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 29 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 69,769,868 7.37% 711,676 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,013,352 0.74% 5,977,147 0.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,699 0.06% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 77,368,919 8.17% 6,688,823 0.71%
(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 300 7.3637
Purchase 10 7.3560
Purchase 18,342 7.4300
Purchase 1,800 7.2956
Purchase 22,323 7.3889
Purchase 1,596 7.4300
Purchase 1,800 7.2956
Purchase 33,228 7.3579
Purchase 36,134 7.3800
Sale 1,350 7.3503
Sale 40,459 7.3483
Sale 1,668 7.3962
Sale 682 7.3450
Sale 1,000 7.4254
Sale 174 7.3653
Sale 318 7.3503
Sale 815 7.3503
Sale 330 7.3503
Sale 825 7.3725
Sale 9,793 7.3468
Sale 4,968 7.4286
Sale 43,110 7.3947
Sale 30,267 7.3575
Sale 10 7.3440
Sale 16,896 7.3883
Sale 330 7.3503
Sale 1,800 7.2956
Sale 500 7.3754
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1800 7.2956
CFD Short 10 7.356
CFD Short 33228 7.3578
CFD Short 36134 7.38
CFD Short 22323 7.3888
CFD Long 10 7.344
CFD Long 9793 7.3467
CFD Long 40459 7.3483
CFD Long 16896 7.3882
CFD Long 43110 7.3947
CFD Long 4968 7.4285
(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 30 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