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 11 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 46,530,592 4.91% 273,989 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 275,380 0.03% 694,698 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,391,687 5.00% 968,702 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 43,200 7.3407
Purchase 36,047 7.3344
Purchase 35,603 7.3111
Purchase 7,004 7.3450
Purchase 1,683 7.3300
Purchase 115,157 7.3337
Purchase 248,001 7.3316
Purchase 127,883 7.3597
Purchase 36,047 7.3353
Purchase 398,761 7.3304
Purchase 334,831 7.2949
Purchase 7,200 7.3179
Purchase 1,175 7.3538
Purchase 100,000 7.2505
Purchase 12,453 7.3569
Purchase 71,230 7.3725
Purchase 1,000 7.3464
Purchase 7,200 7.3179
Purchase 36,047 7.3344
Purchase 127,883 7.3597
Purchase 36,811 7.3450
Sale 750 7.3203
Sale 115,157 7.3330
Sale 127,883 7.3597
Sale 398,761 7.3304
Sale 1,175 7.3538
Sale 425 7.3804
Sale 550 7.3804
Sale 100,000 7.2505
Sale 71,230 7.3725
Sale 1,250 7.3353
Sale 3,150 7.3153
Sale 398,761 7.3304
Sale 100,000 7.2505
Sale 12,453 7.3562
Sale 1,428 7.2758
Sale 36,047 7.3344
Sale 248,001 7.3308
Sale 334,831 7.2949
Sale 1,175 7.3538
Sale 63,920 7.2600
Sale 6,205 7.3450
Sale 1,000 7.3450
Sale 43,200 7.3399
Sale 36,047 7.3344
Sale 35,603 7.3111
Sale 7,200 7.3179
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7200 7.3179
CFD Short 36047 7.3352
CFD Short 43200 7.3406
CFD Short 1000 7.3464
CFD Short 12453 7.3568
CFD Short 71230 7.3724
CFD Long 2761 7.2615
CFD Long 35603 7.311
CFD Long 94777 7.3281
CFD Long 248001 7.3308
CFD Long 1175 7.3538
CFD Long 20380 7.356
(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 14 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