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 14 March 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 45,485,286 4.80% 349,908 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 4,082,105 0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 266 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,485,552 4.80% 4,432,028 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 38,042 7.8000
Purchase 168,794 7.8502
Purchase 5,510 7.8500
Purchase 8,745 7.8500
Purchase 8,563 7.8464
Purchase 5,510 7.8500
Purchase 19,587 7.8500
Purchase 8,754 7.8000
Purchase 3,351 7.8370
Purchase 9 7.8000
Purchase 90,000 7.8467
Purchase 3,277 7.8468
Sale 1,597 7.8485
Sale 550 7.8404
Sale 8,754 7.8000
Sale 1,200 7.7954
Sale 9,692 7.8500
Sale 2,966 7.8393
Sale 12,323 7.8548
Sale 500 7.7955
Sale 9 7.8000
Sale 1,000 7.8401
Sale 7,168 7.8500
Sale 5,510 7.8500
Sale 8,745 7.8500
Sale 998 7.8105
Sale 800 7.8408
Sale 29,943 7.8056
Sale 800 7.7954
Sale 890 7.7955
Sale 6,919 7.8345
Sale 3,168 7.8500
Sale 1,000 7.7955
Sale 450 7.8404
Sale 3,847 7.8500
Sale 42,709 7.8334
Sale 1,250 7.7954
Sale 4,250 7.8555
Sale 2,342 7.8500
Sale 1,984 7.8105
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 38042 7.8
CFD Short 3351 7.8369
CFD Short 8563 7.8464
CFD Short 168794 7.8502
CFD Long 29943 7.8055
CFD Long 42709 7.8333
CFD Long 6919 7.8344
CFD Long 1597 7.8485
CFD Long 12323 7.8547
(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 17 March 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