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 02 January 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 46,598,149 4.92% 218,267 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 178,334 0.02% 289,328 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,362,198 5.00% 507,610 0.05%
(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 46,872 7.3500
Purchase 80,264 7.3726
Purchase 855 7.3550
Purchase 128,040 7.3685
Purchase 9,977 7.3500
Purchase 3,448 7.3850
Purchase 49,529 7.3630
Purchase 2,046 7.3703
Purchase 1,979 7.3550
Purchase 8,766 7.3699
Purchase 1,257 7.3650
Purchase 142,674 7.3675
Purchase 14,634 7.3594
Purchase 2,085 7.3600
Purchase 1,089 7.3644
Purchase 142,674 7.3675
Purchase 65,039 7.3621
Purchase 855 7.3500
Purchase 7,677 7.3707
Purchase 1,257 7.3650
Sale 1,257 7.3650
Sale 400 7.3875
Sale 1,257 7.3641
Sale 2,085 7.3600
Sale 3,448 7.3843
Sale 855 7.3500
Sale 142,674 7.3675
Sale 80,264 7.3726
Sale 14,634 7.3587
Sale 49,529 7.3623
Sale 128,040 7.3685
Sale 1,257 7.3650
Sale 65,039 7.3621
Sale 1,089 7.3644
Sale 855 7.3550
Sale 2,046 7.3703
Sale 65,039 7.3621
Sale 7,677 7.3707
Sale 4,880 7.3614
Sale 9,977 7.3486
Sale 1,979 7.3550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4000 7.3556
CFD Short 10634 7.3607
CFD Short 128040 7.3684
CFD Long 9977 7.3486
CFD Long 5907 7.3513
CFD Long 2085 7.36
CFD Long 43622 7.3638
CFD Long 1257 7.364
CFD Long 3448 7.3842
(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 03 January 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 585,699 8.5651 EURO 06/02/2008
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