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               28 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      43,207,323       4.56%     818,611       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives        4,636       0.00%   2,914,149       0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%           0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,211,959       4.56%   3,732,760       0.39%


(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      338                  7.8600
Purchase      397                  7.8600
Purchase      428                  Transfer
Purchase      6,579                7.8750
Purchase      29,679               7.8775
Purchase      1,887                7.8709
Purchase      8,483                7.8600
Purchase      3,810                7.8600
Sale          68,659               7.8722
Sale          1,500                7.8704
Sale          5,365                7.8678
Sale          846                  7.8800
Sale          2,758                7.8585
Sale          17,394               7.8750
Sale          23,815               7.8790
Sale          18,042               7.8750
Sale          2,857                7.8755
Sale          7,100                7.8743
Sale          475                  7.8753
Sale          600                  7.8704
Sale          408                  7.8600
Sale          350                  7.8755
Sale          400                  7.8754
Sale          525                  7.8804
Sale          27,048               7.8720
Sale          10,898               7.8600
Sale          15,446               7.8761
Sale          24,206               7.8761
Sale          375                  7.8653

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Purchase/Sale    Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
27/03/2008    Sale             550                     7.8804

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2758          7.8585
CFD            Long          68659         7.8722
CFD            Long          7100          7.8742
CFD            Long          18042         7.875
CFD            Long          23815         7.8789
CFD            Short         1887          7.8709
CFD            Short         29679         7.8774

(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                         31 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