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               20 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      43,630,032     4.60%        813,975     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0     0.00%      1,963,284     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,630,032     4.60%      2,777,259     0.29%


(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      126,343              7.8000
Purchase      79,904               7.8200
Purchase      2,525                7.8100
Purchase      624                  7.8100
Purchase      642                  Transfer
Purchase      16,235               7.8000
Purchase      17,606               7.8300
Purchase      4,000                7.7908
Purchase      1,000,000            7.4000
Purchase      12,457               7.8056
Purchase      357                  Transfer
Purchase      16,000               7.8000
Purchase      643                  Transfer
Purchase      123,079              7.8000
Purchase      7,276                7.7929
Purchase      29,596               7.8100
Purchase      11,892               7.8100
Purchase      16,000               7.8000
Purchase      63                   7.8100
Sale          2,000,000            7.8000
Sale          35,976               7.8100
Sale          178,700              7.8096
Sale          29,596               7.8100
Sale          1,200                7.8155
Sale          1,880                7.8286
Sale          87,633               7.7940
Sale          379,748              7.7950
Sale          9,483                7.8135
Sale          40,000               7.8110
Sale          1,840                7.8072
Sale          33,977               7.7950
Sale          3,040                7.8104
Sale          380                  7.8004
Sale          900                  7.8154
Sale          99,934               7.7950
Sale          16,000               7.8000
Sale          9,699                7.7870
Sale          30,033               7.7992
Sale          775                  7.8004
Sale          126,343              7.8000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1000000       7.4
CFD            Short         4000          7.7907
CFD            Short         7276          7.7929
CFD            Short         16235         7.7999
CFD            Long          9699          7.787
CFD            Long          87633         7.794
CFD            Long          30033         7.7992
CFD            Long          2000000       7.8
CFD            Long          178700        7.8095
CFD            Long          9483          7.8134
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                          25 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.

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