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 20 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 45,989,868 4.85% 604,068 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 580,135 0.06% 306,287 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,731 0.06% 31 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,155,734 4.98% 910,386 0.10%
(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 52,624 7.2879
Purchase 9,391 7.3350
Purchase 23,575 7.3608
Purchase 38,663 7.3029
Purchase 2,550 7.3050
Purchase 20,825 7.3350
Purchase 6,379 7.3007
Purchase 2,550 7.3059
Purchase 20,825 7.3650
Purchase 3,506 7.3150
Purchase 2,134,303 7.3100
Purchase 2,596 7.3150
Purchase 70,129 7.3069
Purchase 356,034 7.3100
Purchase 25,087 7.3156
Purchase 2,550 7.3050
Purchase 70,129 7.3069
Purchase 17,305 7.3612
Purchase 20,825 7.3650
Purchase 40,880 7.3609
Sale 3,400 7.3603
Sale 2,134,303 7.3100
Sale 38,663 7.3029
Sale 2,550 7.3050
Sale 3,225 7.3150
Sale 450 7.2954
Sale 20,825 7.3650
Sale 40,880 7.3609
Sale 2,550 7.3050
Sale 40,880 7.3609
Sale 70,129 7.3069
Sale 23,575 7.3608
Sale 52,624 7.2879
Sale 9,391 7.3350
Sale 17,305 7.3605
Sale 25,087 7.3149
Sale 6,379 7.3000
Sale 20,825 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 6379 7.3007
CFD Short 38663 7.3028
CFD Short 2550 7.3059
CFD Short 18860 7.3114
CFD Short 6227 7.3282
CFD Long 11494 7.3586
CFD Long 23575 7.3607
CFD Long 5811 7.3641
(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 21 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