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 02 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 72,256,107 7.64% 1,452,733 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,350,547 0.46% 2,996,844 0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 504,182 0.05% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 77,110,836 8.15% 4 ,449,577 0.47%
(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 112,588 7.7050
Purchase 46,174 7.7050
Purchase 125,735 7.6847
Purchase 46,174 7.7050
Purchase 354 7.6950
Purchase 1,117 7.7050
Purchase 775 7.7050
Purchase 26,958 7.6847
Purchase 83,730 7.6847
Purchase 376,739 7.7050
Purchase 376,739 7.7050
Purchase 112,588 7.7050
Purchase 100,000 7.6773
Purchase 85,760 7.6850
Purchase 1,445 Transfer
Purchase 634 7.7050
Purchase 44,187 7.6873
Purchase 259,592 7.6847
Purchase 6,611 7.7001
Purchase 195 7.6787
Sale 90,393 7.7050
Sale 9,775 7.6816
Sale 83,730 7.6847
Sale 62,441 7.6806
Sale 125,735 7.6847
Sale 335 7.6708
Sale 500 7.6712
Sale 100 7.6962
Sale 1,000 7.6825
Sale 354 7.6883
Sale 1,371 7.7050
Sale 496,015 7.6847
Sale 1,260 7.6853
Sale 112,849 7.6855
Sale 44,187 7.6846
Sale 135,741 7.7050
Sale 26,958 7.6847
Sale 259,592 7.6847
Sale 25,000 7.6725
Sale 750 7.6753
Sale 29,100 7.7050
Sale 26,958 7.6847
Sale 29,100 7.7050
Sale 4,678 7.6979
Sale 280,267 7.7050
Sale 164,205 7.6844
Sale 24,000 7.6725
Sale 1,429 7.6862
Sale 1,025 7.6712
Sale 1,300 7.6708
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 44187 7.6872
CFD Short 6611 7.7001
CFD Long 62441 7.6805
CFD Long 44187 7.6845
CFD Long 112849 7.6854
CFD Long 4678 7.6978
(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 05 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