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 31 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 42,666,878 4.50% 1,214,085 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,057,282 0.11% 1,305,535 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 585,965 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,310,125 4.67% 2,519,635 0.27%
(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 3,236 7.8550
Purchase 4,211 7.8546
Purchase 29,689 7.8687
Purchase 960 7.8565
Purchase 6,314 7.8669
Purchase 73,782 7.8595
Purchase 212 7.8550
Purchase 22,071 7.8558
Purchase 21,230 7.8651
Purchase 1,000 7.8537
Purchase 5,090 7.8550
Purchase 21,230 7.8550
Purchase 29,689 7.8550
Purchase 851 7.8550
Purchase 16,113 7.8550
Purchase 961 7.8637
Purchase 2,046 7.8550
Purchase 6,314 7.8550
Sale 1,000 7.8537
Sale 21,230 7.8550
Sale 961 7.8637
Sale 1,322 7.8592
Sale 2,314 7.8650
Sale 29,689 7.8550
Sale 961 7.8637
Sale 483,601 7.8567
Sale 1,816 7.8550
Sale 2,100 7.8503
Sale 6,314 7.8550
Sale 900 7.8600
Sale 121,304 7.8532
Sale 39,950 7.8500
Sale 212 7.8550
Sale 3,286 7.8650
Sale 1,100 7.8600
Sale 1,500 7.8600
Sale 2,000 7.8600
Sale 12,271 7.8450
Sale 1,000 7.8537
Sale 8,996 7.8650
Sale 764 7.8500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 22071 7.8557
CFD Short 960 7.8564
CFD Short 73782 7.8595
CFD Long 121304 7.8531
CFD Long 1000 7.8537
CFD Long 483601 7.8566
CFD Long 961 7.8637
(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)
PUT Purchase 250 7.6 EURO 20/03/2008 .2
(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 01 February 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 250 760.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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