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 09 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 46,536,196 4.91% 406,149 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 407,141 0.04% 499,647 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,529,052 5.02% 905,811 0.10%
(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 12,410 7.2650
Purchase 633 7.2011
Purchase 48,677 7.3500
Purchase 1,529 7.2850
Purchase 81,325 7.2071
Purchase 226,936 7.1893
Purchase 56,376 7.2259
Purchase 1,728 7.2650
Purchase 1,931 7.2650
Purchase 282,913 7.1966
Purchase 3,723 7.2850
Purchase 20,591 7.2926
Purchase 234 7.1950
Purchase 3,905 7.2330
Purchase 38,586 7.2290
Purchase 13,167 7.2145
Purchase 23,311 7.2798
Purchase 18,931 7.2650
Purchase 200,000 7.1935
Purchase 718 7.2300
Purchase 1,241 7.2650
Purchase 3,723 7.2650
Purchase 14,495 7.2650
Purchase 1,588 7.2600
Purchase 441 7.2798
Purchase 282,913 7.1966
Sale 2,000 7.1856
Sale 500 7.1700
Sale 820 7.1700
Sale 282,913 7.1966
Sale 1,255 7.1700
Sale 1,500 7.1700
Sale 500 7.2212
Sale 555 7.1700
Sale 300 7.1700
Sale 875 7.1700
Sale 1,964 7.1700
Sale 660 7.1700
Sale 800 7.1700
Sale 633 7.2011
Sale 200,000 7.1921
Sale 800 7.1700
Sale 500 7.1700
Sale 718 7.2300
Sale 38,586 7.2290
Sale 440 7.1658
Sale 685 7.1700
Sale 300 7.1703
Sale 815 7.1700
Sale 555 7.1700
Sale 750 7.1700
Sale 530 7.1700
Sale 56,376 7.2259
Sale 460 7.1700
Sale 1,500 7.1700
Sale 13,167 7.2139
Sale 226,936 7.1893
Sale 1,000 7.1700
Sale 250 7.1712
Sale 360 7.1700
Sale 295 7.1700
Sale 81,325 7.2064
Sale 790 7.1700
Sale 650 7.1700
Sale 570 7.1700
Sale 785 7.1700
Sale 37,307 7.2900
Sale 1,000 7.1700
Sale 1,185 7.1700
Sale 56,376 7.2259
Sale 37,307 7.2900
Sale 234 7.1950
Sale 315 7.1700
Sale 570 7.1700
Sale 3,905 7.2322
Sale 350 7.1700
Sale 3,000 7.1700
Sale 512 7.1700
Sale 850 7.1700
Sale 500 7.1700
Sale 1,588 7.2592
Sale 1,100 7.1700
Sale 1,105 7.1700
Sale 57,452 7.2650
Sale 1,000 7.1700
Sale 500 7.1700
Sale 730 7.1700
Sale 1,100 7.1700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 200000 7.1934
CFD Short 73394 7.2053
CFD Short 7931 7.2227
CFD Short 1588 7.2599
CFD Long 13167 7.2138
CFD Long 38586 7.2289
CFD Long 718 7.23
CFD Long 3905 7.2322
(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 10 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
Thursday, 5th September 2024
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