sale          800                  7.7953
Sale          2,422                7.8018
Sale          1,800                7.8104
Sale          1,880                7.8286
Sale          2,050                7.7903
Sale          38,580               7.8200
Sale          250                  7.7955
Sale          797                  7.7953
Sale          250                  7.7955
Sale          2,700                7.8000
Sale          2,000                7.8102
Sale          2,700                7.7953
Sale          91,635               7.8200
Sale          250                  7.7955
Sale          1,200                7.7953
Sale          4                    7.8050
Sale          112,750              7.8025
Sale          13,515               7.8000
Sale          250                  7.7955
Sale          600                  7.8105
Sale          2,700                7.8200
Sale          1,500                7.8004
Sale          23,192               7.8000
Sale          4,401                7.8042
Sale          2,312                7.8018
Sale          13,511               7.8200
Sale          91,625               7.8200
Sale          59,260               7.8097
Sale          15,828               7.8066



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1880          7.7863
CFD            Short         1400          7.8014
CFD            Short         7905          7.8064
CFD            Short         78883         7.8161
CFD            Short         28925         7.819
CFD            Long          112750        7.8025
CFD            Long          4401          7.8042
CFD            Long          15828         7.8066
CFD            Long          59260         7.8096
CFD            Long          1880          7.8285


(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

ate of disclosure                          20 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