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               08 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        24,125,030   5.73%          244,836   0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      3,915,361   0.93%        3,356,354   0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               28,062,710   6.66%        3,601,190   0.85%

(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      650                  1.7086
Purchase      713                  1.7520
Purchase      3,000                1.7550
Purchase      2,500                1.7104
Purchase      116                  1.7222
Purchase      331                  1.8075
Purchase      7,500                1.7247
Purchase      288                  1.7302
Purchase      582                  1.7171
Purchase      219                  1.7267
Purchase      1,622                1.7747
Purchase      150                  1.7134
Purchase      2,976                1.6800
Purchase      1,690                1.7617
Purchase      169                  1.6894
Purchase      2,053                1.6922
Purchase      283                  1.7142
Purchase      4,686                1.6970
Purchase      2,500                1.7690
Purchase      571                  1.7500
Purchase      5,150                1.7050
Purchase      207                  1.7386
Purchase      500                  1.7122
Purchase      136                  1.7313
Purchase      1,000                1.6976
Purchase      4,608                1.7247
Purchase      227                  1.7047
Purchase      2,922                1.7000
Purchase      500                  1.7234
Purchase      500                  1.7122
Purchase      5,000                1.7097
Purchase      950                  1.7326
Purchase      1,000                1.7400
Purchase      1,133                1.7450
Purchase      1,000                1.7592
Purchase      1,500                1.7465
Purchase      2,923                1.7100
Purchase      2,500                1.7715
Purchase      110                  1.7343
Purchase      3,313                1.7987
Purchase      495                  1.6929
Purchase      500                  1.7354
Purchase      1,161                1.7220
Purchase      300                  1.7350
Purchase      565                  1.7399
Purchase      158                  1.7244
Purchase      1,751                1.6976
Purchase      150                  1.7400
Purchase      54                   1.6932
Purchase      2,604                1.7149
Purchase      2,500                1.7742
Purchase      915                  1.7259
Purchase      2,000                1.7097
Purchase      1,500                Transfer
Purchase      1,000                1.7300
Purchase      279                  1.7389
Purchase      1,600                1.7672
Purchase      300                  1.7286
Purchase      500                  Transfer
Purchase      287                  1.7400
Purchase      793                  1.7460
Purchase      4,105                1.7550
Purchase      4,538                1.7294
Purchase      1,723                1.7410
Purchase      18,728               1.7210
Purchase      5,200                1.7467
Purchase      290                  1.7204
Purchase      2,810                1.7790
Purchase      2,500                1.7800
Purchase      466                  1.6800
Purchase      210                  1.7300
Purchase      4,651                1.7098
Purchase      290                  1.6912
Purchase      2,000                1.7650
Purchase      7,500                1.6960
Purchase      2,026                1.7267
Purchase      2,846                1.7290
Purchase      700                  1.7211
Purchase      581                  1.6976
Purchase      3,000                1.7540
Purchase      1,000                1.7197
Purchase      2,263                1.7550
Purchase      2,000                1.7550
Purchase      1,000                1.7407
Purchase      393                  1.7400
Purchase      2,000                1.6983
Purchase      403                  1.7088
Purchase      4,000                1.7500
Purchase      283                  1.7147
Purchase      4,387                1.7176
Purchase      763                  1.7124
Purchase      285                  1.7496
Purchase      7,700                1.8080
Purchase      2,000                1.7507
Purchase      821                  1.7520
Purchase      576                  1.7342
Purchase      5,000                1.6810
Purchase      14,449               1.7210
Purchase      1,000                1.7230
Purchase      964                  1.6750
Purchase      4,356                1.7000
Purchase      57                   1.7242
Purchase      300                  1.7211
Purchase      2,500                1.7376
Purchase      1,358                1.7120
Purchase      1,000                1.7174
Purchase      500                  1.7135
Purchase      4,500                1.7325
Purchase      2,787                1.7820
Purchase      546                  1.7987
Purchase      2,850                1.6750
Purchase      1,252                1.7062
Purchase      437                  1.6884
Purchase      2,500                1.7402
Purchase      1,513                1.7510
Purchase      3,309                1.7400
Purchase      1,500                1.7000
Purchase      570                  1.7520
Purchase      562                  1.7467
Purchase      1,739                1.7089
Purchase      2,000                1.6918
Purchase      2,030                1.7234
Purchase      6,366                1.7277
Purchase      3,309                1.6927
Purchase      1,146                1.7450
Purchase      4,842                1.6916
Purchase      287                  1.7077
Purchase      2,903                1.7220
Purchase      750                  1.7400
Purchase      11,396               1.7550
Purchase      2,338                1.6988
Purchase      862                  1.7220
Purchase      3,904                1.6990
Purchase      281                  1.7259
Purchase      561                  1.7500
Purchase      5,000                1.7276
Purchase      3,000                1.7137
Purchase      2,000                1.7317
Purchase      500                  1.7295
Purchase      792                  1.7245
Purchase      5,200                1.7267
Purchase      5,168                1.6897
Purchase      114                  1.7400
Purchase      2,300                1.7600
Purchase      112,602              1.6170
Purchase      7,413                1.7130
Purchase      3,000                1.7100
Purchase      2,750                1.7077
Purchase      3,513                1.6970
Purchase      2,948                1.6960
Purchase      1,000                1.7140
Purchase      60,728               1.7290
Purchase      1,702                1.7496
Purchase      1,145                1.7266
Purchase      4,470                1.7790
Purchase      576                  1.7047
Purchase      1,000                1.7635
Purchase      113                  1.7670
Purchase      29,002               1.7240
Purchase      673                  1.7635
Purchase      18,953               1.6900
Purchase      2,000                1.7987
Purchase      2,500                1.7352
Purchase      574                  1.7107
Purchase      20                   1.7205
Purchase      5,714                1.7500
Purchase      399                  1.7005
Purchase      1,000                1.6990
Purchase      2,596                1.7510
Purchase      426                  1.6794
Purchase      10,000               1.7400
Purchase      2,000                1.6894
Purchase      3,000                1.7187
Purchase      564                  1.7400
Purchase      2,872                1.7277
Purchase      814                  1.7500
Purchase      144                  1.7390
Purchase      5                    1.7550
Purchase      1,000                1.7067
Purchase      874                  1.7171
Purchase      50                   1.7259
Purchase      1,000                1.7285
Purchase      5,917                1.6900
Purchase      2,876                1.7257
Purchase      2,500                1.7740
Purchase      549                  1.6994
Purchase      288                  1.7354
Purchase      5,366                1.6770
Purchase      72,463               1.7250
Purchase      5,000                1.6986
Purchase      2,000                1.7088
Purchase      368                  1.7086
Purchase      1,000                1.7187
Purchase      2,000                1.6918
Purchase      220                  1.7467
Purchase      1,728                1.7285
Purchase      1,000                1.7450
Purchase      2,547                1.6880
Purchase      568                  1.7600
Purchase      6,000                1.7182
Purchase      3,498                1.7150
Purchase      2,000                1.7035
Purchase      1,023                1.6942
Purchase      135                  1.7435
Purchase      577                  1.7313
Purchase      500                  1.7250
Purchase      20,037               1.7554
Purchase      4                    1.7304
Purchase      1,000                1.7690
Purchase      35,000               1.7400
Purchase      1,500                1.7000
Purchase      2,895                1.7160
Purchase      1,300                1.7217
Purchase      580                  1.7219
Purchase      2,500                1.7270
Purchase      112,602              1.5850
Purchase      572                  1.7477
Purchase      673                  1.7250
Purchase      1,000                1.7151
Purchase      87,778               1.7408
Purchase      2,300                1.7480
Purchase      2,700                1.7480
Purchase      2,000                1.7370
Purchase      112,602              1.7340
Purchase      4,490                1.7203
Purchase      3,000                1.6900
Purchase      1,302                1.7100
Purchase      4,700                1.7428
Purchase      20,000               1.7400
Purchase      2,250                1.6990
Purchase      2,000                1.7540
Purchase      1,000                1.7690
Purchase      225                  1.7145
Purchase      7,171                1.6917
Purchase      188                  1.7304
Purchase      2,000                1.7195
Purchase      1,138                1.7343
Purchase      5,702                1.7437
Purchase      2,877                1.7374
Purchase      3,000                1.7567
Purchase      58                   1.7063
Purchase      7,232                1.7420
Purchase      574                  1.7400
Purchase      3,000                1.6897
Purchase      1,148                1.7265
Purchase      11,668               1.7140
Purchase      1,000                1.6658
Purchase      2,000                1.7364
Purchase      541                  1.7570
Purchase      55                   1.7052
Purchase      4,236                1.7597
Purchase      5,000                1.7540
Purchase      2,000                1.7670
Purchase      172                  1.7428
Purchase      285                  1.7507
Purchase      14                   1.7450
Purchase      250                  1.7765
Purchase      4,500                1.7100
Purchase      1,151                1.7372
Purchase      348                  1.7228
Purchase      34,150               1.7250
Purchase      6,482                1.6970
Purchase      4,000                1.7555
Purchase      1,141                1.7520
Purchase      500                  1.7570
Purchase      4,000                1.7987
Purchase      3,000                1.7407
Purchase      566                  1.7262
Purchase      1,000                1.7343
Purchase      1,000                1.7300
Purchase      4,500                1.7500
Purchase      1,002                1.7300
Purchase      2,834                1.7467
Purchase      937                  1.6900
Purchase      626                  1.7295
Purchase      781                  1.7987
Purchase      57                   1.7459
Purchase      7,500                1.7555
Purchase      1,000                1.7230
Purchase      3,000                1.8000
Purchase      8,000                1.7555
Purchase      1,341                1.7890
Purchase      1,000                1.7382
Purchase      106                  1.7398
Purchase      10,000               1.7300
Purchase      2,881                1.7227
Purchase      5,000                1.7367
Purchase      500                  1.7397
Purchase      1,155                1.7125
Sale          3,000                1.7950
Sale          500                  1.8000
Sale          400                  1.7650
Sale          2,122                1.7810
Sale          1,898                1.7170
Sale          5,000                1.7104
Sale          1,000                1.8000
Sale          2,000                1.7008
Sale          4,000                1.7420
Sale          3,013                1.7320
Sale          2,000                1.7810
Sale          6,292                1.7540
Sale          3,150                1.7103
Sale          208                  1.7400
Sale          2,052                1.7530
Sale          2,300                1.6977
Sale          2,160                1.7460
Sale          4,056                1.7230
Sale          4,500                1.7013
Sale          5,887                1.7600
Sale          7,346                1.7400
Sale          2,263                1.7710
Sale          1,302                1.7270
Sale          750                  1.7365
Sale          2,338                1.7243
Sale          4,686                1.6980
Sale          572                  1.7102
Sale          531                  1.7113
Sale          2,000                1.7810
Sale          7,500                1.7203
Sale          4,230                1.6880
Sale          273                  1.7950
Sale          4,842                1.7233
Sale          5,000                1.7323
Sale          7,413                1.7104
Sale          1,788                1.7102
Sale          3,313                1.7258
Sale          4,524                1.7194
Sale          148                  1.7360
Sale          3,375                1.7800
Sale          288                  1.7103
Sale          2,262                1.7107
Sale          500                  1.7224
Sale          1,000                1.7510
Sale          30,395               1.7400
Sale          2,577                1.8000
Sale          1,367                Transfer
Sale          260                  1.7300
Sale          4,000                1.7530
Sale          36,561               1.7400
Sale          6,000                1.7160
Sale          1,714                1.7510
Sale          10,000               1.7400
Sale          4,000                1.7150
Sale          2,000                1.6948
Sale          329                  1.7200
Sale          1,908                1.7110
Sale          8,776                1.7280
Sale          1,000                1.7314
Sale          350                  1.7504
Sale          1,000                1.7362
Sale          964                  1.7254
Sale          4,000                1.7238
Sale          1,193                1.6835
Sale          100,000              1.7210
Sale          11,396               1.7100
Sale          2,000                1.7210
Sale          1,131                1.7102
Sale          2,907                1.7500
Sale          1,358                1.7359
Sale          5,000                1.7235
Sale          7,232                1.6870
Sale          2,905                1.7300
Sale          1,282                1.7365
Sale          974                  1.7400
Sale          2,000                1.7206
Sale          922                  1.7127
Sale          60,728               1.7500
Sale          1,000                1.7990
Sale          924                  1.6700
Sale          12,323               1.7130
Sale          3,000                1.8000
Sale          1,300                1.7352
Sale          4,400                1.7260
Sale          4,763                1.7413
Sale          4,705                1.7018
Sale          1,000                1.7460
Sale          2,000                1.6660
Sale          4,000                1.7184
Sale          4,000                1.7228
Sale          50,000               1.7950
Sale          7,500                1.6910
Sale          1,000                1.7337
Sale          1,500                1.6804
Sale          1,000                1.8000
Sale          1,668                1.7254
Sale          4,244                1.7610
Sale          2,033                1.7255
Sale          153                  1.7175
Sale          1,250                1.7177
Sale          2,500                1.7400
Sale          1,000                1.7260
Sale          750                  1.7372
Sale          312                  1.7630
Sale          2,500                1.7500
Sale          300                  1.7210
Sale          2,000                1.6833
Sale          2,000                1.7950
Sale          5,586                1.7358
Sale          2,000                1.7404
Sale          1,600                1.7300
Sale          200                  1.7224
Sale          2,600                1.7348
Sale          2,500                1.7730
Sale          1,739                1.7334
Sale          2,500                1.7710
Sale          754                  1.8000
Sale          18,953               1.7100
Sale          2,976                1.7366
Sale          12,500               1.7600
Sale          500                  1.7200
Sale          500                  1.8000
Sale          2,500                1.7990
Sale          1,000                1.7103
Sale          2,550                1.7353
Sale          5,168                1.7103
Sale          3,465                1.7093
Sale          1,000                1.7196
Sale          62                   1.7262
Sale          1,552                1.7187
Sale          1,500                Transfer
Sale          3,333                1.6910
Sale          555                  1.7210
Sale          3,000                1.7334
Sale          2,400                1.7950
Sale          4,000                1.7800
Sale          581                  1.7215
Sale          2,000                1.7314
Sale          2,500                1.7950
Sale          300                  1.7204
Sale          240                  1.7350
Sale          10,000               1.7710
Sale          2,894                1.7170
Sale          500                  1.7323
Sale          2,500                1.7283
Sale          112,602              1.6170
Sale          5,835                1.7258
Sale          2,000                1.7856
Sale          2,500                1.7710
Sale          18,307               1.7710
Sale          1,405                1.7600
Sale          2,500                1.7500
Sale          1,000                1.6932
Sale          350                  1.7500
Sale          5,366                1.7198
Sale          344                  1.7009
Sale          112,602              1.7340
Sale          35,000               1.7450
Sale          112,602              1.7340
Sale          42,700               1.7311
Sale          1,100                1.7204
Sale          133                  1.7324
Sale          8,500                1.6866
Sale          92,548               1.7412
Sale          1,825                1.7204
Sale          20,037               1.6937
Sale          112,602              1.5850
Sale          1,300                1.7195
Sale          7,500                1.7403
Sale          1,000                1.7195
Sale          2,128                1.7710
Sale          1,151                1.7093
Sale          400                  1.7500
Sale          4,236                1.7140
Sale          2,500                1.7980
Sale          803                  1.7204
Sale          1,250                1.7453
Sale          1,000                1.7041
Sale          4,867                1.6810
Sale          7,000                1.7233
Sale          1,000                1.7362
Sale          500                  1.7348
Sale          3,000                1.7300
Sale          2,000                1.7750
Sale          1,000                1.7104
Sale          500                  1.7480
Sale          469                  1.7250
Sale          1,754                1.7153
Sale          2,000                1.7207
Sale          12,743               1.7360
Sale          5,510                1.7500
Sale          5,000                1.7510
Sale          3,200                1.7354
Sale          5,008                1.7200
Sale          3,000                1.7183
Sale          5,000                1.7364
Sale          53,953               1.7530
Sale          944                  1.7500
Sale          750                  1.7400
Sale          3,000                1.7950
Sale          680                  1.7550
Sale          200                  1.7338
Sale          15,364               1.7210
Sale          3,000                1.7408
Sale          3,000                1.7314
Sale          5,000                1.7203
Sale          1,285                1.7210
Sale          349                  1.7208
Sale          500                  1.7283
Sale          1,290                1.7309
Sale          1,000                1.6910
Sale          1,000                1.6794
Sale          7,700                1.7130
Sale          5,209                1.7100
Sale          12,150               1.7320
Sale          6,338                1.6916
Sale          713                  1.6838
Sale          5,000                1.6933
Sale          18,576               1.7360
Sale          2,500                1.7168
Sale          13,091               1.7210
Sale          1,338                1.7210
Sale          531                  1.7063
Sale          1,000                1.7102
Sale          1,000                1.7850
Sale          200                  1.7500
Sale          2,000                1.7402
Sale          2,000                1.7132
Sale          2,000                1.7600
Sale          272                  1.7128
Sale          200                  1.7063
Sale          500                  1.7323
Sale          553                  1.7550
Sale          1,200                1.7215
Sale          1,049                1.7210
Sale          2,500                1.7435
Sale          400                  1.7264
Sale          2,000                1.7710
Sale          867                  1.7323
Sale          862                  1.7870
Sale          1,000                1.7514
Sale          5,200                1.7194
Sale          4,000                1.7382
Sale          4,451                1.7710
Sale          28,991               1.7950
Sale          4,500                1.7348
Sale          2,000                1.7170
Sale          1,500                1.6700
Sale          4,365                1.7203
Sale          2,850                1.7302
Sale          2,500                1.7235
Sale          463                  1.7264
Sale          350                  1.7419
Sale          5,000                1.7406
Sale          86                   1.7232
Sale          8,000                1.6760
Sale          2,500                1.7510
Sale          2,548                1.7000
Sale          5,000                1.7214
Sale          115                  1.7132
Sale          3,460                1.6700
Sale          1,017                1.8000
Sale          1,138                1.7610
Sale          3,498                1.7348
Sale          5,000                1.7366
Sale          1,912                1.7250
Sale          2,500                1.7990
Sale          1,000                1.7160
Sale          2,500                1.7334
Sale          40,000               1.7090
Sale          1,000                1.7744
Sale          1,500                1.7510
Sale          500                  1.7179
Sale          9,332                1.7018
Sale          16,986               1.7220
Sale          500                  1.7195
Sale          800                  1.8004
Sale          1,080                1.7360
Sale          1,302                1.8000
Sale          2,000                1.7860
Sale          11,668               1.7213
Sale          2,000                1.7980
Sale          3,273                1.7500
Sale          1,334                1.7230
Sale          1,690                1.7174
Sale          2,000                1.7480
Sale          3,140                1.7363
Sale          6,383                1.7540
Sale          2,903                1.7527


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            4490           1.7203
CFD             Short            87778          1.7408
CFD             Short            20037          1.7553
CFD             Long             20037          1.6936
CFD             Long             42700          1.731
CFD             Long             92548          1.7412


(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                         09 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