Rule 8.3 - SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE
Please note this is an amended rule 8.3 for 19/10/2007 due to a change made to the Open Options section.
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 19 October 2007
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 71,775,914 7.59% 2,303,870 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,062,359 0.32% 879,077 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,017,291 0.11% 521,582 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 75,855,564 8.02% 3,704,529 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 5,000 Transfer
Purchase 130 7.6342
Purchase 223 7.6196
Purchase 207 7.6142
Purchase 101,536 7.5853
Purchase 651 7.6244
Purchase 1,295 7.6283
Purchase 12,000 7.6390
Purchase 32,856 7.6350
Purchase 1,000 7.6294
Purchase 18,000,000 7.6703
Purchase 33,379 7.5750
Purchase 72,132 7.6300
Purchase 100 7.6092
Purchase 1,025 7.6097
Purchase 650 7.6050
Purchase 49,332 7.5750
Purchase 2,563 7.6258
Purchase 4,461 7.6397
Sale 2,831 7.6358
Sale 3,074 7.6703
Sale 4,228 7.6700
Sale 642 7.7000
Sale 2,000 7.6206
Sale 500 7.6253
Sale 2,012 7.6253
Sale 640 7.6062
Sale 132 7.6004
Sale 823 7.6025
Sale 2,427 7.6254
Sale 128 7.6403
Sale 4,733 7.6350
Sale 26 7.6103
Sale 665 7.5908
Sale 160 7.6106
Sale 500 7.6753
Sale 945 7.6203
Sale 29 7.5753
Sale 321 7.6062
Sale 1,000 7.6053
Sale 2,272 7.6253
Sale 1,496 7.6253
Sale 1,773 7.6554
Sale 1,748 7.6004
Sale 40,000 7.6631
Sale 32,856 7.6700
Sale 3,301 7.6100
Sale 1,000 7.6050
Sale 350 7.6054
Sale 49,332 7.5750
Sale 235 7.6103
Sale 4,793 7.6685
Sale 13,600 7.6250
Sale 60,000 7.6250
Sale 1,161 7.6893
Sale 500 7.6053
Sale 4,274 7.6203
Sale 500 7.6303
Sale 406 7.6703
Sale 2,000 7.6203
Sale 933 7.6203
Sale 850 7.5753
Sale 3,044 7.6453
Sale 3,159 7.6203
Sale 626 7.6004
Sale 14,291 7.6264
Sale 400 7.7000
Sale 900 7.6153
Sale 2,651 7.6404
Sale 411 7.6204
Sale 1,013 7.6053
Sale 142 7.6053
Sale 1,300 7.6153
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 1662 7.6242
CFD Short 2563 7.6257
CFD Short 1295 7.6283
CFD Short 72132 7.6299
CFD Short 12000 7.6389
CFD Short 2799 7.6488
CFD Long 1000 7.605
CFD Long 14291 7.6263
CFD Long 4793 7.6685
CFD Long 1161 7.6893
(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 23 October 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of Securities to Exercise Price Type, e.g. Expiry Date
e.g. call option Purchased which the option or (Note 2) American,
derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 522,000 5.4720 EURO 25/10/2007
Option Purchased 454,239 6.7513 EURO 06/11/2007
Option Purchased 41,053 7.0392 EURO 06/11/2007
Option Purchased -521,582 6.2020 EURO 25/10/2007
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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