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 18 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 46,135,938 4.87% 416,064 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 417,455 0.04% 557,183 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,139,108 4.98% 973,262 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 811 7.68
Purchase 1,687 7.68
Purchase 1,110 7.68
Purchase 800 7.68
Purchase 1,400 7.685
Purchase 284 7.68
Purchase 1,409 7.68
Purchase 50,000 7.6777
Purchase 1,103 7.68
Purchase 2,031 7.68
Purchase 322 7.68
Purchase 120,025 7.6331
Purchase 128 7.68
Purchase 1,397 7.68
Purchase 550 7.685
Purchase 156,875 7.6664
Purchase 1,495 7.68
Purchase 303 7.68
Purchase 603 7.68
Purchase 1,482 7.68
Purchase 1,463 7.68
Purchase 157 7.68
Purchase 1,497 7.68
Purchase 1,510 7.68
Purchase 103 7.685
Purchase 1,398 7.68
Purchase 323 7.68
Purchase 8 7.68
Purchase 1,456 7.68
Purchase 874 7.685
Purchase 64,327 7.6443
Purchase 643 7.68
Purchase 547 7.68
Purchase 7,524 7.681
Purchase 1,494 7.68
Purchase 436 7.685
Purchase 990 7.68
Purchase 970 7.685
Purchase 111,039 7.6553
Purchase 670 7.68
Purchase 500 7.685
Purchase 102 7.68
Purchase 1,025 7.68
Purchase 2,241 7.655
Purchase 600 7.68
Purchase 313,642 7.6718
Purchase 313,642 7.6718
Purchase 120 7.68
Purchase 742 7.68
Purchase 5,722 7.6928
Purchase 1,415 7.68
Purchase 987 7.68
Purchase 6,377 7.6609
Purchase 789 7.68
Purchase 1,229 7.685
Purchase 1,465 7.68
Purchase 87 7.685
Purchase 48 7.68
Purchase 37,121 7.655
Purchase 44,744 7.655
Purchase 333,201 7.6584
Purchase 229 7.685
Purchase 700 7.68
Purchase 276 7.68
Purchase 5,722 7.6928
Purchase 1,445 7.68
Purchase 1,323 7.655
Purchase 960 7.655
Purchase 882 7.685
Purchase 400 7.68
Purchase 1,000 7.685
Purchase 13,072 7.67
Purchase 915 7.68
Purchase 119 7.685
Purchase 1,414 7.68
Purchase 626 7.685
Purchase 476 7.68
Purchase 43,554 7.6717
Purchase 256,187 7.6726
Purchase 955 7.675
Sale 1,456 7.68
Sale 33,662 7.655
Sale 1,465 7.68
Sale 44,744 7.655
Sale 955 7.675
Sale 1,482 7.68
Sale 1,687 7.68
Sale 565 7.6653
Sale 313,642 7.6718
Sale 1,510 7.68
Sale 500 7.685
Sale 111,039 7.6553
Sale 1,000 7.685
Sale 626 7.685
Sale 48 7.68
Sale 987 7.68
Sale 811 7.68
Sale 120,025 7.6331
Sale 990 7.68
Sale 1,000 7.6753
Sale 284 7.68
Sale 333,201 7.6584
Sale 103 7.685
Sale 1,103 7.68
Sale 64,327 7.6435
Sale 128 7.68
Sale 1,800 7.6403
Sale 1,397 7.68
Sale 1,415 7.68
Sale 670 7.68
Sale 1,400 7.685
Sale 547 7.68
Sale 874 7.685
Sale 102 7.68
Sale 476 7.68
Sale 436 7.685
Sale 256,187 7.6719
Sale 323 7.68
Sale 303 7.68
Sale 5,722 7.6928
Sale 960 7.6535
Sale 156,875 7.6658
Sale 94,744 7.6686
Sale 1,494 7.68
Sale 915 7.68
Sale 603 7.68
Sale 550 7.6953
Sale 5,722 7.6918
Sale 1,110 7.68
Sale 8 7.68
Sale 789 7.68
Sale 1,463 7.68
Sale 7,524 7.681
Sale 400 7.6953
Sale 333,201 7.6584
Sale 1,398 7.68
Sale 700 7.68
Sale 970 7.685
Sale 1,229 7.685
Sale 643 7.68
Sale 1,025 7.68
Sale 276 7.68
Sale 43,554 7.6717
Sale 119 7.685
Sale 322 7.68
Sale 600 7.68
Sale 1,445 7.68
Sale 6,377 7.6602
Sale 882 7.685
Sale 780 7.6953
Sale 157 7.68
Sale 742 7.68
Sale 2,031 7.68
Sale 400 7.68
Sale 1,495 7.68
Sale 1,409 7.68
Sale 5,722 7.6928
Sale 480 7.6953
Sale 229 7.685
Sale 87 7.685
Sale 1,497 7.68
Sale 800 7.68
Sale 1,414 7.68
Sale 120 7.68
Sale 550 7.685
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6377 7.6609
CFD Short 43554 7.6717
CFD Short 256187 7.6726
CFD Short 7524 7.6809
CFD Long 64327 7.6435
CFD Long 960 7.6535
CFD Long 111039 7.6553
CFD Long 151750 7.6655
CFD Long 5125 7.6723
CFD Long 5722 7.6918
(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 21 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