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               02 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        24,173,736   5.74%          192,061   0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      2,840,608   0.67%        2,304,538   0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                27,036,663  6.42%         2,496,599  0.59%


(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      900                  1.3818
Purchase      125                  1.3714
Purchase      1,000                1.3642
Purchase      700                  1.2745
Purchase      357                  1.3989
Purchase      3,000                1.2990
Purchase      900                  1.2490
Purchase      2,353                1.2748
Purchase      2,138                1.1600
Purchase      3,228                1.2390
Purchase      18,147               1.3700
Purchase      10,015               1.3900
Purchase      2,996                1.3350
Purchase      214                  1.3962
Purchase      3,017                1.2490
Purchase      100                  1.2490
Purchase      909                  1.2991
Purchase      2,000                1.4031
Purchase      4,408                1.3610
Purchase      2,208                1.3485
Purchase      1,000                1.2188
Purchase      860                  1.3525
Purchase      2,244                1.3268
Purchase      5,869                1.3550
Purchase      357                  1.3872
Purchase      1,029                1.3476
Purchase      2,336                1.3769
Purchase      378                  1.3195
Purchase      1,000                1.2140
Purchase      3,000                1.3500
Purchase      500                  1.2350
Purchase      1,000                1.2160
Purchase      3,000                1.2140
Purchase      400                  1.2200
Purchase      6,218                1.2790
Purchase      100                  1.1700
Purchase      824                  1.3676
Purchase      1,982                1.2490
Purchase      1,788                1.3844
Purchase      50,000               1.2950
Purchase      2,000                1.3692
Purchase      1,152                1.2885
Purchase      713                  1.3844
Purchase      5,000                1.3400
Purchase      3,553                1.4070
Purchase      303                  1.3097
Purchase      2,222                1.3498
Purchase      1,000                1.3229
Purchase      468                  1.2490
Purchase      1,853                1.3491
Purchase      4,763                1.3700
Purchase      5,000                1.3110
Purchase      1,029                1.2786
Purchase      2,360                1.2708
Purchase      2,349                1.2768
Purchase      500                  1.2200
Purchase      400                  1.3857
Purchase      7,205                1.3800
Purchase      1,276                1.1600
Purchase      500                  1.2871
Purchase      717                  1.3771
Purchase      250                  1.3171
Purchase      5,000                1.3690
Purchase      5,397                1.2890
Purchase      100                  1.1700
Purchase      1,799                1.3891
Purchase      915                  1.3042
Purchase      869                  1.1500
Purchase      1,494                1.3267
Purchase      2,319                1.2934
Purchase      709                  1.4098
Purchase      363                  1.3769
Purchase      2,500                1.2837
Purchase      71                   1.3681
Purchase      3,161                1.3800
Purchase      7,423                1.3470
Purchase      7,674                1.2950
Purchase      1,000                1.1600
Purchase      7,210                1.3790
Purchase      3,000                1.3237
Purchase      7,380                1.3550
Purchase      2,000                1.1350
Purchase      2,222                1.3398
Purchase      280                  1.3919
Purchase      5,338                1.3780
Purchase      5,000                1.3840
Purchase      1,000                1.4079
Purchase      754                  1.3034
Purchase      414                  1.2070
Purchase      4,237                1.4060
Purchase      2,000                1.1490
Purchase      300                  1.3550
Purchase      3,000                1.2630
Purchase      2,000                1.3714
Purchase      459                  1.3548
Purchase      359                  1.3517
Purchase      2,056                1.2060
Purchase      4,000                1.3260
Purchase      4,000                1.2870
Purchase      347                  1.4084
Purchase      6,997                1.2780
Purchase      378                  1.3194
Purchase      360                  1.3579
Purchase      7,000                1.3700
Purchase      1,000                1.3108
Purchase      7,257                1.3700
Purchase      3,000                1.2380
Purchase      3,000                1.3100
Purchase      99                   1.3788
Purchase      400                  1.2829
Purchase      1,575                1.3185
Purchase      1,601                1.2490
Purchase      12,267               1.2160
Purchase      850                  1.1620
Purchase      500                  1.1800
Purchase      3,000                1.2890
Purchase      355                  1.3803
Purchase      1,000                1.2340
Purchase      1,000                1.3978
Purchase      213                  1.2490
Purchase      2,890                1.3840
Purchase      774                  1.2700
Purchase      6,000                1.2930
Purchase      846                  1.1660
Purchase      400                  1.2380
Purchase      1,000                1.2992
Purchase      2,453                1.2140
Purchase      218                  1.3747
Purchase      1,500                1.3188
Purchase      2,166                1.3745
Purchase      5,000                1.3100
Purchase      1,694                1.1700
Purchase      5,785                1.2100
Purchase      34,956               1.2380
Purchase      25,000               1.2150
Purchase      3,123                1.2690
Purchase      5,000                1.3600
Purchase      6,614                1.3980
Purchase      1,537                1.2898
Purchase      3,748                1.3240
Purchase      1,000                1.2350
Purchase      200                  1.1390
Purchase      778                  1.2695
Purchase      1,113                1.3475
Purchase      79                   1.4095
Purchase      3,000                1.1360
Purchase      5,000                1.4050
Purchase      5,330                1.3900
Purchase      298                  1.2923
Purchase      390                  1.2820
Purchase      100                  1.3889
Purchase      1,000                1.3475
Purchase      2,000                1.2875
Purchase      847                  1.1830
Purchase      1,000                1.3438
Purchase      744                  1.3131
Purchase      2,932                1.3530
Purchase      70                   1.2490
Purchase      2,000                1.1560
Purchase      250                  1.2742
Purchase      700                  1.3714
Purchase      4,000                1.3330
Purchase      3,000                1.3670
Purchase      1,555                1.2875
Purchase      355                  1.3767
Purchase      348                  1.4079
Purchase      750                  1.3151
Purchase      2,500                1.1900
Purchase      2,500                1.3235
Purchase      1,000                1.3484
Purchase      2,076                1.2854
Purchase      5,000                1.3800
Purchase      1,000                1.1500
Purchase      600                  1.3822
Purchase      2,175                1.1380
Purchase      1,000                1.3547
Purchase      1,134                1.3091
Purchase      374                  1.2968
Purchase      852                  1.1730
Purchase      1,000                1.2592
Purchase      6,830                1.3100
Purchase      699                  1.4049
Purchase      800                  1.2873
Purchase      5,000                1.3850
Purchase      7,462                1.3400
Purchase      4,446                1.3840
Purchase      1,523                1.2985
Purchase      602                  1.3835
Purchase      1,000                1.3582
Purchase      5,000                1.3780
Purchase      3,000                1.3960
Purchase      1,000                1.3225
Purchase      1,000                1.2759
Purchase      2,000                1.3089
Purchase      1,000                1.2190
Purchase      17                   1.4098
Purchase      1,000                1.2962
Purchase      1,527                1.3095
Purchase      2,000                1.3186
Purchase      781                  1.2540
Purchase      1,423                1.3897
Purchase      3,000                1.1370
Purchase      1,000                1.3892
Purchase      4,000                1.2600
Purchase      7,403                1.3430
Purchase      400                  1.3122
Purchase      377                  1.3231
Purchase      6,099                1.3040
Purchase      382                  1.2700
Purchase      1,624                1.2210
Purchase      1,000                1.2540
Purchase      793                  1.2598
Purchase      5,767                1.3790
Purchase      444                  1.1380
Purchase      3,001                1.3220
Purchase      1,000                1.3392
Purchase      1,430                1.3862
Purchase      888                  1.3892
Purchase      2,429                1.2350
Purchase      1,217                1.2200
Purchase      361                  1.3415
Purchase      83                   1.4077
Purchase      500                  1.3819
Purchase      4,101                1.2190
Purchase      1,000                1.3025
Purchase      1,000                1.3259
Purchase      592                  1.2668
Purchase      401                  1.2100
Purchase      5,000                1.3890
Purchase      700                  1.2786
Purchase      2,000                1.3959
Purchase      1,660                1.2650
Purchase      100                  1.3155
Purchase      8,000                1.3700
Purchase      2,500                1.1370
Purchase      820                  1.3235
Purchase      6,746                1.3780
Purchase      790                  1.2490
Purchase      3,138                1.2200
Purchase      369                  1.3542
Purchase      545                  1.2540
Purchase      2,000                1.2110
Purchase      3,000                1.1490
Purchase      402                  1.2190
Purchase      4,500                1.3650
Purchase      2,413                1.3825
Purchase      2,346                1.2692
Purchase      500                  1.1800
Purchase      3,752                1.3240
Purchase      900                  1.3838
Purchase      1,250                1.3667
Purchase      7,143                1.3920
Purchase      1,582                1.2500
Purchase      8,000                1.3890
Purchase      696                  1.4029
Purchase      1,000                1.1500
Purchase      1,000                1.3008
Purchase      6,018                1.1630
Purchase      4,000                1.2980
Purchase      1,000                1.3276
Purchase      5,784                1.3750
Purchase      3,044                1.3140
Purchase      1,368                1.3759
Purchase      396                  1.2624
Purchase      1,100                1.2300
Purchase      8,000                1.2730
Purchase      365                  1.3697
Purchase      4,000                1.2910
Purchase      1,995                1.4029
Purchase      2,301                1.2942
Purchase      2,000                1.3486
Purchase      4,000                1.1540
Purchase      787                  1.2490
Purchase      5,000                1.2700
Purchase      2,225                1.3384
Purchase      5,000                1.2700
Purchase      2,502                1.1900
Purchase      2,579                1.1630
Purchase      6,000                1.2750
Purchase      2,500                1.3384
Purchase      853                  1.1720
Purchase      1,455                1.3736
Purchase      300                  1.2786
Purchase      485                  1.2350
Purchase      754                  1.3259
Purchase      1,000                1.4125
Purchase      4,376                1.3710
Purchase      4,637                1.2860
Purchase      729                  1.3711
Purchase      4,000                1.2980
Purchase      3,000                1.2080
Purchase      2,500                1.2584
Purchase      5,000                1.3890
Purchase      1,779                1.3207
Purchase      6,198                1.2830
Purchase      392                  1.2490
Purchase      1,560                1.2708
Purchase      150                  1.4094
Purchase      746                  1.3241
Purchase      790                  1.2490
Purchase      3,837                1.3030
Purchase      2,115                1.4051
Purchase      1,625                1.2200
Purchase      1,000                1.2938
Purchase      500                  1.2744
Purchase      300                  1.3231
Purchase      2,440                1.2200
Purchase      2,139                1.2991
Purchase      2,000                1.1390
Purchase      3,061                1.3390
Purchase      2,500                1.2635
Purchase      670                  1.3560
Purchase      2,400                1.6500
Purchase      10,000               1.4981
Purchase      1,000                1.2340
Purchase      350                  1.2659
Purchase      403                  1.2150
Purchase      69,967               1.3824
Purchase      539,827              1.3204
Purchase      5,648                1.3100
Purchase      2,140                1.3889
Purchase      7,592                1.3090
Purchase      1,000                1.1730
Purchase      400                  1.2490
Purchase      5,000                1.3760
Purchase      784                  1.2745
Purchase      148                  1.3476
Purchase      2,000                1.3467
Purchase      290                  1.3785
Purchase      20,000               1.3000
Sale          1,675                1.2907
Sale          4,000                1.2970
Sale          1,000                1.3916
Sale          2,502                1.2100
Sale          10,000               1.3100
Sale          1,000                1.2947
Sale          1,000                1.2000
Sale          1,560                1.2907
Sale          300                  1.3570
Sale          2,346                1.2813
Sale          750                  1.2971
Sale          8,000                1.3330
Sale          1,000                1.1524
Sale          169                  1.3215
Sale          5,452                1.4010
Sale          1,000                1.2691
Sale          2,000                1.3927
Sale          700                  1.3049
Sale          685                  1.4093
Sale          150                  1.3651
Sale          3,553                1.3570
Sale          100                  1.3866
Sale          5,000                1.4100
Sale          5,000                1.3800
Sale          500                  1.3012
Sale          141                  1.3117
Sale          2,000                1.3766
Sale          143                  1.2300
Sale          1,476                1.3772
Sale          420                  1.2952
Sale          300                  1.1450
Sale          500                  1.3683
Sale          784                  1.3746
Sale          1,000                1.3630
Sale          315                  1.2846
Sale          45,829               1.3500
Sale          3,021                1.4100
Sale          123                  1.3816
Sale          300                  1.3244
Sale          1,450                1.3340
Sale          1,779                1.3333
Sale          417                  1.3891
Sale          118                  1.3439
Sale          2,583                1.3390
Sale          207                  1.2949
Sale          1,000                1.2846
Sale          2,497                1.1450
Sale          300                  1.1250
Sale          6,018                1.2830
Sale          846                  1.2920
Sale          2,500                1.3720
Sale          2,000                1.3110
Sale          800                  1.2915
Sale          2,166                1.3924
Sale          39                   1.3710
Sale          2,056                1.3404
Sale          506                  1.2600
Sale          642                  1.2310
Sale          469                  1.2050
Sale          5,520                1.3000
Sale          1,000                1.3513
Sale          350                  1.2014
Sale          1,000                1.3415
Sale          1,021                1.3791
Sale          300                  1.3637
Sale          500                  1.3630
Sale          852                  1.2846
Sale          2,413                1.3686
Sale          439                  1.3212
Sale          765                  1.2350
Sale          622                  Transfer
Sale          723                  1.2350
Sale          1,000                1.2100
Sale          314                  1.2033
Sale          1,433                1.3965
Sale          350                  1.4103
Sale          1,134                1.3422
Sale          2,500                1.3801
Sale          1,850                1.3884
Sale          500                  1.3771
Sale          4,000                1.3500
Sale          3,837                1.3450
Sale          7,462                1.2910
Sale          200                  1.2300
Sale          853                  1.2050
Sale          553                  1.3038
Sale          900                  1.3553
Sale          2,500                1.3780
Sale          774                  1.4107
Sale          11,864               1.2650
Sale          1,000                1.2300
Sale          3,426                1.2140
Sale          1,298                1.4066
Sale          1,305                1.3787
Sale          346                  1.2350
Sale          450                  1.3263
Sale          1,143                1.3171
Sale          5,000                1.3010
Sale          645                  1.3732
Sale          3,000                1.2350
Sale          3,000                1.3720
Sale          4,101                1.3550
Sale          6,997                1.3100
Sale          2,138                1.2100
Sale          500                  1.3765
Sale          840                  1.3060
Sale          355                  1.3706
Sale          7,557                1.2300
Sale          597                  1.3657
Sale          3,182                1.3410
Sale          1,500                1.3720
Sale          4,237                1.3300
Sale          1,624                1.2532
Sale          200                  1.2350
Sale          1,049                1.3732
Sale          2,026                1.3101
Sale          2,353                1.3096
Sale          180                  1.2745
Sale          1,535                1.3029
Sale          500                  1.4099
Sale          1,000                1.2728
Sale          2,442                1.3753
Sale          4,000                1.3100
Sale          1,000                1.3029
Sale          750                  1.3609
Sale          326                  1.1410
Sale          109                  1.2886
Sale          4,376                1.3730
Sale          1,200                1.2210
Sale          100                  1.2823
Sale          34,956               1.4000
Sale          2,360                1.2745
Sale          1,000                1.3814
Sale          778                  1.1120
Sale          200                  1.3910
Sale          5,000                1.3800
Sale          767                  1.2935
Sale          194                  1.3397
Sale          997                  1.3356
Sale          7,592                1.3740
Sale          847                  1.2946
Sale          600                  1.2300
Sale          276                  1.2666
Sale          2,000                1.3707
Sale          2,319                1.3410
Sale          318                  1.3115
Sale          1,200                1.3610
Sale          800                  1.4026
Sale          2,360                1.3849
Sale          717                  1.3560
Sale          161                  1.2300
Sale          1,000                1.2866
Sale          15,062               1.1500
Sale          1,278                1.3171
Sale          3,000                1.2700
Sale          587                  1.2350
Sale          645                  1.2350
Sale          1,800                1.2954
Sale          1,000                1.3337
Sale          7,143                1.4050
Sale          300                  1.3623
Sale          200                  1.2140
Sale          1,005                1.3857
Sale          3,061                1.3330
Sale          2,000                1.3801
Sale          5,818                1.3850
Sale          313                  1.3106
Sale          1,672                1.1450
Sale          1,549                1.3007
Sale          7,205                1.3950
Sale          2,873                1.2010
Sale          2,222                1.3613
Sale          6,000                1.2870
Sale          522                  1.3069
Sale          4,000                1.3390
Sale          121                  1.2863
Sale          1,000                1.3006
Sale          391                  1.3740
Sale          20,000               1.3680
Sale          1,694                1.2972
Sale          1,267                1.3740
Sale          300                  1.3153
Sale          692                  1.3615
Sale          1,000                1.2160
Sale          700                  1.3018
Sale          1,000                1.3018
Sale          2,139                1.3807
Sale          6,000                1.2050
Sale          563                  1.2707
Sale          3,381                1.3450
Sale          5,000                1.3820
Sale          5,735                1.3100
Sale          600                  1.4030
Sale          1,500                1.4033
Sale          750                  1.4066
Sale          1,000                1.2350
Sale          500                  1.3512
Sale          1,179                1.2350
Sale          2,000                1.3831
Sale          7,000                1.4000
Sale          5,000                1.3500
Sale          3,000                1.2760
Sale          1,250                1.3307
Sale          3,000                1.3500
Sale          793                  1.2613
Sale          5,000                1.4050
Sale          588                  1.2140
Sale          7,575                1.3540
Sale          300                  1.3199
Sale          270                  1.3842
Sale          778                  1.3239
Sale          400                  1.3020
Sale          2,000                1.3603
Sale          4,000                1.3390
Sale          768                  1.2350
Sale          4,000                1.4080
Sale          600                  1.2020
Sale          397                  1.3574
Sale          3,000                1.3060
Sale          2,440                1.2010
Sale          401                  1.3213
Sale          1,300                1.2040
Sale          7,000                1.3810
Sale          2,244                1.3138
Sale          427                  1.2920
Sale          1,500                1.3764
Sale          2,500                1.2816
Sale          88                   1.4063
Sale          732                  1.2966
Sale          200                  1.3426
Sale          3,000                1.3400
Sale          333                  1.3066
Sale          354                  1.3727
Sale          2,222                1.4066
Sale          1,277                1.2100
Sale          1,000                1.2868
Sale          2,890                1.4060
Sale          1,000                1.3422
Sale          2,996                1.3850
Sale          5,000                1.3770
Sale          4,000                1.3130
Sale          1,750                1.3423
Sale          2,500                1.2891
Sale          212                  1.2610
Sale          6,000                1.3750
Sale          100                  1.3596
Sale          500                  1.1410
Sale          2,225                1.3495
Sale          500                  1.3747
Sale          1,200                1.3842
Sale          530,280              1.3220
Sale          1,350                1.3724
Sale          2,200                1.3503
Sale          1,400                1.3743
Sale          1,975                1.4060
Sale          1,465                1.4020
Sale          1,000                1.3787
Sale          2,100                1.3790
Sale          250                  1.1450
Sale          8,459                1 .7234
Sale          1,785                1.3638
Sale          1,000                1.3557
Sale          33,171               1.2968
Sale          1,650                1.4030
Sale          5,299                1.4050
Sale          1,100                1.3539
Sale          5,000                1.3740
Sale          1,695                1.2200
Sale          165                  1.2100
Sale          7,423                1.2910
Sale          2,500                1.3307
Sale          2,130                1.3504
Sale          108                  1.1120
Sale          1,215                1.2923
Sale          546                  1.3914
Sale          2,301                1.3310
Sale          734                  1.3626
Sale          1,250                1.2000
Sale          3,921                1.3700
Sale          2,000                1.3929
Sale          23,816               1.2000
Sale          20,000               1.3140
Sale          802                  1.2973
Sale          1,982                1.3654
Sale          3,000                1.3900
Sale          1,750                1.3615
Sale          991                  1.3124
Sale          250                  1.3410
Sale          1,643                1.3720
Sale          21,619               1.2050
Sale          5,000                1.3920
Sale          5,000                1.3920
Sale          6,614                1.4130
Sale          2,212                1.2620
Sale          1,537                1.3237
Sale          750                  1.3359
Sale          1,000                1.2200
Sale          3,582                1.3000
Sale          5,000                1.3800
Sale          1,000                1.3623
Sale          1,000                1.3006
Sale          511                  1.3729
Sale          500                  1.2300
Sale          7,403                1.3570
Sale          1,000                1.3307
Sale          3,795                1.3390
Sale          1,398                1.3030
Sale          5,000                1.2940
Sale          3,000                1.3000
Sale          1,000                1.3626
Sale          12,500               1.3900
Sale          632                  1.3672
Sale          1,900                1.3757
Sale          1,639                1.2817
Sale          1,000                1.3003
Sale          500                  1.2300
Sale          2,453                1.2350
Sale          5,000                1.3920
Sale          7,716                1.3759
Sale          3,000                1.3720
Sale          1,029                1.2080
Sale          500                  1.3645
Sale          250                  1.3822
Sale          3,248                1.2090
Sale          1,000                1.1450
Sale          800                  1.2100
Sale          3,392                1.3910
Sale          100                  1.3057
Sale          5,397                1.2700
Sale          772                  1.2955
Sale          400                  1.3411
Sale          6,046                1.3410
Sale          6,193                1.3080
Sale          37,013               1.2250
Sale          1,000                1.1450
Sale          5,000                1.3680
Sale          8,500                1.3740
Sale          300                  1.2350
Sale          1,000                1.3764
Sale          2,300                1.3394
Sale          947                  1.3036
Sale          244                  1.1250
Sale          23,500               1.1700
Sale          135                  1.3626
Sale          11,102               1.3630
Sale          1,502                1.3975
Sale          7,257                1.3830
Sale          2,700                1.3710
Sale          4,000                1.2900
Sale          2,332                1.3113
Sale          316                  1.3074
Sale          357                  1.2949
Sale          1,561                1.2350
Sale          31,796               1.3770
Sale          1,000                1.3719
Sale          3,000                1.3960
Sale          5,000                1.3830
Sale          100                  1.3313
Sale          6,000                1.3060
Sale          272                  1.3007
Sale          869                  1.2052
Sale          300                  1.3117
Sale          300                  1.1150
Sale          444                  1.2966
Sale          1,000                1.3883
Sale          1,000                1.2932
Sale          2,500                1.3423
Sale          1,585                1.2919
Sale          96                   1.2983
Sale          392                  1.2954
Sale          1,029                1.2678
Sale          950                  1.3307
Sale          1,461                1.3756
Sale          50                   1.3720
Sale          108                  1.1600
Sale          495                  1.3072
Sale          30,000               1.4030
Sale          2,349                1.3419
Sale          321                  1.1120
Sale          6,000                1.3400
Sale          5,979                1.3750
Sale          1,029                1.3315
Sale          5,000                1.1800
Sale          2,000                1.3894
Sale          1,130                1.3343
Sale          4,000                1.2950
Sale          15,000               1.2700
Sale          3,000                1.1660
Sale          5,000                1.3300
Sale          324                  1.2722
Sale          3,228                1.3000
Sale          10,397               1.1200
Sale          2,208                1.3831
Sale          4,000                1.2970
Sale          600                  1.3554
Sale          4,000                1.3100
Sale          1,779                1.2050
Sale          700                  1.2707
Sale          787                  1.3227
Sale          518                  1.3884
Sale          1,650                1.2953
Sale          405                  1.3213
Sale          500                  1.2300
Sale          158                  1.3037
Sale          5,000                1.3890
Sale          1,000                1.2597
Sale          1,708                1.3049
Sale          7,210                1.3900
Sale          2,000                1.2739
Sale          250                  1.3792
Sale          400                  1.2300
Sale          3,816                1.2070
Sale          28,868               1.3100
Sale          3,000                1.3390
Sale          4,007                1.1500
Sale          5,000                1.3760
Sale          4,408                1.3740
Sale          2,579                1.3000
Sale          300                  1.2404
Sale          527                  1.2289
Sale          1,000                1.3946
Sale          1,000                1.3013
Sale          1,105                1.3578
Sale          2,500                1.2050
Sale          517                  1.2350
Sale          1,900                1.2043
Sale          1,000                1.3657
Sale          4,500                1.3060
Sale          1,000                1.3804
Sale          1,437                1.3680
Sale          500                  1.2110
Sale          8,000                1.2900
Sale          3,759                1.3520
Sale          300                  1.2596
Sale          500                  1.3745
Sale          1,555                1.3356
Sale          1,000                1.2504
Sale          6,746                1.3850
Sale          900                  1.3061  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            539827         1.3203
CFD             Short            48255          1.3581
CFD             Long             530280         1.3219
CFD             Long             1000           1.3557
CFD             Long             7716           1.3758

(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                         03 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