Rule 8.3 - NORTHERN ROCK PLC

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              NORTHERN ROCK PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               28 September 2007

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        24,148,251   5.73%        471,866     0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,033,062   0.48%       1,245,765    0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                26,203,632  6.22%        1,717,631   0.41%


(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      266                  1.8232
Purchase      550                  1.7788
Purchase      15,000               1.8550
Purchase      5,000                1.7860
Purchase      110                  1.7887
Purchase      372                  1.8379
Purchase      5,000                1.8250
Purchase      500                  1.8264
Purchase      244                  1.7986
Purchase      2,500                1.8600
Purchase      269                  1.8488
Purchase      1,500                1.7882
Purchase      225                  1.8247
Purchase      276                  1.8492
Purchase      2,732                1.8300
Purchase      1,052                1.9000
Purchase      2,688                1.8600
Purchase      1,100                1.8178
Purchase      2,686                1.8490
Purchase      2,000                1.8300
Purchase      3,000                1.8300
Purchase      7,050                1.8340
Purchase      8,160                1.8280
Purchase      11,005               1.8070
Purchase      1,067                1.8538
Purchase      3,000                1.8500
Purchase      5,500                1.8400
Purchase      547                  1.8264
Purchase      2,160                1.8484
Purchase      1,500                1.8057
Purchase      1,000                1.7788
Purchase      264                  1.8390
Purchase      212                  1.8168
Purchase      2,000                1.8155
Purchase      2,000                1.7892
Purchase      1,066                1.8600
Purchase      1,000                1.7985
Purchase      1,431                1.8550
Purchase      1,077                1.8550
Purchase      4,268                1.8630
Purchase      3,284                1.8270
Purchase      10,489               1.8370
Purchase      165                  1.8600
Purchase      382                  1.8295
Purchase      1,000                1.8259
Purchase      30,232               1.8310
Purchase      350                  1.8085
Purchase      200                  1.8398
Purchase      5,000                1.8060
Purchase      343                  1.8495
Purchase      10,752               1.8600
Purchase      3,000                1.7990
Purchase      100,000              1.8500
Purchase      4,626                1.7900
Purchase      401                  1.7998
Purchase      1,615                1.8430
Purchase      2,516                1.8000
Purchase      3,761                1.8500
Purchase      100                  1.8980
Purchase      529                  1.8550
Purchase      1,531                1.8282
Purchase      650                  1.8420
Purchase      2,000                1.8724
Purchase      1,618                1.8538
Purchase      1,000                1.8500
Purchase      2,270                1.8500
Purchase      1,300                1.7986
Purchase      550                  1.7992
Purchase      111                  1.8600
Purchase      2,000                1.8318
Purchase      2,000                1.8500
Purchase      2,000                1.8380
Purchase      50                   1.9000
Purchase      300                  1.8320
Purchase      4,000                1.8410
Purchase      125                  1.9000
Purchase      1,676                1.7892
Purchase      266                  1.8242
Purchase      2,000                1.8300
Purchase      5,000                1.8370
Purchase      1,000                1.8288
Purchase      3,520                1.8350
Purchase      2,000                1.8158
Purchase      380                  1.8486
Purchase      400                  1.8440
Purchase      27,000               1.8008
Purchase      500                  1.8373
Purchase      263                  1.8427
Purchase      99                   1.8234
Purchase      964                  1.8488
Purchase      500                  1.8087
Purchase      2,000                1.7822
Purchase      1,308                1.7888
Purchase      645                  1.8600
Purchase      5,333                1.8750
Purchase      1,385                1.7788
Purchase      2,000                1.8440
Purchase      131                  1.9000
Purchase      810                  1.8500
Purchase      500                  1.8550
Purchase      566                  1.8291
Purchase      531                  1.8500
Purchase      1,500                1.8092
Purchase      1,301                1.8188
Purchase      131                  1.9000
Purchase      1,500                1.8227
Purchase      2,000                1.8430
Purchase      4,400                1.8340
Purchase      446                  1.8687
Purchase      1,073                1.8474
Purchase      3,000                1.7800
Purchase      1,904                1.8380
Purchase      45                   1.8381
Purchase      1,000                1.8500
Purchase      5,000                1.8690
Purchase      47                   1.8357
Purchase      2,000                1.8339
Purchase      300                  1.7948
Purchase      55                   1.7986
Purchase      101                  1.8447
Purchase      100                  1.8500
Purchase      1,000                1.8278
Purchase      400                  1.8231
Purchase      225                  1.7947
Purchase      500                  1.8550
Purchase      190                  1.8308
Purchase      2,147                1.8500
Purchase      135                  1.8388
Purchase      161                  1.8550
Purchase      3,888                1.8000
Purchase      2,000                1.8518
Purchase      2,000                1.8550
Purchase      1,370                1.8500
Purchase      1,629                1.8275
Purchase      430                  1.8544
Purchase      3,500                1.8550
Purchase      4,050                1.8540
Purchase      550                  1.8178
Purchase      2,790                1.8500
Purchase      1,631                1.8388
Purchase      2,487                1.8258
Purchase      3,000                1.8240
Purchase      127                  1.8570
Purchase      263                  1.9000
Purchase      2,000                1.8400
Purchase      1,250                1.8600
Purchase      263                  1.8600
Purchase      2,000                1.8500
Purchase      540                  1.8500
Purchase      255                  1.9000
Purchase      500                  Transfer
Purchase      1,985                1.8002
Purchase      2,717                1.8400
Purchase      1,086                1.8410
Purchase      347                  1.8320
Purchase      1,111                1.7994
Purchase      2,000                1.8586
Purchase      4,000                1.8370
Purchase      818                  1.8337
Purchase      2,733                1.8290
Purchase      1,351                1.8350
Purchase      1,000                1.8398
Purchase      1,317                1.8980
Purchase      5,452                1.8340
Purchase      1,099                1.7986
Purchase      5,374                1.8500
Purchase      5,000                1.8000
Purchase      5,000                1.7970
Purchase      2,000                1.7986
Purchase      2,500                1.8396
Purchase      250                  1.7987
Purchase      5,439                1.8280
Purchase      900                  1.8422
Purchase      3,000                1.8300
Purchase      2,500                1.8168
Purchase      500                  1.8500
Purchase      202                  1.9110
Purchase      1,500                1.8500
Purchase      4,000                1.8475
Purchase      1,071                1.8500
Purchase      1,060                1.8538
Purchase      355                  1.8400
Purchase      3,000                1.8320
Purchase      3,340                1.7960
Purchase      5,182                1.8500
Purchase      3,000                1.8440
Purchase      1,000                1.8318
Purchase      526                  1.9000
Purchase      551                  1.7898
Purchase      210                  1.9000
Purchase      109                  1.8275
Purchase      5,500                1.8450
Purchase      3,000                1.8300
Purchase      3,000                1.8600
Purchase      4,000                1.8500
Purchase      200                  1.8278
Purchase      2,000                1.7787
Purchase      1,000                1.8540
Purchase      266                  1.8681
Purchase      300                  1.8234
Purchase      1,101                1.7992
Purchase      800                  1.7898
Purchase      3,831                1.8270
Purchase      10,000               1.7800
Purchase      100,000              1.8350
Purchase      1,500                1.8142
Purchase      130                  1.8600
Purchase      546                  1.7985
Purchase      3,000                1.8300
Purchase      543                  1.8396
Purchase      47                   1.8262
Purchase      500                  Transfer
Purchase      5,464                1.8300
Purchase      6,000                1.8310
Purchase      500                  1.8538
Purchase      250                  1.8434
Purchase      2,000                1.8730
Purchase      2,000                1.8035
Purchase      1,500                1.8550
Purchase      101                  1.8400
Purchase      5,421                1.8340
Purchase      2,000                1.8278
Purchase      279                  1.7897
Purchase      159                  1.7976
Purchase      1,084                1.8287
Purchase      269                  1.8536
Purchase      811                  1.8494
Purchase      545                  1.8342
Purchase      1,080                1.8347
Purchase      1,000                1.7986
Purchase      2,850                1.8550
Purchase      820                  1.8275
Purchase      1,200                1.8550
Purchase      2,700                1.8000
Purchase      349                  1.8300
Purchase      2,000                1.8338
Purchase      5,000                1.8400
Purchase      5,482                1.8240
Purchase      316                  1.8401
Purchase      2,000                1.9000
Purchase      413                  1.8278
Purchase      143                  1.9300
Purchase      263                  1.9000
Purchase      394                  1.8475
Purchase      470                  1.7998
Purchase      500                  Transfer
Purchase      124                  1.9000
Purchase      1,083                1.8295
Purchase      2,000                1.8500
Purchase      3,000                1.8370
Purchase      5,000                1.7890
Purchase      200                  1.8254
Purchase      517                  1.8980
Purchase      3,806                1.8390
Purchase      271                  1.8416
Purchase      2,000                1.8476
Purchase      5,626                1.8470
Purchase      5,589                1.7790
Purchase      1,500                1.7936
Purchase      2,000                1.8500
Purchase      250                  1.7998
Purchase      1,000                1.8035
Purchase      1,345                1.7842
Purchase      622                  1.9000
Purchase      6,000                1.8240
Purchase      2,154                1.8440
Purchase      91,626               1.8313
Purchase      350                  1.8248
Purchase      7,716                1.8904
Purchase      5,360                1.8550
Purchase      2,000                1.8399
Purchase      700                  1.8468
Purchase      650                  1.9018
Purchase      4,000                1.8600
Purchase      5,150                1.8340
Purchase      5,383                1.8100
Purchase      1,000                1.7792
Purchase      5,000                1.8230
Purchase      2,000                1.8400
Purchase      4,027                1.8500
Purchase      300                  1.8338
Purchase      250                  1.8264
Purchase      189                  1.7994
Purchase      500                  1.8403
Purchase      134,189              1.8246
Purchase      395                  1.8550
Purchase      13,820               1.7990
Purchase      1,000                1.8483
Purchase      517                  1.9000
Sale          2,969                1.8400
Sale          148                  1.8310
Sale          2,881                1.8140
Sale          5,000                1.7860
Sale          505                  1.7891
Sale          4,000                1.8310
Sale          450                  1.8227
Sale          230                  1.8427
Sale          1,000                1.8076
Sale          2,683                1.8400
Sale          3,075                1.7890
Sale          2,929                1.8600
Sale          11,939               1.8450
Sale          30                   1.8376
Sale          3,888                1.7870
Sale          1,023                1.8163
Sale          5,482                1.8010
Sale          223                  1.8315
Sale          500                  1.8209
Sale          335                  1.8442
Sale          3,000                1.8490
Sale          2,500                1.7882
Sale          2,023                1.8256
Sale          350                  1.7879
Sale          1,385                1.8710
Sale          600                  1.8339
Sale          1,500                1.8129
Sale          6,000                1.7850
Sale          500                  1.8385
Sale          473                  1.8427
Sale          900                  1.7929
Sale          7,000                1.7900
Sale          2,300                1.7754
Sale          2,000                1.8281
Sale          1,000                1.8225
Sale          157,667              1.8310
Sale          27,000               1.8283
Sale          150                  1.8167
Sale          5,000                1.8200
Sale          30,232               1.8410
Sale          3,831                1.8210
Sale          250                  1.8417
Sale          295                  1.8057
Sale          1,130                1.8442
Sale          42,500               1.8000
Sale          257                  1.8312
Sale          2,600                1.8443
Sale          5,509                1.7920
Sale          600                  1.8444
Sale          5,594                1.8476
Sale          13,722               1.8220
Sale          5,000                1.8230
Sale          2,604                1.7800
Sale          321                  1.8270
Sale          1,000                1.8417
Sale          628                  1.8316
Sale          46,310               1.8374
Sale          5,189                1.9110
Sale          1,000                1.8370
Sale          1,000                1.8273
Sale          400                  1.8595
Sale          1,000                1.7974
Sale          10,489               1.8480
Sale          2,300                1.8500
Sale          577                  1.8400
Sale          8,808                1.8480
Sale          2,000                1.8110
Sale          100                  1.8401
Sale          394                  1.8331
Sale          524                  1.8209
Sale          1,000                1.8500
Sale          7,000                1.8450
Sale          2,330                1.9110
Sale          5,000                1.7890
Sale          2,000                1.8481
Sale          1,200                1.8464
Sale          2,500                1.7793
Sale          500                  1.9103
Sale          1,569                1.9110
Sale          200                  1.7891
Sale          609                  1.7966
Sale          2,302                1.8283
Sale          1,000                1.8380
Sale          4,000                1.8445
Sale          44,723               1.8260
Sale          4,468                1.8250
Sale          630                  1.8255
Sale          2,572                1.8400
Sale          1,712                1.8320
Sale          5,000                1.8140
Sale          500                  1.8326
Sale          889                  1.8500
Sale          126                  1.7797
Sale          3,000                1.8130
Sale          4,909                1.7780
Sale          2,516                1.8230
Sale          1,110                1.8076
Sale          4,250                1.8250
Sale          199                  1.8330
Sale          498                  1.8310
Sale          2,500                1.8645
Sale          5,950                1.8220
Sale          990                  1.8319
Sale          3,806                1.7870
Sale          1,099                1.8347
Sale          1,071                1.8446
Sale          17,299               1.7950
Sale          1,581                1.8275
Sale          3,340                1.7850
Sale          1,000                1.8320
Sale          1,000                1.8408
Sale          5,000                1.7900
Sale          372                  1.8222
Sale          2,000                1.7874
Sale          100                  1.8066
Sale          5,030                1.8310
Sale          500                  1.8310
Sale          1,000                1.8393
Sale          26                   1.7941
Sale          5,481                1.8260
Sale          209                  1.8249
Sale          500                  1.7892
Sale          5,000                1.8500
Sale          2,969                1.8070
Sale          4,000                1.7850
Sale          307                  1.8600
Sale          1,750                1.8427
Sale          379                  1.8311
Sale          197                  1.8036
Sale          2,953                1.8430
Sale          850                  1.7863
Sale          200                  1.7933
Sale          4,000                1.8480
Sale          833                  1.7891
Sale          3,000                1.8480
Sale          10,000               1.8390
Sale          1,401                1.7966
Sale          200                  1.8322
Sale          250                  1.7873
Sale          8,679                1.8070
Sale          2,500                1.8027
Sale          134                  1.8310
Sale          1,350                1.8464
Sale          666                  1.8219
Sale          2,500                1.8336
Sale          5,493                1.8220
Sale          1,071                1.8482
Sale          5,000                1.8710
Sale          51                   1.7891
Sale          5,000                1.8340
Sale          260                  1.8000
Sale          500                  1.7735
Sale          2,000                1.8373
Sale          500                  1.7824
Sale          569                  1.8266
Sale          490                  1.8240
Sale          654                  1.8310
Sale          1,000                1.8388
Sale          500                  1.8246
Sale          500                  1.7857
Sale          1,900                1.8373
Sale          272                  1.8364
Sale          250                  1.8127
Sale          500                  1.8039
Sale          1,500                1.7891
Sale          550                  1.8710
Sale          1,500                1.8116
Sale          1,985                1.8356
Sale          2,593                1.8710
Sale          3,200                1.7860
Sale          2,333                1.8206
Sale          1,609                1.8251
Sale          883                  1.8500
Sale          571                  1.8381
Sale          2,400                1.8278
Sale          3,284                1.8400
Sale          3,000                1.8030
Sale          114                  1.8311
Sale          1,000                1.8500
Sale          3,000                1.8410
Sale          2,995                1.7960
Sale          1,000                1.8339
Sale          1,000                1.7782
Sale          1,000                1.8222
Sale          2,918                1.8300
Sale          1,000                1.7989
Sale          1,550                1.7873
Sale          1,116                1.8225
Sale          10,000               1.7820
Sale          250                  1.8222
Sale          672                  1.8219
Sale          2,000                1.8313
Sale          42,500               2.0000
Sale          239                  1.7966
Sale          656                  1.8710
Sale          500                  1.8310
Sale          1,612                1.8437
Sale          1,000                1.9186
Sale          794                  1.8373
Sale          500                  1.7991
Sale          1,438                1.8146
Sale          987                  1.8340
Sale          1,368                1.8400
Sale          160                  1.8227
Sale          5,500                1.8560
Sale          10,982               1.8220
Sale          2,026                1.8310
Sale          1,435                1.8026
Sale          2,587                1.8500
Sale          1,348                1.9150
Sale          1,700                1.7869
Sale          4,268                1.8200
Sale          265                  1.8311
Sale          600                  1.7966
Sale          1,978                1.8310

  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            21489          1.8223
CFD             Short            134189         1.8245
CFD             Short            91626          1.8312
CFD             Short            7716           1.8903
CFD             Long             157667         1.8309
CFD             Long             46310          1.8373
CFD             Long             5594           1.8476

(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                         01 October 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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


DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Product name,      Written or    Number of Securities to   Exercise Price   Type, e.g.     Expiry Date
e.g. call option   Purchased     which the option or       (Note 2)         American,
                                 derivative relates                         European etc.
Option             Purchased     15,216                    19.3427          EURO           11/10/2007
Option             Purchased     7,103                     15.8111          EURO           11/10/2007


Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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