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 28 November 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 69,809,630 7.38% 709,110 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,898,116 0.73% 5,883,652 0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,699 0.06% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 77,293,445 8.17% 6,592,762 0.70%
(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 1,700 7.2536
Purchase 364 7.3500
Purchase 126,756 7.3018
Purchase 1,700 7.2536
Purchase 408 7.2825
Purchase 500 7.2057
Purchase 5,115 7.3500
Purchase 32,488 7.2832
Purchase 42,142 7.2402
Purchase 1,800 7.2956
Purchase 24,456 7.3500
Purchase 19,057 7.2655
Purchase 14 7.3307
Purchase 29,380 7.2451
Purchase 1,800 7.2956
Sale 1,800 7.2956
Sale 300 7.3163
Sale 787 7.3075
Sale 2,904 7.2675
Sale 300 7.3037
Sale 1,298 7.3500
Sale 57 7.2762
Sale 42,142 7.2402
Sale 2,048 7.3500
Sale 1,400 7.3003
Sale 400 7.3191
Sale 24,845 7.3500
Sale 34,718 7.2689
Sale 50,000 7.3500
Sale 3,176 7.1900
Sale 1,700 7.2536
Sale 19,036 7.3279
Sale 12,946 7.2238
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 500 7.2057
CFD Short 29380 7.245
CFD Short 1700 7.2536
CFD Short 19057 7.2654
CFD Short 32488 7.2831
CFD Short 1800 7.2956
CFD Short 126756 7.3017
CFD Short 14 7.3307
CFD Long 3176 7.19
CFD Long 12946 7.2237
CFD Long 34718 7.2689
CFD Long 787 7.3075
CFD Long 400 7.319
(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 November 2007
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 585,699 8.5651 EURO 06/02/2008
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