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 17 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 46,191,443 4.88% 349,446 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 349,037 0.04% 514,046 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,126,195 4.97% 863,507 0.09%
(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 700 7.0812
Purchase 5,680 7.4516
Purchase 200,000 7.6223
Purchase 200,000 7.6223
Purchase 833,007 7.4977
Purchase 572,382 7.2664
Purchase 100,000 7.2723
Purchase 1,833 7.6500
Purchase 833,007 7.4977
Purchase 13,252 7.0496
Purchase 2,891 7.0550
Purchase 300,000 7.4817
Purchase 206,122 7.4795
Purchase 959 7.6500
Purchase 1,800 7.2600
Purchase 584 7.3682
Purchase 1,175 7.2125
Purchase 531,201 7.5673
Purchase 2,891 7.0550
Purchase 130,570 7.1253
Purchase 2,059 7.6700
Purchase 7,348 7.6450
Purchase 2,891 7.0559
Purchase 155,452 8.5329
Purchase 700 7.0812
Purchase 534 7.6500
Purchase 4,194 7.6500
Purchase 30,623 7.5515
Purchase 13,775 7.6700
Purchase 82,432 7.1736
Purchase 402,882 7.2826
Purchase 5,680 7.4516
Sale 531,201 7.5665
Sale 2,891 7.0550
Sale 1,848 7.6500
Sale 30,623 7.5515
Sale 275 7.6350
Sale 302,384 7.4825
Sale 402,882 7.2819
Sale 5,680 7.4516
Sale 572,38 7.2664
Sale 5,680 7.4507
Sale 959 7.6486
Sale 300,000 7.4817
Sale 2,891 7.0550
Sale 82,432 7.1736
Sale 833,007 7.4977
Sale 9,240 7.6500
Sale 130,570 7.1247
Sale 700 7.0812
Sale 1,800 7.2600
Sale 572,382 7.2664
Sale 200,000 7.6223
Sale 155,452 8.5329
Sale 13,252 7.0496
Sale 7,348 7.6450
Sale 206,122 7.4788
Sale 584 7.3682
Sale 350 7.5650
Sale 827 7.1714
Sale 5,680 7.4516
Sale 300 7.1203
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13252 7.0496
CFD Short 2891 7.0558
CFD Short 700 7.0812
CFD Short 63496 7.1426
CFD Short 82432 7.1736
CFD Short 531201 7.5672
CFD Short 142626 7.6294
CFD Long 65429 7.1219
CFD Long 65141 7.1274
CFD Long 402882 7.2819
CFD Long 5680 7.4506
CFD Long 30623 7.5515
CFD Long 7348 7.645
CFD Long 959 7.6485
(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 18 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