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 10 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 46,891,578 4.95% 320,675 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 322,066 0.03% 972,951 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,799,359 5.05% 1,293,641 0.14%
(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 150,000 7.3850
Purchase 558,661 7.3009
Purchase 5,798 7.2450
Purchase 758,658 7.2761
Purchase 187,010 7.2732
Purchase 2,500 7.2159
Purchase 3,446 7.2635
Purchase 8,793 7.2918
Purchase 537,177 7.2710
Purchase 2,500 7.2150
Purchase 1,011 7.2464
Purchase 150,000 7.3850
Purchase 5,200 7.4250
Purchase 633 7.2011
Purchase 75,847 7.3041
Purchase 12,041 7.2630
Purchase 592 7.2450
Purchase 150,000 7.2967
Purchase 130,630 7.2782
Purchase 758,658 7.2761
Purchase 202,497 7.2724
Purchase 2,500 7.2150
Sale 282 7.2288
Sale 102,882 7.2639
Sale 3,446 7.2635
Sale 187,010 7.2724
Sale 2,500 7.2150
Sale 5,200 7.4250
Sale 150,000 7.3850
Sale 12,041 7.2624
Sale 537,177 7.2702
Sale 96,800 7.2639
Sale 150,000 7.2967
Sale 130,630 7.2776
Sale 2,500 7.2150
Sale 75,847 7.3041
Sale 1,011 7.2450
Sale 202,497 7.2724
Sale 9,654 7.2405
Sale 8,793 7.2904
Sale 234 7.1950
Sale 450 7.2453
Sale 150,000 7.2967
Sale 758,658 7.2761
Sale 558,661 7.3009
Sale 202,497 7.2724
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2500 7.2159
CFD Short 21705 7.2441
CFD Short 1011 7.2463
CFD Short 537177 7.2709
CFD Short 108925 7.285
CFD Short 8793 7.2917
CFD Short 75847 7.304
CFD Short 5200 7.425
CFD Long 282 7.2287
CFD Long 12041 7.2623
CFD Long 3446 7.2635
CFD Long 187010 7.2724
(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 11 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