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               25 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      42,992,103       4.53%     813,975       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%   2,613,355       0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%           0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,992,103       4.53%   3,427,330       0.36%


(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      11,161               7.8371
Purchase      1,026                7.8350
Purchase      654                  7.8350
Purchase      126,343              7.8325
Purchase      1,279                7.8350
Purchase      58,600               7.8350
Purchase      2,914                7.8500
Purchase      450,021              7.8410
Purchase      324                  7.8365
Purchase      20,350               7.8432
Purchase      1,887                7.8350
Purchase      5,153                7.8350
Purchase      490                  7.8350
Purchase      173,452              7.8419
Purchase      743                  7.8350
Purchase      800                  7.8513
Purchase      3,064                7.8350
Purchase      8,952                7.8350
Purchase      778                  7.8350
Sale          550                  7.8355
Sale          10,244               7.8364
Sale          3,000                7.8104
Sale          84                   Transfer
Sale          500                  7.8403
Sale          350                  7.8355
Sale          596                  7.8350
Sale          150                  7.8355
Sale          636                  7.8364
Sale          126,343              7.8325
Sale          500                  7.8404
Sale          1,000                7.8403
Sale          540                  7.8304
Sale          999                  7.8364
Sale          800                  7.8304
Sale          1,051,447            7.8364
Sale          450                  7.8354
Sale          250                  7.8355
Sale          700                  7.8354
Sale          350                  7.8355
Sale          126,343              7.8325
Sale          1,250                7.8304
Sale          14,105               7.8350
Sale          300                  7.8404
Sale          32,298               7.8350
Sale          1,250                7.8304
Sale          125,153              7.8350
Sale          485                  7.8304
Sale          500                  7.8404
Sale          1,887                7.8341
Sale          1,000                7.8305
Sale          250                  7.8355
Sale          4,150                7.8439
Sale          500                  7.8354

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
20/03/2008 Sale          3,040                7.8104


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         324           7.8364
CFD            Short         11161         7.837
CFD            Short         450021        7.841
CFD            Short         173452        7.8418
CFD            Short         20350         7.8431
CFD            Short         800           7.8513
CFD            Long          1887          7.834
CFD            Long          4150          7.8439


(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         26 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