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 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 44,543,218 4.70% 363,419 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 3,253,201 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 266 0.00% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,543,484 4.70% 3,616,635 0.38%
(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 78,883 7.8161
Purchase 91,635 7.8200
Purchase 28,925 7.8191
Purchase 7,905 7.8064
Purchase 13,511 7.8200
Purchase 2,700 7.8200
Purchase 13,515 7.8000
Purchase 1,400 7.8015
Purchase 4 7.8050
Purchase 17,139 7.7985
Purchase 1,880 7.7864
Purchase 38,580 7.8200
Sale 2,899 7.8000
Sale 4,007 7.8100
Sale 800 7.7953
Sale 2,422 7.8018
Sale 1,800 7.8104
Sale 1,880 7.8286
Sale 2,050 7.7903
Sale 38,580 7.8200
Sale 250 7.7955
Sale 797 7.7953
Sale 250 7.7955
Sale 2,700 7.8000
Sale 2,000 7.8102
Sale 2,700 7.7953
Sale 91,635 7.8200
Sale 250 7.7955
Sale 1,200 7.7953
Sale 4 7.8050
Sale 112,750 7.8025
Sale 13,515 7.8000
Sale 250 7.7955
Sale 600 7.8105
Sale 2,700 7.8200
Sale 1,500 7.8004
Sale 23,192 7.8000
Sale 4,401 7.8042
Sale 2,312 7.8018
Sale 13,511 7.8200
Sale 91,625 7.8200
Sale 59,260 7.8097
Sale 15,828 7.8066
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1880 7.7863
CFD Short 1400 7.8014
CFD Short 7905 7.8064
CFD Short 78883 7.8161
CFD Short 28925 7.819
CFD Long 112750 7.8025
CFD Long 4401 7.8042
CFD Long 15828 7.8066
CFD Long 59260 7.8096
CFD Long 1880 7.8285
(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
ate of disclosure 20 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