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 31 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 72,373,870 7.65% 1,245,612 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,924,901 0.41% 2,777,346 0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 504,182 0.05% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 76,802,953 8.12% 4,022,958 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 847 7.83
Purchase 21,790 7.7141
Purchase 1,471 7.83
Purchase 3,632 Transfer
Purchase 590 7.7844
Purchase 1,800 7.665
Purchase 13,420 7.83
Purchase 36,165 7.724
Purchase 131,776 7.7254
Purchase 700 7.66
Purchase 3,806 Transfer
Purchase 2,122 Transfer
Purchase 600 7.6913
Purchase 3,806 Transfer
Purchase 2,500 7.7146
Purchase 1,760 Transfer
Purchase 1,868 Transfer
Purchase 5 7.73
Purchase 4,028 Transfer
Purchase 7,500 7.715
Purchase 11,015 7.7088
Purchase 96 7.7497
Purchase 55,396 7.7107
Sale 2,000 7.695
Sale 1,415 7.695
Sale 750 7.695
Sale 3,447 7.83
Sale 2,122 Transfer
Sale 825 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 750 7.695
Sale 1,600 7.695
Sale 1,525 7.695
Sale 600 7.695
Sale 1,200 7.695
Sale 1,400 7.695
Sale 625 7.695
Sale 2,000 7.7153
Sale 1,500 7.695
Sale 2,967 Transfer
Sale 1,350 7.695
Sale 6,012 7.83
Sale 970 7.695
Sale 12,456 7.686
Sale 2,080 7.695
Sale 6,200 7.8085
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 3,000 7.695
Sale 663 7.695
Sale 12,091 7.7474
Sale 390 7.695
Sale 5,176 7.83
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 500 7.7204
Sale 3,000 7.695
Sale 18,753 7.6019
Sale 2,000 7.695
Sale 1,800 7.695
Sale 975 7.695
Sale 400 7.666
Sale 300 7.7153
Sale 790 7.695
Sale 631 7.7453
Sale 700 7.695
Sale 1,760 Transfer
Sale 130 7.7453
Sale 157 7.8504
Sale 645 7.77
Sale 1,000 7.6853
Sale 710 7.7653
Sale 2,500 7.806
Sale 184 7.7403
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,500 7.695
Sale 325 7.695
Sale 1,200 7.695
Sale 500 7.6853
Sale 10,000 7.695
Sale 1,400 7.695
Sale 4,000 7.695
Sale 550 7.695
Sale 7,100 7.7017
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,500 7.695
Sale 500 7.695
Sale 1,200 7.695
Sale 650 7.695
Sale 955 7.695
Sale 550 7.695
Sale 900 7.695
Sale 1,500 7.695
Sale 700 7.695
Sale 500 7.695
Sale 1,750 7.695
Sale 500 7.695
Sale 7,776 7.8285
Sale 575 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 713 7.695
Sale 2,000 7.695
Sale 360 7.695
Sale 430 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.7103
Sale 850 7.695
Sale 46,087 7.7216
Sale 10,951 7.83
Sale 6,380 7.695
Sale 848 7.695
Sale 900 7.695
Sale 3,230 7.695
Sale 1,941 7.7204
Sale 1,602 7.695
Sale 800 7.695
Sale 550 7.695
Sale 900 7.695
Sale 4,000 7.7253
Sale 1,200 7.695
Sale 4,432 7.83
Sale 433 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.7353
Sale 8,564 7.794
Sale 860 7.695
Sale 3,806 Transfer
Sale 950 7.695
Sale 650 7.695
Sale 970 7.695
Sale 500 7.695
Sale 350 7.695
Sale 1,720 7.83
Sale 2,500 7.695
Sale 1,230 7.7103
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,090 7.695
Sale 1,903 7.83
Sale 1,400 7.695
Sale 640 7.695
Sale 400 7.8328
Sale 1,450 7.695
Sale 800 7.695
Sale 1,117 7.695
Sale 370 7.695
Sale 1,600 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 1,250 7.695
Sale 1,860 7.7254
Sale 1,250 7.695
Sale 750 7.695
Sale 728 7.695
Sale 9,519 7.83
Sale 20,312 7.7271
Sale 1,200 7.695
Sale 3,100 7.695
Sale 1,005 7.695
Sale 1,000 7.695
Sale 830 7.695
Sale 750 7.7404
Sale 1,270 7.695
Sale 1,750 7.695
Sale 500 7.695
Sale 2,000 7.695
Sale 500 7.695
Sale 1,020 7.695
Sale 4,000 7.695
Sale 600 7.695
Sale 1,500 7.695
Sale 1,500 7.695
Sale 1,300 7.7103
Sale 1,150 7.695
Sale 1,750 7.695
Sale 600 7.695
Sale 980 7.695
Sale 434 7.695
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 700 7.66
CFD Short 1800 7.665
CFD Short 600 7.6912
CFD Short 11015 7.7087
CFD Short 55396 7.7107
CFD Short 6802 7.7112
CFD Short 21790 7.714
CFD Short 36165 7.7239
CFD Short 131776 7.7254
CFD Short 5 7.73
CFD Long 12456 7.6859
CFD Long 7100 7.7017
CFD Long 12091 7.7474
CFD Long 8564 7.794
CFD Long 6200 7.8085
CFD Long 7776 7.8285
CFD Long 400 7.8327
(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 01 November 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
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