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               31 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      42,793,897       4.51%     814,115       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0       0.00%   2,494,127       0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%           0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,793,897       4.51%   3,308,242       0.35%


(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      40                   7.8650
Purchase      5,927                7.9000
Purchase      10,288               7.8719
Purchase      4,762                7.8714
Purchase      3,349                7.9000
Purchase      3,053                7.9000
Purchase      1,487                7.8899
Purchase      3,184                7.9015
Purchase      3,900                7.8600
Purchase      1,472                7.9000
Purchase      11,625               7.9000
Purchase      1,169                7.8615
Purchase      4,550                7.9000
Purchase      4,150                7.9000
Purchase      5,927                7.9000
Purchase      1,554                7.9000
Purchase      4,580                7.8750
Purchase      6,628                7.9000
Sale          1,550                7.8703
Sale          600                  7.8603
Sale          480                  7.8700
Sale          600                  7.8700
Sale          5,000                7.8700
Sale          250                  7.8700
Sale          5,661                7.8728
Sale          2,606                7.8763
Sale          2,381                7.8886
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          108                  7.8600
Sale          1,169                7.8785
Sale          3,900                7.8600
Sale          3,900                7.9000
Sale          182,994              7.8621
Sale          3,300                7.8600
Sale          375                  7.8700
Sale          140                  7.8586
Sale          580                  7.8850
Sale          1,125                7.8700
Sale          1,000                7.8704
Sale          5,927                7.9000
Sale          3,349                7.9000
Sale          4,550                7.9000
Sale          1,600                7.8604
Sale          714                  7.8700
Sale          2,913                7.9000
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          200                  7.8700
Sale          850                  7.8700
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          500                  7.8700
Sale          294                  7.8700
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          375                  7.8700
Sale          675                  7.8605
Sale          410                  7.8700
Sale          300                  7.8700
Sale          943                  7.9000
Sale          1,338                7.8553
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          350                  7.8700
Sale          400                  7.8700
Sale          243,86               7.8623
Sale          250                  7.8700
Sale          750                  7.8604
Sale          400                  7.8700


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3300          7.86
CFD            Long          182994        7.8621
CFD            Long          243864        7.8623
CFD            Long          5661          7.8727
CFD            Long          1169          7.8785
CFD            Long          2381          7.8885
CFD            Short         1169          7.8614
CFD            Short         4762          7.8714
CFD            Short         10288         7.8719
CFD            Short         4580          7.875
CFD            Short         3184          7.9015


(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                         01 April 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