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 05 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 72,333,355 7.64% 1,256,432 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,369,506 0.46% 3,205,525 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 504,182 0.05% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 77,207,043 8.16% 4,461,957 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 1,625 7.6947
Purchase 1,740 7.6174
Purchase 354 7.6417
Purchase 6,052 7.6064
Purchase 15,642 7.6270
Purchase 142,206 7.6296
Purchase 9,153 7.6300
Sale 600 7.6312
Sale 18,000 7.6300
Sale 4,000 7.6362
Sale 4,000 7.6000
Sale 600 7.6306
Sale 1,625 7.6947
Sale 600 7.6413
Sale 1,000 7.6000
Sale 500 7.6000
Sale 3,000 7.6000
Sale 2,500 7.6412
Sale 2,871 7.6312
Sale 785 7.6400
Sale 93 7.6012
Sale 750 7.6525
Sale 1,540 7.6312
Sale 500 7.6412
Sale 1,000 Transfer
Sale 496 7.6037
Sale 249 7.6525
Sale 750 7.6125
Sale 750 7.6000
Sale 2,400 7.6250
Sale 500 7.6358
Sale 968 7.6213
Sale 1,625 7.6947
Sale 2,000 7.6000
Sale 760 7.6000
Sale 2,000 7.6000
Sale 1,298 7.6100
Sale 3,000 7.6000
Sale 5,000 7.6000
Sale 4,550 7.6000
Sale 1,600 7.6250
Sale 1,000 7.6000
Sale 1,500 7.6000
Sale 3,000 7.6000
Sale 1,850 7.6000
Sale 1,700 7.6000
Sale 4,200 7.6000
Sale 1,200 7.6000
Sale 354 7.6300
Sale 310 7.6356
Sale 5,500 7.6000
Sale 1,000 7.6375
Sale 6,000 7.6336
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 6052 7.6064
CFD Short 4755 7.609
CFD Short 1740 7.6173
CFD Short 15642 7.6269
CFD Short 142206 7.6296
CFD Short 38286 7.6313
CFD Long 6000 7.6336
CFD Long 11334 7.6472
CFD Long 1625 7.6947
(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 06 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