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 15 February 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 43,194,138 4.56% 413,423 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 886 0.00% 1,537,847 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 266 0.06% 15 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,195,290 4.56% 1,951,285 0.21%
(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 285 7.8700
Purchase 10,992 7.8600
Purchase 9 7.8553
Purchase 1,761 7.8600
Purchase 19,052 7.8639
Purchase 3,997 7.8600
Purchase 4,966 7.8799
Purchase 5,556 7.8553
Sale 1,700 7.8550
Sale 6,911 7.8591
Sale 2,450 7.8550
Sale 1,000 7.8550
Sale 885 7.8550
Sale 900 7.8550
Sale 500 7.8550
Sale 29,138 7.8591
Sale 1,500 7.8550
Sale 280,986 7.8631
Sale 1,131 7.8600
Sale 24,722 7.8591
Sale 550 7.8550
Sale 470 7.8550
Sale 750 7.8703
Sale 4,200 7.8591
Sale 120,975 7.8591
Sale 300 7.8703
Sale 600 7.8550
Sale 500 7.8550
Sale 0 7.8621
Sale 3,800 7.8636
Sale 21,006 7.8591
Sale 12,638 7.8590
Sale 29,694 7.8591
Sale 0 7.2686
Sale 92,174 7.8591
Sale 4,328 7.8700
Sale 500 7.8550
Sale 9 7.8553
Sale 1,000 7.8550
Sale 1,500 7.8550
Sale 5,565 7.8600
Sale 700 7.8550
Sale 425 7.8550
Sale 3,394 7.8591
Sale 47,777 7.8591
Sale 550 7.8550
Sale 740 7.8550
Sale 5,556 7.8553
Sale 2,977 7.8750
Sale 500 7.8550
Sale 12,442 7.8591
Sale 350 7.8550
Sale 960 7.8585
Sale 30,417 7.8600
Sale 42,719 7.8781
Sale 893 7.8550
Sale 1,700 7.8550
Sale 760 7.8550
Sale 10,992 7.8600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 19052 7.8639
CFD Long 960 7.8585
CFD Long 12638 7.859
CFD Long 280986 7.8631
CFD Long 3800 7.8635
CFD Long 42719 7.878
(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 15 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 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