Rule 8.3- (ScottishNewcastle)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
27 March 2008


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 (Note 1)                          Royal Bank of Scotland
                                                         Group plc
Company dealt in                                         Scottish & Newcastle
                                                         Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   ORD GBP 0.20
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                          25 March 2008


AMENDMENTS TO LONG AND SHORT POSITIONS

Amendment 1: Closed off Long and Short positions of 850,000 previously reported
as open positions.

Amendment 2: Purchase amended from 125,153 to 125,666 due to late booking on
26.03.2008.


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 securities         15,698,581*   (1.6553%)    19,605*     (0.0021%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)                                 0       (0.0%)         0         (0.0%)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell                            0       (0.0%)         0         (0.0%)
                       Total    15,698,581    (1.6553%)    19,605      (0.0021%)


* (Closed off Long and Short positions of 850,000 previously reported as open
positions.)





(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                            Long            Short
                                                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 (Note 5)
Purchase                             126,343   7.8325 GBP
Purchase*                            130,742   7.8350 GBP
Purchase                                 147   7.8400 GBP
Purchase**                           100,000   7.8428 GBP
Sale***                              125,666   7.8350 GBP
Sale                                     814   7.8450 GBP

* purchase decreased from 230,742 to 137,742 due to 100,000 being booked at the
wrong price on 26.03.2008. ** purchase rebooked at correct price on 26.03.2008.
*** purchase increased from 125,153 to 125,666 due to late booking on 26.03.2008

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD



(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to               American,   date   money
        purchasing,    which the option            European
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.
e.g.                                      price                       paid/
call                                                                  received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)



4. OTHER INFORMATION

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/NO



Date of disclosure                                             27 March 2008

Contact name                                                   Richard Hopkins

Telephone number                                               [phone]

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/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



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