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 25 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 47,150,577 4.98% 201,616 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 97,370 0.01% 2,012,093 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,715 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,833,662 5.06% 2,213,724 0.23%
(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 30,450 7.8451
Purchase 386,941 7.8352
Purchase 391,217 7.8423
Purchase 127 7.8465
Purchase 5,214 7.8234
Purchase 3,566 7.8561
Purchase 1,000,000 7.8452
Sale 255 7.8300
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 577 7.8310
Sale 761 7.8300
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,142 7.8250
Sale 875 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 600 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8300
Sale 10,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 900 7.8403
Sale 700 7.8300
Sale 625 7.8250
Sale 800 7.8250
Sale 600 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,600 7.8250
Sale 100,000 7.8300
Sale 1,250 7.8250
Sale 7,500 7.8250
Sale 600 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8300
Sale 1,200 7.8250
Sale 1,250 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 650 7.8403
Sale 17,298 7.8300
Sale 1,800 7.8250
Sale 690 7.8404
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 500 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 600 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,250 7.8300
Sale 74,939 7.8392
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 2,500 7.8250
Sale 945 7.8250
Sale 1,200 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 27,075 7.8300
Sale 900 7.8250
Sale 1,050 7.8403
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8300
Sale 1,200 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,200 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,640 7.8300
Sale 25,954 7.8300
Sale 32,666 7.8384
Sale 4,500 7.8250
Sale 500 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 316 7.8300
Sale 209 7.8300
Sale 45,000 7.8400
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 350 7.8403
Sale 881 7.8285
Sale 500 7.8300
Sale 846 7.8300
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 750 7.8250
Sale 150,000 7.8282
Sale 1,250 7.8300
Sale 650 7.8403
Sale 9,659 7.0908
Sale 1,650 7.8250
Sale 2,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,050 7.8250
Sale 2,500 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,200 7.8250
Sale 2,500 7.8250
Sale 1,400 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 500 7.8250
Sale 4,000 7.8250
Sale 2,750 7.8250
Sale 1,200 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 750 7.8250
Sale 8,000 7.8200
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 10,000 7.8250
Sale 800 7.8250
Sale 875 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 378 7.8440
Sale 1,400 7.8250
Sale 900 7.8250
Sale 1,500 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
Sale 4,000 7.8250
Sale 3,900 7.8250
Sale 1,000 7.8250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 386941 7.8351
CFD Short 391217 7.8423
CFD Short 30450 7.845
CFD Short 1000000 7.8451
CFD Short 127 7.8465
CFD Short 3566 7.8561
CFD Long 9659 7.0908
CFD Long 8000 7.82
CFD Long 881 7.8285
CFD Long 32666 7.8383
CFD Long 74939 7.8392
CFD Long 378 7.844
(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 28 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