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 08 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 46,385,931 4.90% 466,933 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 447,000 0.05% 291,645 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,418,646 5.01% 758,593 0.08%
(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 43,647 7.3019
Purchase 67,688 7.2981
Purchase 1,931 7.2650
Purchase 160 7.2751
Purchase 3,600 7.3172
Purchase 1,728 7.2650
Purchase 6,300 7.2827
Purchase 1,241 7.2650
Purchase 12,160 7.2650
Purchase 11,900 7.2960
Purchase 3,723 7.2650
Purchase 37,307 7.2900
Purchase 108,027 7.2850
Purchase 2,061 7.3077
Purchase 54,470 7.3015
Purchase 6,064 7.2664
Purchase 12,410 7.2650
Purchase 28 7.2900
Purchase 2,477 7.3057
Purchase 42,142 7.2850
Purchase 18,931 7.2650
Purchase 20,591 7.2926
Purchase 14,495 7.2650
Purchase 11,128 7.2650
Purchase 4,725 7.2750
Sale 54,470 7.3015
Sale 550 7.2863
Sale 11,128 7.2650
Sale 43,647 7.3013
Sale 2,500 7.2800
Sale 450 7.2862
Sale 4,725 7.2750
Sale 2,477 7.3050
Sale 1,450 7.2862
Sale 7,000 7.2800
Sale 750 7.2575
Sale 42,142 7.2850
Sale 6,064 7.2650
Sale 500 7.2963
Sale 600 7.2913
Sale 2,061 7.3070
Sale 108,027 7.2850
Sale 57,452 7.2650
Sale 1,000 7.2858
Sale 2,250 7.2800
Sale 160 7.2743
Sale 310 7.2863
Sale 1,260 7.2863
Sale 450 7.2862
Sale 12,160 7.2650
Sale 1,000 7.3158
Sale 300 7.2863
Sale 250 7.2862
Sale 400 7.2863
Sale 11,900 7.2960
Sale 2,000 7.2863
Sale 37,307 7.2900
Sale 3,600 7.3172
Sale 345 7.2656
Sale 6,300 7.2827
Sale 13,246 7.2837
Sale 37,307 7.2900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6064 7.2663
CFD Short 11900 7.2959
CFD Short 35753 7.2975
CFD Short 2477 7.3057
CFD Short 3600 7.3172
CFD Short 7894 7.3215
CFD Long 160 7.2743
CFD Long 4725 7.275
CFD Long 6300 7.2826
CFD Long 2061 7.307
(C) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
CFD Long 107821 7.3438
(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 09 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