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 26 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 72,018,716 7.61% 2,076,583 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,773,088 0.40% 1,996,475 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 504,182 0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 76,295,986 8.06% 4,073,058 0.43%
(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 4,853 7.5964
Purchase 38,811 7.6029
Purchase 155 7.6047
Purchase 22,851 7.6114
Purchase 5,772 7.6024
Purchase 1,000 Transfer
Purchase 19,492 7.6124
Purchase 5,160 7.6057
Purchase 298 7.6394
Sale 11,000 7.6100
Sale 1,000 7.6103
Sale 164 7.6003
Sale 81 7.6003
Sale 1,611 7.6103
Sale 1,894 7.6453
Sale 1,125 7.6003
Sale 500 7.6053
Sale 5,250 7.6125
Sale 3,841 7.5953
Sale 1,598 7.5752
Sale 180 7.6203
Sale 1,147 7.5953
Sale 282 7.6403
Sale 134 7.6403
Sale 1,000 Transfer
Sale 100 7.6076
Sale 846 7.6053
Sale 243,267 7.6017
Sale 1,000 7.6103
Sale 24,632 7.5991
Sale 1,978 7.6050
Sale 4,650 7.5986
Sale 412 7.5953
Sale 32,021 7.6250
Sale 15,465 7.6157
Sale 1,479 7.6253
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 4853 7.5964
CFD Short 5772 7.6024
CFD Short 38811 7.6028
CFD Short 5160 7.6056
CFD Short 22851 7.6114
CFD Short 4039 7.6122
CFD Short 19492 7.6124
CFD Long 4650 7.5985
CFD Long 24632 7.599
CFD Long 243267 7.6016
CFD Long 15465 7.6157
CFD Long 32021 7.6249
(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 29 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 460,788 6.7513 EURO 06/11/2007
Option Purchased 43,394 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