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               01 October 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        24,486,892   5.81%         262,028    0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,301,612   0.55%        1,716,456   0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                26,810,823   6.36%        1,978,484  0.47%


(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      329                  1.5169
Purchase      26                   1.4985
Purchase      4,417                1.5290
Purchase      665                  1.4928
Purchase      166                  1.4494
Purchase      2,583                1.3500
Purchase      658                  1.5190
Purchase      750                  1.2283
Purchase      737                  1.3389
Purchase      324                  1.5395
Purchase      125                  1.3093
Purchase      10,000               1.4960
Purchase      1,000                1.5485
Purchase      523                  1.4895
Purchase      3,315                1.4970
Purchase      10,000               1.5800
Purchase      300                  1.5084
Purchase      250                  1.4669
Purchase      500                  1.5091
Purchase      13,182               1.5090
Purchase      5,284                1.5050
Purchase      3,500                1.2790
Purchase      2,000                1.5175
Purchase      194                  1.4925
Purchase      1,136                1.7398
Purchase      1,000                1.5030
Purchase      10,000               1.3600
Purchase      2,005                1.4960
Purchase      7,000                1.5500
Purchase      20,000               1.4950
Purchase      1,000                1.4991
Purchase      1,000                1.6980
Purchase      10,000               1.3740
Purchase      20,000               1.5160
Purchase      500                  1.4988
Purchase      3,297                1.5050
Purchase      3,145                1.5780
Purchase      4,000                1.5480
Purchase      6,079                1.6450
Purchase      3,651                1.6430
Purchase      750                  1.3151
Purchase      1,935                1.5362
Purchase      3,376                1.4810
Purchase      1,500                1.5269
Purchase      355                  1.5047
Purchase      13,289               1.5050
Purchase      1,994                1.4928
Purchase      1,280                1.5492
Purchase      3,000                1.5400
Purchase      951                  1.5592
Purchase      1,000                1.4958
Purchase      5,170                1.5180
Purchase      1,561                1.2696
Purchase      1,000                1.2463
Purchase      3,000                1.3700
Purchase      6,787                1.4650
Purchase      1,165                1.5092
Purchase      642                  1.5498
Purchase      4,620                1.5150
Purchase      200                  1.3986
Purchase      500                  1.5347
Purchase      747                  1.3385
Purchase      373                  1.3176
Purchase      300                  1.5117
Purchase      350                  1.5522
Purchase      318                  1.5242
Purchase      5,000                1.3390
Purchase      2,000                1.3588
Purchase      1,286                1.5550
Purchase      282                  1.5576
Purchase      461                  1.7093
Purchase      1,073                1.5842
Purchase      1,000                1.5162
Purchase      56,000               1.5700
Purchase      1,803                1.4965
Purchase      750                  1.5038
Purchase      4,295                1.6200
Purchase      5,198                1.5390
Purchase      6,000                1.5200
Purchase      801                  1.3108
Purchase      8,056                1.5290
Purchase      113                  1.7756
Purchase      32,827               1.4850
Purchase      250                  1.5144
Purchase      324                  1.4985
Purchase      297                  1.6811
Purchase      1,000                1.5025
Purchase      589                  1.6678
Purchase      300                  1.5074
Purchase      1,331                1.4858
Purchase      3,355                1.4900
Purchase      533                  1.7486
Purchase      500                  1.3477
Purchase      338                  1.4492
Purchase      6,675                1.4980
Purchase      467                  1.4985
Purchase      276                  1.4967
Purchase      642                  1.5568
Purchase      2,000                1.5225
Purchase      3,056                1.5080
Purchase      1,000                1.3989
Purchase      1,339                1.4808
Purchase      1,000                1.4992
Purchase      1,309                1.5139
Purchase      7,500                1.5110
Purchase      1,000                1.5269
Purchase      2,011                1.4914
Purchase      1,500                1.5092
Purchase      500                  1.5213
Purchase      643                  1.5344
Purchase      3,500                1.4000
Purchase      1,899                1.5677
Purchase      1,000                1.5339
Purchase      2,000                1.5970
Purchase      3,000                1.4890
Purchase      157                  1.5064
Purchase      1,000                1.4917
Purchase      1,606                1.5541
Purchase      140                  1.3273
Purchase      300                  1.5359
Purchase      792                  1.5145
Purchase      1,000                1.4781
Purchase      1,983                1.4794
Purchase      3,496                1.4190
Purchase      5,000                1.2490
Purchase      667                  1.4985
Purchase      4,400                1.5618
Purchase      3,275                1.5170
Purchase      1,322                1.4992
Purchase      2,000                1.5685
Purchase      1,500                1.5044
Purchase      480                  1.5286
Purchase      1,000                1.5535
Purchase      5,000                1.5400
Purchase      2,874                1.4960
Purchase      1,313                1.5063
Purchase      232,165              1.5064
Purchase      630                  1.5592
Purchase      656                  1.4985
Purchase      390                  1.5459
Purchase      2,000                1.4945
Purchase      1,961                1.5292
Purchase      631                  1.5575
Purchase      260                  1.5348
Purchase      659                  1.5167
Purchase      5,927                1.6870
Purchase      3,542                1.6840
Purchase      3,000                1.5250
Purchase      643                  1.5542
Purchase      329                  1.5184
Purchase      50                   1.4996
Purchase      1,868                1.4987
Purchase      1,172                1.5169
Purchase      400                  1.5178
Purchase      3,000                1.6430
Purchase      1,800                1.6544
Purchase      665                  1.4845
Purchase      757                  1.2985
Purchase      1,299                1.5258
Purchase      1,000                1.6385
Purchase      3,000                1.4500
Purchase      3,000                1.5290
Purchase      500                  1.3185
Purchase      1,912                1.5543
Purchase      1,461                1.3568
Purchase      674                  1.4834
Purchase      2,654                1.4950
Purchase      2,500                1.4834
Purchase      2,000                1.5244
Purchase      3,000                1.4487
Purchase      6,615                1.5030
Purchase      3,367                1.4850
Purchase      1,700                1.5348
Purchase      1,000                1.4978
Purchase      652                  1.5136
Purchase      10,000               1.6400
Purchase      659                  1.4979
Purchase      1,800                1.3042
Purchase      1,000                1.5542
Purchase      483                  1.5285
Purchase      280                  1.4958
Purchase      3,000                1.5010
Purchase      3,191                1.5550
Purchase      1,000                1.5371
Purchase      16,778               1.4900
Purchase      1,000                1.5192
Purchase      6                    1.4837
Purchase      5,000                1.5320
Purchase      6,747                1.4820
Purchase      6,555                1.5160
Purchase      2,000                1.5485
Purchase      660                  1.5145
Purchase      250                  1.6593
Purchase      599                  1.6461
Purchase      136                  1.5144
Purchase      1,000                1.2797
Purchase      654                  1.4965
Purchase      331                  1.5091
Purchase      631                  1.5572
Purchase      1,000                1.5259
Purchase      5,000                1.3700
Purchase      1,000                1.5504
Purchase      15,738               1.6430
Purchase      3,798                1.3080
Purchase      3,500                1.4960
Purchase      1,000                1.5069
Purchase      428                  1.5344
Purchase      2,000                1.5198
Purchase      6,514                1.5350
Purchase      1,000                1.5478
Purchase      970                  1.5434
Purchase      1,993                1.5045
Purchase      6,000                1.5200
Purchase      1,000                1.4921
Purchase      1,000                1.2900
Purchase      16,863               1.4825
Purchase      765                  1.2906
Purchase      662                  1.5211
Purchase      350                  1.3185
Purchase      500                  1.5174
Purchase      2,607                1.5340
Purchase      1,000                1.5351
Purchase      200                  1.6485
Purchase      2,000                1.4178
Purchase      1,000                1.5485
Purchase      5,000                1.5500
Purchase      3,000                1.4880
Purchase      3,982                1.4960
Purchase      628                  1.5650
Purchase      1,334                1.4992
Purchase      3,299                1.5040
Purchase      13,800               1.5530
Purchase      1,634                1.5293
Purchase      3,000                1.4813
Purchase      2,778                1.6000
Purchase      1,350                1.6670
Purchase      6,535                1.5300
Purchase      40                   1.3127
Purchase      3,000                1.5400
Purchase      2,650                1.4970
Purchase      2,000                1.5063
Purchase      1,309                1.5136
Purchase      1,000                1.5095
Purchase      323                  1.5470
Purchase      418                  1.5285
Purchase      2,330                1.4794
Purchase      1,000                1.5017
Purchase      1,500                1.4927
Purchase      6,000                1.5260
Purchase      2,000                1.5102
Purchase      750                  1.6170
Purchase      300                  1.4788
Purchase      5,000                1.5150
Purchase      1,000                1.7080
Purchase      1,532                1.4858
Purchase      8,000                1.5320
Purchase      3,392                1.6000
Purchase      305                  1.4844
Purchase      3,500                1.5360
Purchase      1,000                1.5401
Purchase      668                  1.8152
Purchase      150                  1.7093
Purchase      1,982                1.5130
Purchase      1,000                1.4918
Purchase      6,415                1.5500
Purchase      1,000                1.5334
Purchase      1,305                1.5151
Purchase      1,300                1.5242
Purchase      972                  1.5225
Purchase      594                  1.8152
Purchase      37,482               1.4970
Purchase      91                   1.4985
Purchase      1,000                1.5181
Purchase      759                  1.3168
Purchase      2,000                1.6485
Purchase      2,000                1.3086
Purchase      10,000               1.6400
Purchase      5,299                1.4820
Purchase      304                  1.5117
Purchase      1,500                1.5592
Purchase      5,455                1.2830
Purchase      1,976                1.5175
Purchase      2,000                1.5092
Purchase      362                  1.3398
Purchase      3,500                1.4980
Purchase      5,000                1.4000
Purchase      3,000                1.5150
Purchase      100                  1.5047
Purchase      1,000                1.4585
Purchase      1,336                1.4959
Purchase      979                  1.5164
Purchase      10,397               1.3390
Purchase      3,311                1.5100
Purchase      3,346                1.4940
Purchase      2,000                1.5027
Purchase      2,000                1.4998
Purchase      2,729                1.4900
Purchase      2,500                1.5442
Purchase      100                  1.5152
Purchase      184                  1.3085
Purchase      2,000                1.5301
Purchase      2,500                1.6410
Purchase      322                  1.5062
Purchase      562                  1.7770
Purchase      2,002                1.4985
Purchase      152                  1.5685
Purchase      500                  1.5292
Purchase      3,788                1.3100
Purchase      554                  1.5065
Purchase      2,000                1.5660
Purchase      588                  1.6980
Purchase      2,000                1.6701
Purchase      5,000                1.5300
Purchase      100                  1.5618
Purchase      3,000                1.4810
Purchase      323                  1.5476
Purchase      2,000                1.3692
Purchase      1,329                1.4919
Purchase      2,798                1.4200
Purchase      150                  1.5232
Purchase      10,000               1.5380
Purchase      500                  1.5254
Purchase      1,500                1.6585
Purchase      285                  1.7486
Purchase      962                  1.5380
Purchase      5,000                1.5550
Purchase      141                  1.3619
Purchase      5,000                1.4820
Purchase      602                  1.6593
Purchase      3,827                1.5580
Purchase      1,000                1.5071
Purchase      1,334                1.4858
Purchase      661                  1.5118
Purchase      4,000                1.4813
Purchase      300                  1.4967
Purchase      500                  1.5996
Purchase      2,000                1.5085
Purchase      250                  1.7398
Purchase      665                  1.4854
Purchase      443                  1.6909
Purchase      339                  1.4726
Purchase      246                  1.7686
Purchase      648                  1.5154
Purchase      1,000                1.7776
Purchase      2,000                1.2798
Purchase      3,000                1.5130
Purchase      647                  1.5269
Purchase      642                  1.5564
Purchase      2,000                1.5342
Purchase      1,280                1.5486
Purchase      1,000                1.5034
Purchase      1,484                1.4686
Purchase      600                  1.3175
Purchase      1,507                1.3156
Purchase      1,292                1.5086
Purchase      3,000                1.4840
Purchase      500                  1.5077
Purchase      5,000                1.5020
Purchase      1,000                1.4892
Purchase      1,284                1.5432
Purchase      2,000                1.5188
Purchase      1,336                1.4967
Purchase      5,000                1.3390
Purchase      7,000                1.5190
Purchase      644                  1.5326
Purchase      276                  1.7570
Purchase      3,759                1.3300
Purchase      5,000                1.4930
Purchase      2,000                1.5171
Purchase      4,000                1.6680
Purchase      10,000               1.5510
Purchase      850                  1.4817
Purchase      2,319                1.5092
Purchase      668                  1.4959
Purchase      589                  1.6969
Purchase      1,054                1.5171
Purchase      7,500                1.5700
Purchase      319                  1.5221
Purchase      984                  1.5242
Purchase      500                  1.5123
Purchase      600                  1.4292
Purchase      2,734                1.3700
Purchase      3,317                1.5070
Purchase      6,574                1.5210
Purchase      300                  1.3156
Purchase      1,000                1.2906
Purchase      1,000                1.6653
Purchase      250                  1.4824
Purchase      1,779                1.5171
Purchase      6,541                1.5200
Purchase      100                  1.4968
Purchase      200                  1.4494
Purchase      2,500                1.5195
Purchase      300                  1.7486
Purchase      3,000                1.4934
Purchase      400                  1.5292
Purchase      2,000                1.4917
Purchase      1,949                1.5388
Purchase      2,005                1.4959
Purchase      2,550                1.5280
Purchase      1,200                1.4942
Purchase      1,320                1.4985
Purchase      483                  1.5495
Purchase      750                  1.4996
Purchase      22,625               1.5180
Purchase      1,000                1.5367
Purchase      1,000                1.7686
Purchase      65                   1.5153
Purchase      3,000                1.6710
Purchase      1,000                1.7686
Purchase      168                  1.4818
Purchase      1,322                1.4995
Purchase      1,205                1.6585
Purchase      3,000                1.5160
Purchase      1,500                1.5038
Purchase      645                  1.5293
Purchase      1,267                1.6385
Purchase      650                  1.2914
Purchase      364                  1.5278
Purchase      291                  1.6685
Purchase      1,500                1.4937
Purchase      3,348                1.4820
Purchase      123                  1.5575
Purchase      106                  1.7553
Purchase      2,301                1.5618
Purchase      326                  1.5311
Purchase      6,622                1.5100
Purchase      360                  1.3477
Purchase      4,905                1.5190
Purchase      169                  1.7685
Purchase      288                  1.6813
Purchase      100                  1.7686
Purchase      6,738                1.4840
Purchase      500                  1.5144
Purchase      500                  1.4985
Purchase      13,087               1.5200
Purchase      2,638                1.5160
Purchase      452                  1.5120
Purchase      2,000                1.6959
Purchase      40                   1.5198
Purchase      495                  1.5128
Purchase      5,402                1.6000
Purchase      1,000                1.5207
Purchase      1,818                1.6485
Purchase      2,000                1.8200
Purchase      1,000                1.2463
Purchase      2,000                1.5362
Purchase      1,000                1.4982
Purchase      3,000                1.5340
Purchase      530                  1.5541
Purchase      642                  1.6297
Purchase      750                  1.5997
Purchase      288                  1.6848
Purchase      558                  1.7685
Purchase      322                  1.5038
Purchase      503                  1.5572
Purchase      3,296                1.5070
Purchase      200,884              1.3715
Purchase      6,594                1.4956
Purchase      8,459                1.7234
Purchase      5,000                1.8200
Purchase      2,343                1.7800
Purchase      10,000               1.5290
Purchase      600                  1.5227
Purchase      6,000                1.5490
Purchase      2,262                1.5470
Purchase      40                   1.3736
Purchase      1,000                1.4173
Purchase      2,000                1.6485
Purchase      51                   1.7080
Purchase      578                  1.7686
Purchase      100                  1.2985
Purchase      350                  1.4422
Purchase      1,500                1.5260
Purchase      193                  1.4992
Purchase      200                  1.5042
Purchase      4,000                1.5400
Purchase      1,277                1.5527
Purchase      500                  1.4668
Purchase      2,000                1.3171
Purchase      2,000                1.5392
Purchase      396                  1.5996
Purchase      656                  1.4967
Purchase      3,012                1.6600
Purchase      2,500                1.5266
Purchase      3,306                1.5120
Purchase      12,500               1.5250
Purchase      4,884                1.5254
Purchase      333                  1.4991
Purchase      652                  1.5335
Purchase      40                   1.2893
Purchase      1,000                1.5271
Purchase      543                  1.5432
Purchase      1,000                1.5511
Purchase      5,520                1.5190
Purchase      3,184                1.5700
Purchase      10,011               1.4900
Purchase      499                  1.5230
Purchase      5,000                1.5192
Purchase      5,000                1.4487
Purchase      2,914                1.5320
Purchase      1,000                1.3386
Purchase      1,000                1.6593
Purchase      716                  1.3797
Purchase      634                  1.5575
Purchase      1,250                1.5487
Purchase      52                   1.6685
Purchase      155                  1.5194
Purchase      1,500                1.5389
Purchase      7,000                1.5070
Purchase      360                  1.4644
Purchase      658                  1.5176
Purchase      311                  1.5564
Purchase      5,000                1.5200
Purchase      314                  1.5888
Purchase      376                  1.4986
Purchase      689                  1.5168
Purchase      2,000                1.4991
Purchase      1,001                1.4985
Purchase      1,781                1.6710
Purchase      152                  1.3156
Purchase      2,000                1.5378
Purchase      3,238                1.5440
Purchase      300                  1.6980
Purchase      7,644                1.3000
Purchase      664                  1.5044
Purchase      332                  1.5037
Purchase      1,297                1.5409
Purchase      6,584                1.5100
Purchase      7,422                1.3390
Purchase      1,500                1.4969
Purchase      7,500                1.5400
Purchase      568                  1.4776
Purchase      3,000                1.4934
Purchase      4,893                1.5140
Purchase      331                  1.5362
Purchase      391                  1.4945
Purchase      3,921                1.2750
Purchase      33                   1.4962
Purchase      250                  1.4776
Purchase      600                  1.5075
Purchase      100                  1.7685
Purchase      1,000                1.4825
Purchase      1,188                1.2463
Purchase      3,000                1.5232
Purchase      100                  1.3675
Purchase      1,740                1.7080
Purchase      1,287                1.3785
Purchase      2,000                1.6678
Purchase      7,500                1.4980
Purchase      554                  1.7740
Purchase      2,677                1.4940
Sale          3,376                1.5160
Sale          380                  1.4904
Sale          250                  1.7434
Sale          514                  1.3742
Sale          1,000                1.4732
Sale          430                  1.5507
Sale          1,000                1.4813
Sale          4,712                1.4960
Sale          1,000                1.3254
Sale          506                  1.5113
Sale          330                  1.5252
Sale          1,000                1.3715
Sale          570                  1.5487
Sale          601                  1.5469
Sale          2,000                1.5074
Sale          6,541                1.4700
Sale          660                  1.3966
Sale          50                   1.3443
Sale          321                  1.5192
Sale          1,000                1.5303
Sale          1,000                1.4954
Sale          1,912                1.4907
Sale          1,366                1.5181
Sale          181                  1.5495
Sale          1,082                1.4974
Sale          2,047                1.4776
Sale          2,000                1.5004
Sale          2,750                1.5400
Sale          172                  1.5278
Sale          1,885                1.5478
Sale          2,154                1.5166
Sale          554                  1.6045
Sale          1,309                1.5326
Sale          4,923                1.6500
Sale          607                  1.5223
Sale          96                   1.5457
Sale          3,000                1.4850
Sale          2,000                1.4936
Sale          5,000                1.5850
Sale          258                  1.4932
Sale          1,000                1.4824
Sale          1,617                1.5207
Sale          1,000                1.5033
Sale          1,350                1.5422
Sale          321                  1.2172
Sale          1,200                1.4337
Sale          496                  1.5007
Sale          1,334                1.3372
Sale          1,000                1.5304
Sale          409                  1.5359
Sale          2,000                1.5695
Sale          300                  1.5457
Sale          640                  1.5013
Sale          178                  1.4798
Sale          1,000                1.5166
Sale          500                  1.5536
Sale          500                  1.3960
Sale          500                  1.4515
Sale          10,000               1.6380
Sale          500                  1.5062
Sale          1,339                1.5306
Sale          2,000                1.4459
Sale          670                  1.5264
Sale          446                  1.7015
Sale          1,000                1.5013
Sale          290                  1.4257
Sale          2,000                1.4816
Sale          2,500                1.4915
Sale          339                  1.5539
Sale          757                  1.7630
Sale          1,000                1.5340
Sale          339                  1.6940
Sale          1,000                1.4953
Sale          1,030                1.4953
Sale          926                  1.5166
Sale          999                  1.4515
Sale          487                  1.5366
Sale          272                  1.5613
Sale          6,000                1.5260
Sale          1,000                1.6519
Sale          2,000                1.4769
Sale          3,625                1.5000
Sale          232                  1.5223
Sale          550                  1.5830
Sale          5,000                1.5250
Sale          1,700                1.5244
Sale          7,500                1.5000
Sale          1,000                1.5013
Sale          1,500                1.5213
Sale          973                  1.4929
Sale          664                  1.3666
Sale          669                  1.4957
Sale          2,270                1.5155
Sale          2,000                1.6035
Sale          500                  1.6931
Sale          138                  1.3372
Sale          271                  1.5163
Sale          1,000                1.4904
Sale          1,284                1.5149
Sale          1,994                1.5159
Sale          24,500               1.4800
Sale          1,648                1.5264
Sale          500                  1.5066
Sale          500                  1.5033
Sale          1,852                1.5306
Sale          4,054                1.4160
Sale          220,494              1.5054
Sale          2,000                1.5207
Sale          197                  1.5050
Sale          130                  1.4949
Sale          2,607                1.4710
Sale          300                  1.7553
Sale          1,000                1.5173
Sale          47,059               1.4932
Sale          1,817                1.7553
Sale          600                  1.5227
Sale          3,774                1.5050
Sale          3,000                1.6480
Sale          500                  1.5140
Sale          150                  1.6940
Sale          1,500                1.4766
Sale          369                  1.5123
Sale          1,000                1.5004
Sale          4,260                1.4800
Sale          10,011               1.3730
Sale          1,033                1.5613
Sale          3,000                1.4900
Sale          525                  1.6028
Sale          500                  1.5192
Sale          3,500                1.4940
Sale          300                  1.5330
Sale          3,348                1.4150
Sale          500                  1.4825
Sale          1,849                1.5246
Sale          6,000                1.4610
Sale          2,000                1.4736
Sale          200                  1.3768
Sale          2,400                1.6500
Sale          2,612                1.5170
Sale          1,000                1.5116
Sale          150                  1.3857
Sale          5,000                1.5160
Sale          1,600                1.5439
Sale          3,000                1.4320
Sale          2,400                1.3515
Sale          1,000                1.4925
Sale          5,000                1.5130
Sale          311                  1.2337
Sale          600                  1.5227
Sale          1,000                1.4925
Sale          1,000                1.5130
Sale          100                  1.5512
Sale          1,322                1.5191
Sale          1,000                1.7615
Sale          1,639                1.5036
Sale          122                  1.5004
Sale          4,863                1.5600
Sale          256                  1.5207
Sale          10,000               1.5250
Sale          4,239                1.2970
Sale          2,000                1.4712
Sale          2,000                1.7553
Sale          157                  1.5310
Sale          1,784                1.4949
Sale          1,000                1.4923
Sale          1,000                1.5163
Sale          7,175                1.4800
Sale          2,000                1.4969
Sale          1,075                1.5015
Sale          500                  1.5036
Sale          5,000                1.2700
Sale          1,172                1.3035
Sale          271                  1.4312
Sale          4,100                1.5030
Sale          200                  1.3035
Sale          3,000                1.4920
Sale          15,200               1.3160
Sale          1,000                1.5712
Sale          218                  1.3530
Sale          332                  1.5536
Sale          2,450                1.5324
Sale          1,000                1.3012
Sale          1,061                1.5164
Sale          10,000               1.5800
Sale          750                  1.5507
Sale          3,100                1.4760
Sale          302                  1.5333
Sale          665                  1.3243
Sale          900                  1.2648
Sale          267                  1.7553
Sale          5,750                1.5030
Sale          100                  1.5441
Sale          939                  1.7545
Sale          401                  1.7143
Sale          300                  1.4929
Sale          5,455                1.3050
Sale          150                  1.6733
Sale          1,000                1.3251
Sale          7,000                1.5100
Sale          1,127                1.5015
Sale          2,000                1.3223
Sale          786                  1.7545
Sale          259                  1.5191
Sale          297                  1.4923
Sale          1,000                1.4623
Sale          9,177                1.6000
Sale          242                  1.7553
Sale          1,000                1.4956
Sale          7,000                1.5660
Sale          11,500               1.4900
Sale          2,483                1.4748
Sale          500                  1.5457
Sale          5,000                1.5180
Sale          121                  1.5006
Sale          675                  1.4845
Sale          2,671                1.4730
Sale          6,646                1.5130
Sale          606                  1.4953
Sale          2,610                1.7400
Sale          1,000                1.6528
Sale          233                  1.5074
Sale          286                  1.5035
Sale          2,005                1.5869
Sale          242                  1.5042
Sale          2,000                1.7715
Sale          2,500                1.6151
Sale          4,717                1.5030
Sale          1,250                1.5540
Sale          500                  1.6323
Sale          690                  1.6535
Sale          2,000                1.5259
Sale          5,878                1.3100
Sale          1,500                1.2816
Sale          960                  1.3012
Sale          614                  1.7460
Sale          5,000                1.5120
Sale          2,000                1.5157
Sale          4,620                1.3100
Sale          2,100                1.4927
Sale          3,000                1.5190
Sale          157                  1.4853
Sale          1,350                1.5257
Sale          1,000                1.7553
Sale          8,000                1.5050
Sale          250                  1.5571
Sale          10,533               1.5000
Sale          1,000                1.5164
Sale          7,000                1.5100
Sale          2,048                1.4920
Sale          1,831                1.5339
Sale          2,500                1.5539
Sale          5,078                1.4970
Sale          2,000                1.5103
Sale          2,500                1.5166
Sale          1,112                1.5137
Sale          1,500                1.7553
Sale          6,584                1.5140
Sale          193                  1.7615
Sale          343                  1.5410
Sale          1,650                1.5166
Sale          777                  1.5309
Sale          364                  1.3942
Sale          510                  1.3012
Sale          589                  1.5272
Sale          505                  1.5147
Sale          2,937                1.4900
Sale          8,000                1.5460
Sale          37,122               1.5200
Sale          275                  1.5223
Sale          1,522                1.5033
Sale          2,500                1.5307
Sale          503                  1.5177
Sale          1,607                1.3392
Sale          500                  1.5011
Sale          642                  1.4515
Sale          1,000                1.4927
Sale          301                  1.2337
Sale          300                  1.4806
Sale          300                  1.5133
Sale          622                  1.7015
Sale          16,863               1.5210
Sale          11,000               1.4800
Sale          322                  1.4915
Sale          1,700                1.5244
Sale          5,109                1.5330
Sale          1,300                1.4953
Sale          350                  1.4817
Sale          1,725                1.4122
Sale          7,500                1.5200
Sale          3,000                1.6900
Sale          4,000                1.7400
Sale          2,000                1.5502
Sale          9,756                1.4850
Sale          644                  1.5554
Sale          295                  1.5412
Sale          3,800                1.6000
Sale          6,000                1.4020
Sale          4,000                1.4900
Sale          300                  1.6028
Sale          1,628                1.5915
Sale          2,000                1.3210
Sale          500                  1.8048
Sale          1,505                1.5222
Sale          500                  1.5209
Sale          500                  1.6982
Sale          625                  1.4796
Sale          1,868                1.3966
Sale          750                  1.5491
Sale          500                  1.4969
Sale          1,000                1.5303
Sale          1,363                1.6483
Sale          500                  1.5536
Sale          5,000                1.3700
Sale          170                  1.5113
Sale          500                  1.7630
Sale          470                  1.4737
Sale          1,055                1.7443
Sale          4,000                1.6280
Sale          1,678                1.6736
Sale          511                  1.4907
Sale          2,500                1.5307
Sale          5,000                1.2610
Sale          1,500                1.4336
Sale          1,524                1.3315
Sale          3,978                1.2570
Sale          8,500                1.5540
Sale          250                  1.4957
Sale          1,385                1.7545
Sale          2,500                1.5779
Sale          2,395                1.4924
Sale          894                  1.7615
Sale          350                  1.5536
Sale          279                  1.3315
Sale          300                  1.5166
Sale          486                  1.5147
Sale          500                  1.4956
Sale          600                  1.5307
Sale          133                  1.5090
Sale          1,400                1.5033
Sale          5,000                1.5200
Sale          5,686                1.4070
Sale          500                  1.5004
Sale          3,900                1.5160
Sale          1,500                1.5140
Sale          2,000                1.4866
Sale          3,542                1.5600
Sale          3,000                1.5700
Sale          1,030                1.3771
Sale          16,335               1.5800
Sale          970                  1.5015
Sale          6,000                1.5050
Sale          478                  1.3372
Sale          7,547                1.5030
Sale          2,500                1.5222
Sale          1,000                1.4154
Sale          312                  1.4902
Sale          2,000                1.5557
Sale          743                  1.5011
Sale          1,111                1.4923
Sale          453                  1.5196
Sale          650                  1.7630
Sale          1,750                1.4912
Sale          500                  1.5007
Sale          4,800                1.7000
Sale          500                  1.5027
Sale          303                  1.6687
Sale          2,280                1.2628
Sale          500                  1.5514
Sale          2,415                1.4616
Sale          1,000                1.5174
Sale          1,100                1.4943
Sale          2,000                1.4915
Sale          2,000                1.5598
Sale          694                  1.5159
Sale          499                  1.3863
Sale          7,500                1.5120
Sale          7,500                1.5160
Sale          542                  1.5015
Sale          3,000                1.5500
Sale          250                  1.4743
Sale          300                  1.4951
Sale          20,000               1.5110
Sale          1,500                1.5267
Sale          355                  1.5169
Sale          1,000                1.7545
Sale          243                  1.7015
Sale          800                  1.7630
Sale          1,931                1.5581
Sale          2,000                1.4915
Sale          483                  1.4213
Sale          3,000                1.3960
Sale          1,877                1.4824
Sale          559                  1.6516
Sale          490                  1.4915
Sale          450                  1.5117
Sale          366                  1.3966
Sale          989                  1.3532
Sale          200                  1.2942
Sale          1,000                1.4363
Sale          288                  1.4107
Sale          300                  1.5022
Sale          7,000                1.6310
Sale          500                  1.4932
Sale          2,500                1.4913
Sale          1,000                1.6670
Sale          1,000                1.5264
Sale          233                  1.5256
Sale          349                  1.3181
Sale          1,280                1.5351
Sale          3,187                1.4920
Sale          7,000                1.5400
Sale          4,626                1.5010
Sale          332                  1.5615
Sale          3,000                1.5210
Sale          526                  1.4769
Sale          500                  1.5166
Sale          290                  1.7553
Sale          1,50                 1.4981
Sale          500                  1.5337
Sale          557                  1.5163
Sale          6,415                1.5230
Sale          1,016                1.5170
Sale          2,000                1.5015
Sale          4,357                1.4130
Sale          13,087               1.5260
Sale          500                  1.4874
Sale          300                  1.4891
Sale          5,665                1.5030
Sale          2,948                1.6650
Sale          6,846                1.4920
Sale          225                  1.4933
Sale          58                   1.5015
Sale          302                  1.4715
Sale          2,688                1.5300
Sale          1,000                1.4813
Sale          529                  1.4944
Sale          2,000                1.4806
Sale          652                  1.4410
Sale          964                  1.4904
Sale          300                  1.5136
Sale          2,000                1.5415
Sale          327                  1.5539
Sale          1,431                1.7615
Sale          6,615                1.5350
Sale          3,405                1.5000
Sale          238                  1.4991
Sale          500                  1.5183
Sale          1,000                1.5243
Sale          700                  1.4907
Sale          3,000                1.5000
Sale          470                  1.5410
Sale          1,700                1.5557
Sale          5,817                1.3500
Sale          298                  1.5015
Sale          1,351                1.7434
Sale          25,000               1.5300
Sale          1,792                1.5173
Sale          7,352                1.3700
Sale          3,000                1.5230
Sale          500                  1.5171
Sale          1,183                1.4991
Sale          3,000                1.4750
Sale          15,00                1.5300
Sale          500                  1.5133
Sale          1,000                1.5312
Sale          2,500                1.5137
Sale          3,000                1.5410
Sale          155,100              1.3200
Sale          125                  1.5212
  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            200884         1.3715
CFD             Short            28705          1.4846
CFD             Short            6594           1.4955
CFD             Short            232165         1.5064
CFD             Short            2343           1.78
CFD             Long             200            1.3767
CFD             Long             47059          1.4932
CFD             Long             197            1.505
CFD             Long             220494         1.5053
CFD             Long             600            1.5227

(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                         02 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