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 15 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 46,183,352 4.87% 335,303 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 336,694 0.04% 585,501 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,105,761 4.97% 920,819 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 33,877 7.3073
Purchase 33,767 7.3965
Purchase 51,991 7.3164
Purchase 5,343 7.4017
Purchase 493 7.3150
Purchase 102,205 7.3643
Purchase 1,007 7.2950
Purchase 14,184 7.4107
Purchase 27,529 7.4038
Purchase 92,618 7.3254
Purchase 6,750 7.2950
Purchase 493 7.3150
Purchase 37,777 7.3615
Purchase 19,370 7.3772
Purchase 157,924 7.3471
Purchase 157,924 7.3471
Purchase 4,221 7.3052
Purchase 149 7.3088
Sale 240 7.4250
Sale 37,777 7.3608
Sale 500 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 800 7.4250
Sale 245 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 700 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 4,221 7.3052
Sale 400 7.4250
Sale 2,310 7.2950
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 19,370 7.3766
Sale 550 7.4250
Sale 50,866 7.2950
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 27,529 7.4038
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 493 7.3150
Sale 428 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 929 7.4250
Sale 225 7.4250
Sale 200 7.4250
Sale 2,750 7.4250
Sale 219 7.4250
Sale 450 7.4250
Sale 102,205 7.3643
Sale 500 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 450 7.4250
Sale 1,350 7.4006
Sale 600 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 4,221 7.3052
Sale 450 7.4250
Sale 275 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 260 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 200 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 200 7.4250
Sale 14,184 7.4100
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 33,767 7.3965
Sale 92,618 7.3247
Sale 1,000 7.4058
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 600 7.4250
Sale 33,877 7.3073
Sale 200 7.4250
Sale 102,205 7.3643
Sale 51,991 7.3164
Sale 6,750 7.2950
Sale 1,600 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 7,155 7.2950
Sale 600 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 268 7.4250
Sale 450 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 525 7.4250
Sale 802 7.3862
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 700 7.4250
Sale 149 7.3088
Sale 350 7.4250
Sale 600 7.4250
Sale 500 7.4250
Sale 292 7.4250
Sale 1,007 7.2936
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 650 7.4250
Sale 1,000 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 157,924 7.3471
Sale 149 7.3088
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 300 7.4250
Sale 5,798 7.2950
Sale 250 7.4250
Sale 200 7.4250
Sale 2,000 7.4263
Sale 1,000 7.3113
Sale 300 7.4250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 92618 7.3253
CFD Short 17886 7.3579
CFD Short 19891 7.3646
CFD Short 27529 7.4037
CFD Long 1007 7.2936
CFD Long 33877 7.3073
CFD Long 149 7.3087
CFD Long 13370 7.3641
CFD Long 33767 7.3965
CFD Long 6000 7.4043
CFD Long 14184 7.4099
(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 16 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