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 07 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 72,919,049 7.71% 692,841 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,526,078 0.48% 3,598,278 0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,699 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 78,030,826 8.25% 4,291,119 0.45%
(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 85,509 7.5935
Purchase 10,536 7.6001
Purchase 1,000 Transfer
Purchase 82,545 7.5991
Purchase 3,300 Transfer
Purchase 72,684 7.5981
Purchase 38,842 7.5887
Purchase 39,089 7.5932
Purchase 16,648 7.5901
Sale 875 7.6012
Sale 550 7.6000
Sale 350 7.6063
Sale 450 7.6000
Sale 870 7.6063
Sale 1,000 7.5975
Sale 1,135 7.6000
Sale 31,744 7.5835
Sale 1,879 7.5857
Sale 500 7.6013
Sale 625 7.6000
Sale 750 7.6000
Sale 635 7.5875
Sale 400 7.6013
Sale 3,300 Transfer
Sale 26 7.5753
Sale 50 7.5812
Sale 478 7.5712
Sale 100 7.5187
Sale 723 7.5925
Sale 394 7.5912
Sale 750 7.6013
Sale 750 7.6000
Sale 540 7.6000
Sale 600 7.6000
Sale 375 7.6000
Sale 1,000 7.5703
Sale 266 7.5753
Sale 266 7.5753
Sale 400 7.5725
Sale 775 7.6000
Sale 1,750 7.5663
Sale 450 7.6000
Sale 450 7.6000
Sale 13,547 7.5726
Sale 3,780 7.5975
Sale 540 7.6013
Sale 1,800 7.5858
Sale 885 7.6000
Sale 1,150 7.6000
Sale 900 7.6063
Sale 375 7.6000
Sale 600 7.6063
Sale 600 7.6000
Sale 375 7.6000
Sale 1,000 7.6063
Sale 825 7.6012
Sale 1,000 7.5975
Sale 52,416 7.5814
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 38842 7.5886
CFD Short 16648 7.59
CFD Short 39089 7.5932
CFD Short 85509 7.5935
CFD Short 72684 7.5981
CFD Short 82545 7.599
CFD Short 10536 7.6
CFD Long 13547 7.5726
CFD Long 52416 7.5814
CFD Long 31744 7.5834
CFD Long 1879 7.5857
(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 08 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 8.5651 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