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               04 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        24,388,872   5.79%          192,061   0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,497,579   0.83%        2,975,633   0.71%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                27,908,770  6.63%         3,167,694  0.75%

(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      1,178                1.7205
Purchase      200                  1.6922
Purchase      667                  1.7297
Purchase      1,000                1.7252
Purchase      5,586                1.6898
Purchase      233                  1.7125
Purchase      500                  1.6253
Purchase      5,000                1.5998
Purchase      1,100                1.6088
Purchase      568                  1.7282
Purchase      3,000                1.6588
Purchase      5,940                1.6738
Purchase      3,151                1.5748
Purchase      1,611                1.7240
Purchase      3,000                1.7207
Purchase      10,000               1.6090
Purchase      800                  1.6525
Purchase      2,000                1.6018
Purchase      557                  1.7175
Purchase      832                  1.6454
Purchase      863                  1.7152
Purchase      2,500                1.6155
Purchase      1,138                1.7375
Purchase      49                   1.7071
Purchase      4,353                1.7228
Purchase      43,059               1.6590
Purchase      1,000                1.7095
Purchase      6,158                1.6145
Purchase      50                   1.6479
Purchase      315                  1.5748
Purchase      1,500                1.6911
Purchase      3,083                1.6098
Purchase      3,922                1.6470
Purchase      618                  1.7179
Purchase      1,197                1.6698
Purchase      10,000               1.6830
Purchase      2,500                1.6758
Purchase      1,974                1.7069
Purchase      1,232                1.6095
Purchase      1,000                1.7182
Purchase      30,395               1.6450
Purchase      500                  1.7117
Purchase      100                  1.6098
Purchase      210                  1.6134
Purchase      2,390                1.6731
Purchase      240                  1.6211
Purchase      2,000                1.6501
Purchase      1,000                1.6940
Purchase      1,251                1.6642
Purchase      20,000               1.6180
Purchase      601                  1.6636
Purchase      5,000                1.5698
Purchase      5,914                1.6812
Purchase      3,141                1.5799
Purchase      1,000                1.5997
Purchase      2,975                1.6698
Purchase      2,924                1.7098
Purchase      581                  1.6985
Purchase      2,000                1.7235
Purchase      30,000               1.6180
Purchase      1,000                1.6495
Purchase      301                  1.6090
Purchase      2,000                1.7097
Purchase      1,338                1.7179
Purchase      1,000                1.7127
Purchase      2,000                1.7117
Purchase      6,326                1.7388
Purchase      2,000                1.6442
Purchase      2,000                1.7297
Purchase      1,000                1.6132
Purchase      1,050                1.6086
Purchase      1,000                1.6987
Purchase      142                  1.6977
Purchase      299                  1.6189
Purchase      567                  1.7185
Purchase      3,255                1.6588
Purchase      7,000                1.7108
Purchase      625                  1.7117
Purchase      5,864                1.6098
Purchase      5,000                1.6195
Purchase      1,105                1.6132
Purchase      2,000                1.6359
Purchase      2,313                1.7125
Purchase      2,000                1.5998
Purchase      909                  1.6485
Purchase      2,500                1.6174
Purchase      1,500                1.5698
Purchase      6,292                1.5798
Purchase      2,907                1.7088
Purchase      1,726                1.7225
Purchase      69                   1.6098
Purchase      1,000                1.6135
Purchase      292                  1.7108
Purchase      1,180                1.6135
Purchase      613                  1.6088
Purchase      5,000                1.7285
Purchase      100                  1.7064
Purchase      7,500                1.6453
Purchase      1,000                1.7088
Purchase      1,572                1.5748
Purchase      7,000                1.6395
Purchase      1                    1.5748
Purchase      125                  1.7117
Purchase      5,000                1.7068
Purchase      2,500                1.6992
Purchase      1,400                1.7072
Purchase      2,000                1.7363
Purchase      183                  1.7245
Purchase      588                  1.6705
Purchase      591                  1.5824
Purchase      12,432               1.6000
Purchase      2,000                1.6097
Purchase      3,000                1.7108
Purchase      1,158                1.7125
Purchase      572                  1.7179
Purchase      1,500                1.6128
Purchase      760                  1.6186
Purchase      2,000                1.6192
Purchase      2,000                1.6155
Purchase      4,000                1.6413
Purchase      404                  1.6175
Purchase      2,500                1.7069
Purchase      3,000                1.6468
Purchase      100                  1.6092
Purchase      579                  1.7248
Purchase      1,000                1.7033
Purchase      1,000                1.7234
Purchase      300                  1.6597
Purchase      100,000              1.6900
Purchase      209                  1.7242
Purchase      1,226                1.6168
Purchase      100                  1.7375
Purchase      7,000                1.7075
Purchase      3,200                1.6978
Purchase      500                  1.5798
Purchase      1,000                1.6139
Purchase      500                  1.5748
Purchase      1,184                1.6885
Purchase      2,500                1.7047
Purchase      1,250                1.6215
Purchase      553                  1.5698
Purchase      5,832                1.7048
Purchase      949                  1.5798
Purchase      19,500               1.7350
Purchase      587                  1.7031
Purchase      1,500                1.6818
Purchase      1,840                1.6175
Purchase      3,032                1.6488
Purchase      238                  1.7181
Purchase      3,000                1.7077
Purchase      540                  1.6508
Purchase      482                  1.6788
Purchase      3,584                1.6638
Purchase      289                  1.7277
Purchase      1,850                1.6090
Purchase      5,000                1.5698
Purchase      2,500                1.7162
Purchase      1,560                1.6175
Purchase      5,467                1.6175
Purchase      959                  1.6469
Purchase      18,244               1.6900
Purchase      177                  1.6188
Purchase      4,064                1.7120
Purchase      2,000                1.7267
Purchase      733                  1.6176
Purchase      7,000                1.6812
Purchase      4,402                1.7272
Purchase      2,500                1.6911
Purchase      2,000                1.7280
Purchase      1,000                1.7375
Purchase      4,451                1.7298
Purchase      66                   1.7282
Purchase      2,352                1.6886
Purchase      800                  1.5998
Purchase      2,000                1.7078
Purchase      301                  1.6088
Purchase      500                  1.7198
Purchase      2,000                1.7137
Purchase      2,000                1.6192
Purchase      3,000                1.6200
Purchase      596                  1.6751
Purchase      931                  1.6175
Purchase      20,000               1.6770
Purchase      1,000                1.5728
Purchase      285                  1.7206
Purchase      1,317                1.6698
Purchase      1,000                1.7012
Purchase      900                  1.5738
Purchase      59                   1.7117
Purchase      1,901                1.5778
Purchase      27,000               1.5740
Purchase      4,000                1.6798
Purchase      2,927                1.6968
Purchase      95                   1.6160
Purchase      2,000                1.6929
Purchase      1,263                1.5690
Purchase      600                  1.7276
Purchase      2,000                1.6808
Purchase      5,471                1.7108
Purchase      1,265                1.5798
Purchase      464                  1.6878
Purchase      85,196               1.6550
Purchase      1,237                1.6168
Purchase      3,000                1.6778
Purchase      1,000                1.6086
Purchase      461                  1.6452
Purchase      1,000                1.6209
Purchase      7,020                1.7575
Purchase      879                  1.6162
Purchase      500                  1.5946
Purchase      11,539               1.7197
Purchase      700                  1.6670
Purchase      7,000                1.6788
Purchase      8,982                1.6700
Purchase      1,900                1.5928
Purchase      5,835                1.7038
Purchase      8,100                1.6200
Purchase      8,000                1.7177
Purchase      1,000                1.6476
Purchase      11,302               1.7600
Purchase      3,000                1.7178
Purchase      3,013                1.6485
Purchase      1,155                1.7125
Purchase      4,765                1.6688
Purchase      1,000                1.7134
Purchase      573                  1.7152
Purchase      14                   1.6944
Purchase      5,000                1.6165
Purchase      100                  1.6145
Purchase      4,627                1.6100
Purchase      5,804                1.7130
Purchase      310                  1.6089
Purchase      579                  1.7251
Purchase      952                  1.5747
Purchase      174                  1.7086
Purchase      200                  1.7185
Purchase      1,327                1.7152
Purchase      3,780                1.7087
Purchase      446                  1.6353
Purchase      257                  1.5988
Purchase      2,888                1.7200
Purchase      1,234                1.6195
Purchase      2,500                1.6000
Purchase      1,200                1.6686
Purchase      4,249                1.7532
Purchase      500                  1.7189
Purchase      3,724                1.5998
Purchase      885                  1.6576
Purchase      226                  1.7044
Purchase      3,039                1.6448
Purchase      3,364                1.7258
Purchase      5,397                1.5748
Purchase      4,822                1.5748
Purchase      574                  1.7117
Purchase      58                   1.7134
Purchase      5,884                1.6888
Purchase      543                  1.7257
Purchase      4,055                1.7152
Purchase      2,800                1.6140
Purchase      569                  1.7259
Purchase      3,000                1.7158
Purchase      2,800                1.7272
Purchase      5,887                1.6890
Purchase      713                  1.6569
Purchase      2,000                1.6486
Purchase      573                  1.7155
Purchase      3,000                1.6160
Purchase      596                  1.6556
Purchase      1,000                1.6215
Purchase      1,232                1.6094
Purchase      1,000                1.5798
Purchase      5,000                1.6118
Purchase      11,590               1.6180
Purchase      150                  1.7188
Purchase      1,000                1.6186
Purchase      2,500                1.6823
Purchase      3,200                1.7137
Purchase      2,978                1.6678
Purchase      2,000                1.7063
Purchase      5,747                1.7398
Purchase      4,850                1.6858
Purchase      200                  1.6286
Purchase      1,500                1.7119
Purchase      4,763                1.7150
Purchase      182                  1.5738
Purchase      1,000                1.7192
Purchase      388                  1.7070
Purchase      6,143                1.6178
Purchase      1,734                1.7175
Purchase      50                   1.6498
Purchase      309                  1.5850
Purchase      5,563                1.6798
Purchase      2,000                1.7097
Purchase      800                  1.6488
Purchase      55,582               1.7250
Purchase      578                  1.7081
Purchase      7,686                1.7200
Purchase      5,693                1.6048
Purchase      2,971                1.6828
Purchase      90                   1.6821
Purchase      2,500                1.6659
Purchase      20,000               1.6670
Purchase      546                  1.6174
Purchase      292                  1.6751
Purchase      1,000                1.7223
Purchase      9,323                1.6000
Purchase      5,616                1.6950
Purchase      296                  1.6542
Purchase      1,349                1.6798
Purchase      5,008                1.7160
Purchase      2,500                1.5698
Purchase      41,602               1.6500
Purchase      4,621                1.6195
Purchase      6,001                1.5738
Purchase      3,000                1.6788
Purchase      30,211               1.6550
Purchase      2,500                1.7061
Purchase      1,000                1.5738
Purchase      5,000                1.6550
Purchase      3,000                1.5978
Purchase      10,029               1.6950
Purchase      3,000                1.5698
Purchase      3,000                1.6195
Purchase      5,000                1.6098
Purchase      601                  1.6628
Purchase      1,238                1.5988
Purchase      300                  1.7352
Purchase      2,000                1.7115
Purchase      1,900                1.6764
Purchase      10,427               1.7262
Purchase      2,500                1.5698
Purchase      1,000                1.6186
Purchase      4,859                1.7197
Purchase      2,465                1.5998
Purchase      1,891                1.5738
Purchase      3,779                1.7080
Purchase      9,300                1.6100
Purchase      924                  1.6780
Purchase      2,000                1.6542
Purchase      150                  1.5738
Purchase      628                  1.5899
Purchase      3,007                1.6520
Purchase      1,665                1.6478
Purchase      2,500                1.6930
Purchase      2,000                1.6904
Purchase      31                   1.7135
Purchase      4,500                1.6048
Purchase      5,675                1.7517
Purchase      50,000               1.7140
Purchase      1,991                1.6175
Purchase      1,161                1.7075
Purchase      2,879                1.7238
Purchase      2,907                1.7198
Purchase      296                  1.6857
Purchase      380                  1.6552
Purchase      4,000                1.6920
Purchase      3,091                1.6175
Purchase      2,500                1.7074
Purchase      30,000               1.6950
Purchase      85                   1.6128
Purchase      639                  1.6576
Purchase      3,375                1.6295
Purchase      1,000                1.6388
Purchase      2,999                1.6668
Purchase      3,500                1.6135
Purchase      16,079               1.6800
Purchase      3,000                1.6808
Purchase      828                  1.6749
Purchase      1,000                1.6786
Purchase      5,000                1.6190
Purchase      2,353                1.6885
Purchase      1,263                1.6288
Purchase      4,000                1.6728
Purchase      353                  1.5977
Purchase      2,907                1.7088
Purchase      4,000                1.6100
Purchase      565                  1.7676
Purchase      700                  1.6885
Purchase      400                  1.7251
Purchase      2,800                1.6698
Purchase      314                  1.5879
Purchase      2,000                1.6542
Purchase      2,500                1.7145
Purchase      500                  1.6536
Purchase      1,250                1.6762
Purchase      295                  1.6795
Purchase      2,500                1.6875
Purchase      321                  1.5738
Purchase      167                  1.7102
Purchase      2,999                1.7217
Purchase      5,000                1.7078
Purchase      350                  1.7175
Purchase      2,852                1.7250
Purchase      3,076                1.6135
Purchase      10,000               1.6100
Purchase      3,000                1.6750
Purchase      6,134                1.6200
Purchase      1,000                1.7236
Purchase      2,500                1.6175
Purchase      127                  1.7583
Purchase      1,000                1.7167
Purchase      6,185                1.6168
Purchase      5,000                1.6000
Purchase      1,000                1.6175
Purchase      1,158                1.7117
Purchase      1,906                1.5738
Purchase      4,400                1.6878
Purchase      6,215                1.6090
Purchase      3,000                1.7188
Purchase      266                  1.7055
Purchase      6,350                1.5748
Purchase      6,179                1.6090
Purchase      15,364               1.6150
Purchase      151                  1.7245
Purchase      11,546               1.7145
Purchase      6,221                1.6940
Purchase      282,192              1.6735
Purchase      5,000                1.5998
Purchase      11,000               1.5850
Purchase      2,000                1.6135
Purchase      19,266               1.6090
Purchase      1,000                1.6442
Purchase      6,000                1.6818
Purchase      1,000                1.6188
Purchase      3,364                1.6170
Purchase      4,357                1.7108
Purchase      5,000                1.6100
Purchase      4,879                1.6175
Purchase      610                  1.6098
Purchase      910                  1.6663
Purchase      133                  Transfer
Purchase      4,000                1.5748
Purchase      2,000                1.7265
Purchase      5,000                1.6088
Purchase      5,000                1.5748
Purchase      5,887                1.6890
Purchase      2,000                1.6825
Purchase      2,894                1.7148
Purchase      1,000                1.6539
Purchase      1,778                1.6581
Purchase      317                  1.5738
Purchase      2,000                1.6385
Purchase      1,505                1.6447
Purchase      4,382                1.7115
Purchase      1,500                1.7267
Purchase      2,000                1.6757
Purchase      12,600               1.5750
Purchase      3,571                1.6698
Purchase      2,460                1.6255
Purchase      602                  1.6588
Purchase      300                  1.5738
Purchase      1,500                1.5778
Purchase      5,000                1.6270
Purchase      3,657                1.6250
Purchase      1,000                1.7175
Purchase      2,000                1.6589
Purchase      1,000                1.7031
Purchase      4,340                1.6840
Purchase      630                  1.5850
Purchase      1,681                1.6659
Purchase      140                  1.6879
Purchase      1,192                1.6776
Purchase      900                  1.6392
Sale          1,850                1.6510
Sale          1,000                1.6430
Sale          2,500                1.6210
Sale          150                  1.6074
Sale          1,000                1.7049
Sale          2,000                1.7224
Sale          669                  1.6072
Sale          1,000                1.6062
Sale          3,500                1.7002
Sale          400                  1.6163
Sale          2,000                1.6366
Sale          1,000                1.7255
Sale          1,161                1.7615
Sale          1,982                1.6062
Sale          2,266                1.6083
Sale          2,500                1.6433
Sale          6,351                1.7102
Sale          1,000                1.7515
Sale          1,475                1.6133
Sale          1,000                1.7325
Sale          275                  1.6430
Sale          1,150                1.6133
Sale          5,692                1.7122
Sale          5,000                1.7062
Sale          1,232                1.7615
Sale          1,000                1.6042
Sale          267                  1.6907
Sale          675                  1.6143
Sale          350                  1.5912
Sale          2,999                1.6732
Sale          649                  1.6143
Sale          400                  1.7392
Sale          3,000                1.6682
Sale          3,000                1.6130
Sale          1,000                1.6123
Sale          1,000                1.6706
Sale          1,400                1.7162
Sale          820                  1.7092
Sale          602                  1.7157
Sale          2,000                1.7204
Sale          1,900                1.7033
Sale          2,500                1.6613
Sale          5,201                1.7182
Sale          11,465               1.6460
Sale          2,500                1.6474
Sale          5,754                1.7502
Sale          56                   1.6670
Sale          650                  1.6110
Sale          500                  1.7392
Sale          673                  1.6398
Sale          1,113                1.6062
Sale          5,402                1.6160
Sale          900                  1.6132
Sale          3,184                1.6032
Sale          22,000               1.6900
Sale          2,778                1.7002
Sale          2,000                1.7107
Sale          5,000                1.6140
Sale          2,733                1.6702
Sale          1,532                1.5712
Sale          255,938              1.6798
Sale          8,000                1.7000
Sale          50,000               1.7100
Sale          1,000                1.5662
Sale          1,000                1.6119
Sale          2,000                1.6134
Sale          43,059               1.7290
Sale          4,638                1.5702
Sale          1,900                1.7304
Sale          2,000                1.6540
Sale          2,000                1.7112
Sale          1,000                1.6156
Sale          2,000                1.7392
Sale          750                  1.6510
Sale          2,163                1.7075
Sale          99                   1.7222
Sale          85,196               1.7100
Sale          6,185                1.7012
Sale          5,864                1.7052
Sale          26,902               1.7030
Sale          3,000                1.7262
Sale          4,401                1.6702
Sale          2,874                1.6722
Sale          5,000                1.6153
Sale          2,500                1.6486
Sale          3,571                1.7122
Sale          2,000                1.6032
Sale          495                  1.7111
Sale          21,953               1.6040
Sale          6,326                1.7582
Sale          1,305                1.6203
Sale          2,500                1.6109
Sale          3,200                1.7182
Sale          339                  1.6872
Sale          2,550                1.7152
Sale          6,001                1.5872
Sale          18,500               1.6900
Sale          1,008                1.6783
Sale          844                  1.7283
Sale          300                  1.7089
Sale          1,000                1.7142
Sale          1,734                1.7273
Sale          2,480                1.6631
Sale          3,000                1.6200
Sale          2,500                1.6407
Sale          2,000                1.7432
Sale          2,301                1.7515
Sale          848                  1.7123
Sale          944                  1.5662
Sale          4,000                1.6110
Sale          1,297                1.6056
Sale          1,000                1.6189
Sale          2,000                1.7130
Sale          2,500                1.7203
Sale          203                  1.7210
Sale          1,188                1.6207
Sale          2,500                1.6496
Sale          630                  1.7166
Sale          7,000                1.7202
Sale          700                  1.6014
Sale          2,000                1.7515
Sale          1,200                1.7206
Sale          3,000                1.6170
Sale          2,000                1.7012
Sale          500                  1.7072
Sale          7,000                1.7312
Sale          4,000                1.6380
Sale          676                  1.6738
Sale          1,304                1.5682
Sale          700                  1.6779
Sale          600                  1.7432
Sale          4,800                1.6682
Sale          2,000                1.6736
Sale          2,500                1.6403
Sale          949                  1.6705
Sale          5,747                1.7392
Sale          2,000                1.7213
Sale          2,000                1.6163
Sale          913                  1.6332
Sale          4,000                1.6640
Sale          1,000                1.7103
Sale          74,184               1.7000
Sale          90                   1.6890
Sale          600                  1.6783
Sale          578                  1.6745
Sale          3,000                1.7172
Sale          314                  1.6171
Sale          100                  1.7254
Sale          3,000                1.6062
Sale          4,064                1.7442
Sale          44,000               1.7170
Sale          2,927                1.7202
Sale          4,000                1.6865
Sale          2,500                1.7106
Sale          5,940                1.7502
Sale          5,000                1.6752
Sale          1,400                1.6413
Sale          1,818                1.6706
Sale          2,000                1.6862
Sale          1,000                1.6844
Sale          1,500                1.6174
Sale          2,000                1.6502
Sale          1,572                1.7125
Sale          167                  1.5702
Sale          3,200                1.6160
Sale          3,000                1.7582
Sale          500                  1.6186
Sale          184                  1.7204
Sale          647                  1.6975
Sale          452                  1.7106
Sale          28                   1.6995
Sale          500                  1.7615
Sale          2,000                1.6186
Sale          6,179                1.6430
Sale          2,976                1.6520
Sale          296                  1.6015
Sale          1,000                1.6777
Sale          962                  1.6442
Sale          230                  1.7115
Sale          3,800                1.7042
Sale          2,500                1.6740
Sale          2,500                1.6023
Sale          3,299                1.6760
Sale          2,000                1.6512
Sale          672                  1.6216
Sale          1,666                1.5682
Sale          4,381                1.7122
Sale          3,296                1.7002
Sale          662                  1.6736
Sale          500                  1.6615
Sale          4,000                1.5682
Sale          977                  1.7117
Sale          1,868                1.6102
Sale          6,000                1.7102
Sale          301                  1.5852
Sale          1,000                1.6106
Sale          1,805                1.5762
Sale          3,827                1.7502
Sale          600                  1.7615
Sale          1,000                1.7220
Sale          250                  1.6157
Sale          2,500                1.6141
Sale          2,000                1.5922
Sale          613                  1.6377
Sale          2,000                1.7144
Sale          58                   1.6157
Sale          3,145                1.6102
Sale          664                  1.7163
Sale          1,000                1.6822
Sale          713                  1.6377
Sale          1,500                1.6062
Sale          717                  1.7104
Sale          468                  1.7012
Sale          4,800                1.6110
Sale          319                  1.5680
Sale          3,083                1.7002
Sale          4,969                1.6510
Sale          565                  1.6354
Sale          5,296                1.6149
Sale          986                  1.7132
Sale          2,500                1.7012
Sale          5,000                1.6792
Sale          5,000                1.7202
Sale          3,000                1.7002
Sale          1,000                1.6703
Sale          3,000                1.6097
Sale          5,000                1.7112
Sale          1,220                1.7015
Sale          628                  1.6771
Sale          1,000                1.6023
Sale          59                   1.7089
Sale          2,561                1.7132
Sale          1,000                1.6002
Sale          340                  1.7103
Sale          1,054                1.6151
Sale          5,174                1.7442
Sale          479                  1.6490
Sale          2,500                1.7237
Sale          2,000                1.6753
Sale          659                  1.6062
Sale          1,974                1.6445
Sale          7,740                1.7510
Sale          740                  1.6015
Sale          100                  1.6062
Sale          11,165               1.6012
Sale          658                  1.7119
Sale          2,000                1.7004
Sale          1,282                1.7042
Sale          66                   1.5602
Sale          2,500                1.7012
Sale          3,016                1.7182
Sale          5,563                1.6580
Sale          1,000                1.7263
Sale          2,000                1.7203
Sale          1,250                1.6109
Sale          2,999                1.7212
Sale          2,500                1.6436
Sale          750                  1.6377
Sale          4,000                1.6612
Sale          5,000                1.6350
Sale          3,724                1.6682
Sale          6,221                1.7075
Sale          7,674                1.7300
Sale          4,000                1.6340
Sale          5,284                1.7002
Sale          2,500                1.6314
Sale          1,500                1.6413
Sale          1,000                1.7130
Sale          500                  1.7425
Sale          2,000                1.6133
Sale          7,000                1.7212
Sale          2,000                1.7459
Sale          2,000                1.7613
Sale          3,973                1.5662
Sale          6,787                1.6400
Sale          1,900                1.6503
Sale          3,255                1.7255
Sale          6,000                1.6062
Sale          1,770                1.6107
Sale          1,000                1.6812
Sale          5,914                1.7202
Sale          1,250                1.7170
Sale          6,000                1.7002
Sale          3,000                1.6032
Sale          3,000                1.6082
Sale          2,932                1.7082
Sale          675                  1.6015
Sale          2,465                1.7106
Sale          2,000                1.7613
Sale          4,000                1.6149
Sale          2,000                1.7202
Sale          2,123                1.6015
Sale          1,000                1.7515
Sale          7,000                1.5872
Sale          4,765                1.7132
Sale          1,450                1.6188
Sale          10,000               1.6640
Sale          440                  1.7160
Sale          4,751                1.6160
Sale          6,692                1.5862
Sale          1,644                1.6378
Sale          229                  1.7013
Sale          6,560                1.7040
Sale          2,500                1.6012
Sale          1,000                1.6074
Sale          2,100                1.7166
Sale          8,100                1.6840
Sale          2,000                1.7013
Sale          1,901                1.7030
Sale          7,000                1.7122
Sale          222                  1.7022
Sale          4,400                1.7422
Sale          2,500                1.6213
Sale          1,000                1.7209
Sale          3,000                1.6140
Sale          1,039                1.6371
Sale          2,000                1.7166
Sale          951                  1.7515
Sale          468                  1.6157
Sale          1,000                1.7200
Sale          2,000                1.7463
Sale          1,621                1.7156
Sale          1,284                1.7203
Sale          125                  1.6104
Sale          1,500                1.6753
Sale          10,000               1.7080
Sale          1,263                1.6112
Sale          1,000                1.6445
Sale          2,790                1.6010
Sale          2,500                1.7209
Sale          3,907                1.7152
Sale          4,402                1.6530
Sale          1,000                1.6216
Sale          6,893                1.7102
Sale          5,000                1.7502
Sale          1,000                1.7515
Sale          4,301                1.7202
Sale          11,500               1.6160
Sale          1,000                1.6879
Sale          11,738               1.6160
Sale          293                  1.6207
Sale          964                  1.6032
Sale          2,800                1.6191
Sale          3,141                1.7102
Sale          1,206                1.6716
Sale          500                  1.6736
Sale          2,000                1.5662
Sale          4,835                1.7072
Sale          1,000                1.6689
Sale          40,000               1.7290
Sale          1,500                1.6792
Sale          1,324                1.7117
Sale          3,500                1.6842
Sale          1,250                1.6445
Sale          2,000                1.5872
Sale          261                  1.7102
Sale          665                  1.6955
Sale          3,000                1.7002
Sale          3,680                1.6170
Sale          250                  1.6149
Sale          4,000                1.5762
Sale          373                  1.6907
Sale          2,985                1.6752
Sale          4,055                1.7272
Sale          1,000                1.6377
Sale          6,975                1.6360
Sale          500                  1.7103
Sale          8,593                1.6380
Sale          2,978                1.6865
Sale          543                  1.6971
Sale          790                  1.6157
Sale          1,000                1.6404
Sale          885                  1.7103
Sale          1,500                1.7465
Sale          558                  1.6510
Sale          3,000                1.6200
Sale          400                  1.7022
Sale          5,760                1.5962
Sale          7,000                1.6975
Sale          2,000                1.6109
Sale          1,665                1.7142
Sale          500                  1.7209
Sale          728                  1.6857
Sale          1,331                1.6544
Sale          208                  1.6186
Sale          1,000                1.7022
Sale          7,000                1.7072
Sale          4,669                1.6140
Sale          3                    1.6189
Sale          100                  1.6692
Sale          972                  1.6866
Sale          1,239                1.6671
Sale          2,914                1.7502
Sale          16,952               1.7100
Sale          6,292                1.7302
Sale          300                  1.7212
Sale          3,315                1.7002
Sale          2,117                1.6216
Sale          2,140                1.7063
Sale          2,002                1.6631
Sale          6,143                1.6732
Sale          2,000                1.6727
Sale          532                  1.6779
Sale          418                  1.6813
Sale          5,001                1.6120
Sale          2,500                1.6166

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            910            1.6663
CFD             Short            282192         1.6734
CFD             Short            11546          1.7145
CFD             Long             255938         1.6797

(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                         05 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 1                   5.8111           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