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 14 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 46,229,604 4.88% 294,236 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 295,627 0.03% 488,864 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,110,946 4.97% 783,115 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 5,415 7.3800
Purchase 146 7.3700
Purchase 24,105 7.3877
Purchase 6,040 7.3979
Purchase 327 7.4000
Purchase 405 7.3964
Purchase 200,000 7.3724
Purchase 8,761 7.3687
Purchase 262,373 7.3771
Purchase 146 7.3700
Purchase 36,292 7.3876
Purchase 7,161 7.3950
Purchase 27,623 7.3897
Purchase 324 7.3850
Purchase 327 7.3764
Purchase 36,292 7.3876
Purchase 25,662 7.4024
Purchase 226,259 7.3754
Purchase 4,983 7.3950
Sale 405 7.3950
Sale 29,962 7.3700
Sale 262,373 7.3771
Sale 5,415 7.3800
Sale 200,000 7.3710
Sale 324 7.3850
Sale 3,090 7.3600
Sale 327 7.3750
Sale 300 7.3754
Sale 3,090 7.3703
Sale 6,040 7.3972
Sale 27,623 7.3890
Sale 327 7.3986
Sale 5,500 7.3663
Sale 25,662 7.4024
Sale 226,259 7.3754
Sale 36,292 7.3876
Sale 8,761 7.3681
Sale 262,373 7.3771
Sale 845 7.3625
Sale 24,105 7.3870
Sale 2,150 7.3763
Sale 1,386 7.3950
Sale 146 7.3700
Sale 324 7.3850
Sale 39,950 7.3800
Sale 600 7.3608
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2000 7.3756
CFD Short 327 7.3764
CFD Short 5415 7.38
CFD Short 24105 7.3877
CFD Short 405 7.3964
CFD Short 4040 7.4089
CFD Long 1379 7.3493
CFD Long 200000 7.3709
CFD Long 7382 7.3715
CFD Long 27623 7.3889
CFD Long 327 7.3985
CFD Long 25662 7.4023
(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 15 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