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 19 December 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 45,582,183 4.81% 765,008 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 597,773 0.06% 292,126 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,731 0.06% 31 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,765,687 4.94% 1,057,165 0.11%
(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 2,660 7.3350
Purchase 15,483 7.3184
Purchase 46,348 7.3191
Purchase 4,227 7.3350
Purchase 91 7.3251
Purchase 1,919 7.3350
Purchase 27,513 7.3350
Purchase 30,865 7.3197
Purchase 1,809 7.3150
Purchase 11,105 7.3196
Purchase 46,348 7.3191
Purchase 35,243 7.3189
Purchase 7,286 7.3166
Sale 11,105 7.3196
Sale 7,286 7.3159
Sale 46,348 7.3191
Sale 1,809 7.3150
Sale 800 7.3163
Sale 1,200 7.3075
Sale 1,300 7.3213
Sale 35,243 7.3189
Sale 1,919 7.3336
Sale 16,555 7.3350
Sale 11,105 7.3196
Sale 15,483 7.3178
Sale 6,598 7.3350
Sale 17,651 7.3350
Sale 580 7.3308
Sale 30,865 7.3197
Sale 91 7.3243
Sale 208,390 7.3350
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5852 7.3107
CFD Short 30865 7.3197
CFD Short 9631 7.3231
CFD Long 1809 7.315
CFD Long 7286 7.3159
CFD Long 91 7.3242
CFD Long 1919 7.3336
(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 20 December 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
Option Purchased 16 780.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 16 560.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -15 680.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -16 640.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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