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 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 72,276,981 7.64% 1,640,696 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,453,053 0.36% 1,895,497 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 498,575 0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 76,228,609 8.06% 3,536,193 0.37%
(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 121,329 7.6250
Purchase 522,000 7.5811
Purchase 278,681 7.6097
Purchase 118,047 7.6750
Purchase 700 7.5913
Purchase 5,443 7.6667
Purchase 4,850 7.5864
Purchase 115,966 7.6079
Purchase 35,089 7.6284
Purchase 700 7.5913
Purchase 39,349 7.6850
Purchase 121,329 Transfer
Purchase 2,500 7.4539
Purchase 635 7.6704
Purchase 4,650 7.5364
Purchase 1,748 7.5850
Purchase 65,215 7.5950
Purchase 86,149 7.6108
Purchase 18,149 7.6426
Sale 4,738 7.6575
Sale 500 7.6812
Sale 200 7.6862
Sale 473 7.5753
Sale 3,669 7.6003
Sale 2,353 7.5803
Sale 1,129 7.6003
Sale 600 7.6702
Sale 1,500 7.6612
Sale 4,719 7.6662
Sale 1,000 7.6712
Sale 1,000 7.6812
Sale 389 7.5853
Sale 395 7.6812
Sale 2,312 7.6103
Sale 3,147 7.5903
Sale 1,200 7.6700
Sale 870 7.4650
Sale 651 7.5853
Sale 500 7.5953
Sale 700 7.5913
Sale 522,000 7.5850
Sale 7,178 7.6300
Sale 13,716 7.6071
Sale 121,329 Transfer
Sale 18,189 7.5820
Sale 420 7.5753
Sale 970 7.5853
Sale 955 7.6753
Sale 620 7.6563
Sale 616 7.5803
Sale 522,000 7.5811
Sale 5,312 7.6581
Sale 500 7.6725
Sale 78,698 7.6850
Sale 652 7.5753
Sale 17,553 7.5315
Sale 164,389 7.6030
Sale 249 7.5853
Sale 3,842 7.5850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 2500 7.4539
CFD Short 4650 7.5364
CFD Short 4850 7.5864
CFD Short 700 7.5912
CFD Short 65215 7.595
CFD Short 18700 7.5999
CFD Short 115966 7.6079
CFD Short 278681 7.6096
CFD Short 86149 7.6107
CFD Short 18149 7.6425
CFD Short 16389 7.6608
CFD Long 17553 7.5314
CFD Long 18189 7.5819
CFD Long 164389 7.6029
CFD Long 13716 7.607
CFD Long 1200 7.67
(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 26 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 457,152 6.7513 EURO 06/11/2007
Option Purchased 41,423 7.0392 EURO 06/11/2007
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