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 16 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 45,924,561 4.85% 501,289 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 502,680 0.05% 409,153 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,012,956 4.96% 910,457 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 2,076 7.2616
Purchase 19,816 7.2298
Purchase 102,507 7.2414
Purchase 1,000 7.2788
Purchase 72,182 7.2673
Purchase 1,591 7.3000
Purchase 4,500 7.2652
Purchase 2,800 7.1900
Purchase 2,800 7.1900
Purchase 631 7.2600
Purchase 6,855 7.2358
Purchase 3,723 7.2600
Purchase 22,637 7.2562
Purchase 7,600 7.2237
Purchase 1,072 7.2471
Purchase 75,114 7.2600
Purchase 10,307 7.2246
Purchase 326,778 7.2472
Purchase 102,507 7.2414
Purchase 449 7.2600
Purchase 27,053 7.2592
Purchase 900 7.2738
Purchase 63,771 7.2502
Purchase 4,500 7.2652
Purchase 344,947 7.2554
Purchase 1,013 7.2614
Purchase 2,800 7.1909
Purchase 1,265 7.2550
Purchase 1,371 7.2358
Purchase 3,428 7.2358
Purchase 1,265 7.2950
Purchase 450,241 7.2518
Purchase 3,779 7.2599
Purchase 438 7.2658
Purchase 2,720 7.2660
Sale 344,947 7.2554
Sale 1,265 7.2550
Sale 1,072 7.2471
Sale 438 7.2658
Sale 450,241 7.2518
Sale 2,800 7.1900
Sale 1,591 7.2986
Sale 1,013 7.2600
Sale 2,076 7.2616
Sale 400 7.2513
Sale 27,053 7.2592
Sale 102,507 7.2414
Sale 19,816 7.2298
Sale 326,778 7.2465
Sale 2,720 7.2660
Sale 7,600 7.2237
Sale 900 7.2738
Sale 2,310 7.2600
Sale 63,771 7.2496
Sale 4,500 7.2652
Sale 900 7.2738
Sale 72,182 7.2673
Sale 500 7.2356
Sale 450,241 7.2518
Sale 1,265 7.2950
Sale 3,792 7.2607
Sale 1,000 7.2788
Sale 1,000 7.2788
Sale 22,637 7.2556
Sale 2,800 7.1900
Sale 10,307 7.2239
Sale 1,650 7.1925
Sale 3,155 7.2600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2800 7.1909
CFD Short 7600 7.2236
CFD Short 10307 7.2246
CFD Short 19816 7.2298
CFD Short 44506 7.2493
CFD Short 19265 7.2523
CFD Short 1013 7.2613
CFD Short 4500 7.2652
CFD Long 326778 7.2465
CFD Long 22637 7.2555
CFD Long 27053 7.2592
CFD Long 72182 7.2673
CFD Long 900 7.2738
CFD Long 1000 7.2788
CFD Long 1591 7.2986
(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 17 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