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 22 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 70,072,274 7.40% 860,110 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,462,526 0.68% 5,446,242 0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,699 0.06% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 77,120,499 8.15% 6,306,352 0.67%
(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 365 7.2550
Purchase 136 7.2147
Purchase 28,791 7.2387
Purchase 981 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 Transfer
Purchase 20,234 7.2400
Purchase 19,897 7.2493
Purchase 246 7.2475
Purchase 24,553 7.2585
Sale 600 7.2500
Sale 350 7.2253
Sale 12,369 7.2957
Sale 50,000 7.3295
Sale 24,913 7.2528
Sale 500 7.2253
Sale 99,387 7.2467
Sale 750 7.2653
Sale 1,000 Transfer
Sale 181 7.3250
Sale 500 7.2253
Sale 26,048 7.2604
Sale 880 7.2303
Sale 18,240 7.2500
Sale 19,056 7.2900
Sale 600 7.2354
Sale 500 7.2253
Sale 300 7.2203
Sale 300 7.2203
Sale 4,000 7.5638
Sale 400 7.2452
Sale 350 7.2253
Sale 20,895 7.2957
Sale 22,993 7.2331
Sale 5,350 7.5638
Sale 350 7.2253
Sale 1,686 7.2203
Sale 500 7.2203
Sale 15,534 7.2528
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 28791 7.2386
CFD Short 19897 7.2493
CFD Short 365 7.255
CFD Short 24553 7.2584
CFD Long 22993 7.2331
CFD Long 99387 7.2466
CFD Long 18240 7.2499
CFD Long 26048 7.2603
(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 23 November 2007
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 585,699 8.5651 EURO 06/02/2008
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