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 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 43,630,032 4.60% 813,975 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 1,963,284 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,630,032 4.60% 2,777,259 0.29%
(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 126,343 7.8000
Purchase 79,904 7.8200
Purchase 2,525 7.8100
Purchase 624 7.8100
Purchase 642 Transfer
Purchase 16,235 7.8000
Purchase 17,606 7.8300
Purchase 4,000 7.7908
Purchase 1,000,000 7.4000
Purchase 12,457 7.8056
Purchase 357 Transfer
Purchase 16,000 7.8000
Purchase 643 Transfer
Purchase 123,079 7.8000
Purchase 7,276 7.7929
Purchase 29,596 7.8100
Purchase 11,892 7.8100
Purchase 16,000 7.8000
Purchase 63 7.8100
Sale 2,000,000 7.8000
Sale 35,976 7.8100
Sale 178,700 7.8096
Sale 29,596 7.8100
Sale 1,200 7.8155
Sale 1,880 7.8286
Sale 87,633 7.7940
Sale 379,748 7.7950
Sale 9,483 7.8135
Sale 40,000 7.8110
Sale 1,840 7.8072
Sale 33,977 7.7950
Sale 3,040 7.8104
Sale 380 7.8004
Sale 900 7.8154
Sale 99,934 7.7950
Sale 16,000 7.8000
Sale 9,699 7.7870
Sale 30,033 7.7992
Sale 775 7.8004
Sale 126,343 7.8000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1000000 7.4
CFD Short 4000 7.7907
CFD Short 7276 7.7929
CFD Short 16235 7.7999
CFD Long 9699 7.787
CFD Long 87633 7.794
CFD Long 30033 7.7992
CFD Long 2000000 7.8
CFD Long 178700 7.8095
CFD Long 9483 7.8134
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 25 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.
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