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 31 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 42,793,897 4.51% 814,115 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 2,494,127 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,793,897 4.51% 3,308,242 0.35%
(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 40 7.8650
Purchase 5,927 7.9000
Purchase 10,288 7.8719
Purchase 4,762 7.8714
Purchase 3,349 7.9000
Purchase 3,053 7.9000
Purchase 1,487 7.8899
Purchase 3,184 7.9015
Purchase 3,900 7.8600
Purchase 1,472 7.9000
Purchase 11,625 7.9000
Purchase 1,169 7.8615
Purchase 4,550 7.9000
Purchase 4,150 7.9000
Purchase 5,927 7.9000
Purchase 1,554 7.9000
Purchase 4,580 7.8750
Purchase 6,628 7.9000
Sale 1,550 7.8703
Sale 600 7.8603
Sale 480 7.8700
Sale 600 7.8700
Sale 5,000 7.8700
Sale 250 7.8700
Sale 5,661 7.8728
Sale 2,606 7.8763
Sale 2,381 7.8886
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 108 7.8600
Sale 1,169 7.8785
Sale 3,900 7.8600
Sale 3,900 7.9000
Sale 182,994 7.8621
Sale 3,300 7.8600
Sale 375 7.8700
Sale 140 7.8586
Sale 580 7.8850
Sale 1,125 7.8700
Sale 1,000 7.8704
Sale 5,927 7.9000
Sale 3,349 7.9000
Sale 4,550 7.9000
Sale 1,600 7.8604
Sale 714 7.8700
Sale 2,913 7.9000
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 200 7.8700
Sale 850 7.8700
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 500 7.8700
Sale 294 7.8700
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 375 7.8700
Sale 675 7.8605
Sale 410 7.8700
Sale 300 7.8700
Sale 943 7.9000
Sale 1,338 7.8553
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 350 7.8700
Sale 400 7.8700
Sale 243,86 7.8623
Sale 250 7.8700
Sale 750 7.8604
Sale 400 7.8700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3300 7.86
CFD Long 182994 7.8621
CFD Long 243864 7.8623
CFD Long 5661 7.8727
CFD Long 1169 7.8785
CFD Long 2381 7.8885
CFD Short 1169 7.8614
CFD Short 4762 7.8714
CFD Short 10288 7.8719
CFD Short 4580 7.875
CFD Short 3184 7.9015
(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 01 April 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