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 20 February 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 43,562,061 4.60% 413,649 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,081 0.00% 1,980,216 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 266 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,563,408 4.60% 2,393,880 0.25%
(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 140,109 7.9321
Purchase 178,700 8.0774
Purchase 134,326 7.9929
Purchase 43,393 8.0254
Purchase 765 7.9308
Purchase 21,768 7.9289
Sale 500 8.0650
Sale 9,654 8.0768
Sale 1,260 7.9251
Sale 325 8.0650
Sale 500 8.0650
Sale 850 8.0650
Sale 620 8.0650
Sale 195 8.0735
Sale 1,519 7.9894
Sale 19,052 7.9016
Sale 850 8.0650
Sale 625 8.0650
Sale 325 8.0650
Sale 1,000 7.9252
Sale 318 8.0650
Sale 48,849 8.0255
Sale 600 8.0650
Sale 500 7.9201
Sale 425 8.0650
Sale 60,037 8.0692
Sale 4,042 8.0750
Sale 600 8.0650
Sale 450 8.0650
Sale 225 8.0650
Sale 387 8.0650
Sale 600 8.0650
Sale 450 8.0650
Sale 700 8.0650
Sale 14,495 8.0750
Sale 350 8.0650
Sale 500 8.0650
Sale 1,300 8.0650
Sale 600 7.9204
Sale 750 8.0650
Sale 360 8.0650
Sale 40,000 8.0750
Sale 11,596 8.0750
Sale 1,160 8.0650
Sale 400 8.0650
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 21768 7.9288
CFD Short 765 7.9307
CFD Short 140109 7.932
CFD Short 134326 7.9928
CFD Short 43393 8.0253
CFD Short 178700 8.0773
CFD Long 19052 7.9015
CFD Long 48849 8.0254
CFD Long 60037 8.0692
CFD Long 195 8.0734
(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 21 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 250 760.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 16 780.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -15 680.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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