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 06 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 72,703,895 7.68% 917,168 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,426,492 0.47% 3,252,425 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,699 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 77,716,086 8.21% 4,169,593 0.44%
(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)
Sale 11,334.00 7.6472
Purchase 4,755.00 7.6091
Purchase 38,286.00 7.6314
Sale 200.00 7.6512
Sale 200.00 7.6412
Sale 276.00 7.6462
Sale 400.00 7.6258
Sale 400.00 7.6204
Sale 460.00 7.7185
Sale 500.00 7.6503
Sale 600.00 7.6513
Sale 670.00 7.6262
Sale 750.00 7.6025
Sale 800.00 7.6503
Sale 1,000.00 7.6438
Sale 1,150.00 7.6173
Sale 1,185.00 7.6362
Sale 2,000.00 7.6153
Sale 2,100.00 7.6113
Sale 4,900.00 7.6300
Sale 50,476.00 7.6234
Purchase 300.00 7.6143
Purchase 4,600.00 7.6500
Purchase 42,000.00 7.6289
Purchase 360,000.00 7.6250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Long 460.00 7.7185
CFD Long 1,150.00 7.6172
CFD Long 4,900.00 7.63
CFD Long 50,476.00 7.6233
CFD Short 300.00 7.6143
CFD Short 4,600.00 7.65
CFD Short 42,000.00 7.6288
(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)
Call Option Purchased 585,699 7.625 European 06/02/2008 0.0915
(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 07 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 Option Action Number Of Securities Exercise Price Option Type Expiry Date
Option Purchased 585,699.00 8.57 EURO 06/02/2008
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