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 28 February 2008
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 43,630,144 4.60% 407,537 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 2,580,532 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 266 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,630,410 4.60% 2,988,084 0.32%
(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 7,588 7.8918
Purchase 8,403 7.8999
Purchase 112,522 7.8908
Purchase 13,766 7.9083
Purchase 9,526 7.8914
Purchase 600 7.9113
Purchase 1,902 7.8957
Purchase 6,879 7.8958
Sale 72,265 7.8887
Sale 4,100 7.8949
Sale 960 7.8951
Sale 9,900 7.8850
Sale 1,800 7.8910
Sale 10,711 7.8967
Sale 3,187 7.8835
Sale 2,264 7.8925
Sale 200 7.8850
Sale 6,800 7.8950
Sale 14,495 7.8850
Sale 725 7.8951
Sale 600 7.8951
Sale 2,881 7.8927
Sale 14,614 7.8945
Sale 2,050 7.8955
Sale 3,291 7.8919
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 112522 7.8907
CFD Short 9526 7.8914
CFD Short 7588 7.8917
CFD Short 8781 7.8957
CFD Short 13766 7.9083
CFD Short 600 7.9113
CFD Long 3187 7.8835
CFD Long 72265 7.8887
CFD Long 3291 7.8918
CFD Long 2881 7.8926
CFD Long 14614 7.8945
CFD Long 6800 7.895
CFD Long 10711 7.8966
(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 29 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 250 760.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 16 780.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -15 680.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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