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 23 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 46,802,445 4.94% 116,580 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 100,654 0.01% 871,455 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,488,814 5.01% 988,050 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 246,202 7.4170
Purchase 162 7.3262
Purchase 98,086 7.3556
Purchase 500 7.4012
Purchase 65,624 7.4346
Purchase 296,658 7.3479
Purchase 500 7.4012
Purchase 15,008 7.4600
Purchase 959 7.4600
Purchase 231,930 7.4600
Purchase 3,364 7.3500
Purchase 2,102 7.3649
Purchase 980 7.4614
Purchase 19,747 7.3500
Purchase 162 7.3262
Purchase 284,332 7.3352
Purchase 34,466 7.3500
Purchase 3,186 7.3372
Purchase 4,781 7.4000
Sale 664 7.3150
Sale 12,125 7.4600
Sale 1,500 7.2950
Sale 173,621 7.3746
Sale 24,000 7.3500
Sale 402 7.3500
Sale 34,859 7.3882
Sale 3,364 7.3500
Sale 959 7.4600
Sale 1,310 7.3500
Sale 162 7.3262
Sale 2,299 7.3600
Sale 15,008 7.4600
Sale 700 7.3252
Sale 1,100 7.4000
Sale 9,894 7.3420
Sale 74,545 7.3532
Sale 992 7.3486
Sale 1,202 7.3700
Sale 231,930 7.4600
Sale 110,436 7.4437
Sale 1,500 7.3700
Sale 37,138 7.3500
Sale 500 7.4012
Sale 5,772 7.3500
The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit(GBP)
22/01/2008 Purchase 114,256 7.4302
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 162 7.3261
CFD Short 284332 7.3351
CFD Short 296658 7.3479
CFD Short 66946 7.3483
CFD Short 31140 7.3711
CFD Short 500 7.4012
CFD Long 992 7.3485
CFD Long 8000 7.3518
CFD Long 66545 7.3534
CFD Long 173621 7.3745
CFD Long 34859 7.3881
(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 24 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