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 17 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 44,825,032 4.73% 362,778 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 3,412,619 0.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 266 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,825,298 4.73% 3,775,412 0.40%
(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 14,171 7.7385
Purchase 794 7.8456
Purchase 5,469 7.7683
Purchase 23,390 7.6725
Purchase 21,209 7.7684
Purchase 13,000 7.7000
Purchase 8,822 7.7827
Purchase 627 7.7850
Purchase 13,160 7.7178
Purchase 29,758 7.8298
Purchase 3,353 7.8061
Purchase 1,190 7.8441
Purchase 27,774 7.8287
Sale 343,646 7.7876
Sale 620 7.7900
Sale 1,485 7.7150
Sale 2,550 7.7051
Sale 1,600 7.7101
Sale 10,400 7.8100
Sale 10,293 7.7212
Sale 2,647 7.8001
Sale 1,600 7.7296
Sale 650 7.8051
Sale 358,748 7.7352
Sale 500 7.7502
Sale 7,796 7.7296
Sale 1,440 7.8055
Sale 7,520 7.7124
Sale 21,339 7.7662
Sale 8,822 7.7827
Sale 800 7.8052
Sale 900 7.8005
Sale 850 7.8052
Sale 29,758 7.8298
Sale 9,007 7.7296
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 23390 7.6725
CFD Short 13160 7.7178
CFD Short 14171 7.7384
CFD Long 5640 7.6969
CFD Long 7520 7.7123
CFD Long 10293 7.7211
CFD Long 222608 7.726
CFD Long 358748 7.7351
CFD Long 343646 7.7876
(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 18 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