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 30 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 72,424,242 7.65% 1,440,573 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,870,314 0.41% 2,511,297 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 504,182 0.05% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 76,798,738 8.12% 3,951,870 0.42%
(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 29,261 7.6062
Purchase 100 7.7647
Purchase 1,000 Transfer
Purchase 3,100 7.8165
Purchase 6,000 7.7515
Purchase 130,078 7.5997
Purchase 126 7.7496
Purchase 18,019 7.6724
Purchase 500 7.8247
Purchase 6,090 7.7350
Purchase 1 Transfer
Purchase 11,860 7.5997
Sale 187 7.5954
Sale 600 7.5803
Sale 100 7.5953
Sale 3,000 7.5854
Sale 98 7.5603
Sale 439 7.6003
Sale 685 7.8000
Sale 150 7.6003
Sale 500 7.5803
Sale 300 7.5503
Sale 1,318 7.5750
Sale 1,880 7.5603
Sale 31,536 7.6460
Sale 12,077 7.6582
Sale 440 7.5703
Sale 229 7.6003
Sale 229 7.6003
Sale 14,100 7.7527
Sale 400 7.5953
Sale 7,896 7.7335
Sale 650 7.5703
Sale 18,249 7.7687
Sale 1,500 7.6834
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 11860 7.5996
CFD Short 130078 7.5997
CFD Short 29261 7.6061
CFD Short 18019 7.6724
CFD Short 6000 7.7514
CFD Short 3100 7.8164
CFD Long 31536 7.646
CFD Long 12077 7.6581
CFD Long 1500 7.6833
CFD Long 7896 7.7335
CFD Long 14100 7.7526
CFD Long 18249 7.7687
(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 31 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 06/11/2007Notes
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