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               09 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        23,623,050   5.61%          192,061   0 .05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,359,029   1.03%        3,816,637   0.91%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               28,004,398   6.65%        4,008,698   0.95%

(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     Number of  Price per unit
/sale        Securities (GBP)
Purchase      1,000     1.8534
Purchase      3,000     2.0773
Purchase      2,648     2.0769
Purchase      2,463     2.0297
Purchase      5,000     2.0597
Purchase      3,369     2.0772
Purchase      500       2.0500
Purchase      485       2.0597
Purchase      500       1.8694
Purchase      7,027     2.0696
Purchase      475       2.0772
Purchase      2,000     2.0450
Purchase      5,064     1.9747
Purchase      2,991     2.0794
Purchase      3,000     2.0597
Purchase      1,000     2.0494
Purchase      2,000     2.0563
Purchase      571       2.0700
Purchase      450       2.0775
Purchase      948       2.0850
Purchase      473       2.0800
Purchase      500       1.8426
Purchase      4,819     2.0750
Purchase      1,120     1.9947
Purchase      12,050    2.0746
Purchase      2,800     2.0147
Purchase      1,500     1.8309
Purchase      487       2.0497
Purchase      1,000     1.9887
Purchase      4,833     2.0572
Purchase      1,262     2.0797
Purchase      5,000     1.9586
Purchase      3,000     1.7797
Purchase      10,758    1.8590
Purchase      20,709    2.0750
Purchase      18,500    1.9328
Purchase      5,000     2.1000
Purchase      1,000     1.8576
Purchase      582       2.0593
Purchase      1,000     1.7770
Purchase      500       2.0047
Purchase      1,000     1.8727
Purchase      775       2.1075
Purchase      1,000     2.0150
Purchase      3,000     1.8767
Purchase      180       2.0869
Purchase      500       1.7706
Purchase      300       2.0746
Purchase      3,551     2.0994
Purchase      3,000     1.8727
Purchase      200       2.0797
Purchase      412       2.0596
Purchase      4,793     2.0742
Purchase      95        1.9627
Purchase      4,290     1.8537
Purchase      3,000     1.9937
Purchase      2,432     2.0422
Purchase      1,117     1.7698
Purchase      482       2.0744
Purchase      1,927     2.0747
Purchase      2,462     1.8136
Purchase      20,000    1.8740
Purchase      3,467     2.0694
Purchase      622       1.9125
Purchase      18        1.7770
Purchase      976       2.0477
Purchase      481       2.0397
Purchase      476       2.1025
Purchase      2,610     1.9547
Purchase      1,500     2.0746
Purchase      4,808     2.0797
Purchase      500       2.0150
Purchase      2,247     2.0873
Purchase      750       1.8817
Purchase      947       2.0744
Purchase      2,000     1.9887
Purchase      3,000     1.9327
Purchase      515       1.9391
Purchase      1,000     2.1050
Purchase      2,000     2.0381
Purchase      2,000     1.9459
Purchase      10,000    2.0675
Purchase      97        1.9627
Purchase      218       1.7706
Purchase      4,890     2.0447
Purchase      254       1.9632
Purchase      3,357     2.0722
Purchase      1,500     2.0744
Purchase      3,000     1.8440
Purchase      200       1.9925
Purchase      241       2.0696
Purchase      499       1.8692
Purchase      642       2.0825
Purchase      3,000     2.0595
Purchase      2,417     2.0686
Purchase      475       2.0769
Purchase      2,992     2.0047
Purchase      2,445     2.0442
Purchase      200       2.0747
Purchase      500       1.9325
Purchase      2,000     2.0422
Purchase      80        2.0744
Purchase      473       2.0775
Purchase      963       2.0767
Purchase      3,000     2.0740
Purchase      4         2.0747
Purchase      3,000     2.0897
Purchase      70,000    1.9420
Purchase      27,173    1.8400
Purchase      455       2.0075
Purchase      1,500     2.0650
Purchase      25        1.9627
Purchase      952       2.0772
Purchase      2,000     2.0871
Purchase      3,000     2.0744
Purchase      2,398     2.0850
Purchase      2,411     2.0600
Purchase      4,000     1.9993
Purchase      3,398     2.0596
Purchase      658       2.0072
Purchase      1,000     1.9144
Purchase      480       2.0800
Purchase      1,000     1.8791
Purchase      1,279     1.8817
Purchase      1,098     1.9947
Purchase      488       2.0144
Purchase      911       2.0600
Purchase      10,000    2.0494
Purchase      1,500     2.0672
Purchase      996       2.0072
Purchase      1,500     2.0796
Purchase      3,078     1.9357
Purchase      1,951     2.0497
Purchase      2,389     2.0796
Purchase      874       2.0400
Purchase      250       2.0475
Purchase      419       2.0772
Purchase      2,415     2.0700
Purchase      266       1.8757
Purchase      2,905     2.0647
Purchase      3,000     2.0322
Purchase      482       2.0721
Purchase      503       1.7885
Purchase      3,000     2.0669
Purchase      386       2.0720
Purchase      20,000    1.8360
Purchase      5,766     2.0694
Purchase      1,650     1.8487
Purchase      2,500     2.0744
Purchase      2,000     1.8837
Purchase      161       1.7761
Purchase      1,200     2.0247
Purchase      1,013     2.0731
Purchase      10,000    1.9532
Purchase      424       2.0822
Purchase      419       1.8691
Purchase      8,500     2.0600
Purchase      1,200     2.0322
Purchase      43,269    2.0800
Purchase      5,604     1.9560
Purchase      1,000     1.9287
Purchase      5,612     1.7707
Purchase      3,000     2.0644
Purchase      500       1.9630
Purchase      1,445     2.0748
Purchase      5,174     1.9327
Purchase      5,000     2.0596
Purchase      4,819     2.0750
Purchase      2,403     2.0800
Purchase      3,000     1.8977
Purchase      539       1.8417
Purchase      1,897     2.1075
Purchase      1,239     2.0975
Purchase      325       2.1050
Purchase      2,391     2.0769
Purchase      5,000     2.0721
Purchase      2,000     1.8688
Purchase      1,000     2.0322
Purchase      2,000     2.0397
Purchase      1,000     2.0700
Purchase      50,000    2.0800
Purchase      3,000     2.0740
Purchase      6,322     2.0447
Purchase      100       2.0872
Purchase      1,418     2.0994
Purchase      3,000     2.0546
Purchase      2,787     1.8897
Purchase      484       2.0397
Purchase      2,398     2.0697
Purchase      7,134     2.1025
Purchase      8,000     2.0650
Purchase      3,000     1.9977
Purchase      3,362     2.0694
Purchase      5,734     2.0800
Purchase      5,000     1.9327
Purchase      185       2.0796
Purchase      1,827     2.0842
Purchase      2,000     2.0248
Purchase      20,000    1.9320
Purchase      4,177     1.9627
Purchase      3,477     2.0697
Purchase      1,500     2.0438
Purchase      3,000     1.8400
Purchase      3,831     2.0500
Purchase      353       2.0750
Purchase      2,000     2.1000
Purchase      1,412     2.1050
Purchase      2,000     2.0648
Purchase      20,000    2.1050
Purchase      1,241     2.0785
Purchase      711       2.0797
Purchase      9,586     2.0750
Purchase      622       2.0247
Purchase      4,089     1.9560
Purchase      1,000     2.0094
Purchase      7,146     2.0397
Purchase      4,766     2.0850
Purchase      3,434     2.0994
Purchase      10,000    1.9050
Purchase      120       2.0740
Purchase      2,404     2.0645
Purchase      480       1.8737
Purchase      1,000     2.0047
Purchase      1,000     1.9125
Purchase      333       2.0546
Purchase      2,719     1.8387
Purchase      5,000     2.0622
Purchase      1,000     1.9997
Purchase      2,000     1.8787
Purchase      2,672     1.8590
Purchase      2,500     1.9949
Purchase      966       2.0694
Purchase      1,000     2.0022
Purchase      500       2.0797
Purchase      200       2.0192
Purchase      1,052     1.8842
Purchase      3,000     2.0922
Purchase      531       1.8817
Purchase      1,197     1.8492
Purchase      850       2.0497
Purchase      1,204     2.0597
Purchase      4,787     2.0770
Purchase      1,500     2.0652
Purchase      500       1.9582
Purchase      719       2.0696
Purchase      6,159     2.0947
Purchase      4,879     2.0494
Purchase      350       1.9977
Purchase      4,000     2.0296
Purchase      243       1.9916
Purchase      1,000     2.0595
Purchase      1,000     2.0922
Purchase      3,000     1.9297
Purchase      1,225     1.9545
Purchase      50        2.0691
Purchase      499       1.9785
Purchase      9,748     2.0400
Purchase      116       2.0397
Purchase      947       2.0747
Purchase      1,416     1.9491
Purchase      600       1.8986
Purchase      504       1.9588
Purchase      340       2.0872
Purchase      3,646     2.0447
Purchase      1,938     2.0466
Purchase      1,036     1.9085
Purchase      151       1.8935
Purchase      100       1.9977
Purchase      586       1.7770
Purchase      2,500     2.0765
Purchase      2,000     2.0397
Purchase      1,143     1.9947
Purchase      2,981     1.9996
Purchase      3,000     2.0722
Purchase      2,399     1.8757
Purchase      4,851     2.0497
Purchase      15,812    1.8870
Purchase      7,322     2.0372
Purchase      500       2.0722
Purchase      100       2.0796
Purchase      2,230     2.0122
Purchase      2,413     2.0719
Purchase      2,410     2.0740
Purchase      1,000     2.1075
Purchase      240       2.0222
Purchase      1,587     1.8757
Purchase      5,000     2.0600
Purchase      3,514     1.9797
Purchase      2,000     2.0740
Purchase      3,942     2.0544
Purchase      480       2.0696
Purchase      1,945     2.0422
Purchase      96        2.0722
Purchase      96        2.0745
Purchase      4,944     2.0100
Purchase      4,088     2.0669
Purchase      2,400     2.1022
Purchase      1,000     2.0746
Purchase      959       2.0842
Purchase      820       2.0747
Purchase      4,032     1.8487
Purchase      948       2.1085
Purchase      250       2.0047
Purchase      3,141     1.9097
Purchase      1,000     2.0700
Purchase      2,625     2.0794
Purchase      192       2.0744
Purchase      554       1.7706
Purchase      1,000     1.9334
Purchase      1,058     1.8692
Purchase      1,000     2.0595
Purchase      5,000     2.0772
Purchase      2,750     1.8817
Purchase      5,000     1.9567
Purchase      4,804     2.0694
Purchase      962       2.0777
Purchase      1,000     2.0542
Purchase      557       1.7707
Purchase      553       1.7749
Purchase      46,562    1.9570
Purchase      959       2.0667
Purchase      650       2.0742
Purchase      3,827     1.9477
Purchase      9,758     2.0375
Purchase      5,094     2.0872
Purchase      2,100     2.0747
Purchase      2,000     1.8602
Purchase      1,000     2.0697
Purchase      230       2.1050
Purchase      4,449     2.0100
Purchase      10,000    1.9270
Purchase      9,635     1.8680
Purchase      2,484     1.9997
Purchase      760       2.1050
Purchase      200       2.0496
Purchase      550       1.9817
Purchase      2,000     1.7861
Purchase      5,770     2.0794
Purchase      2,000     2.0146
Purchase      2,500     2.0344
Purchase      1,014     2.0694
Purchase      18,000    1.8290
Purchase      1,200     1.9339
Purchase      1,500     2.0397
Purchase      1,000     2.1075
Purchase      127       1.8587
Purchase      7,200     2.0947
Purchase      7,322     2.0372
Purchase      1,500     2.0721
Purchase      856       1.9540
Purchase      2,500     2.0177
Purchase      891       2.1075
Purchase      2,000     2.0147
Purchase      798       2.1025
Purchase      2,227     2.0072
Purchase      5,00      2.0422
Purchase      1,442     2.0650
Purchase      649       1.9923
Purchase      471       2.0872
Purchase      1,120     1.7706
Purchase      92        2.0694
Purchase      200       2.0694
Purchase      2,000     2.0794
Purchase      1,898     2.1067
Purchase      1,446     2.0740
Purchase      509       1.9627
Purchase      2,078     1.9545
Purchase      2,000     2.0975
Purchase      1,904     2.1000
Purchase      1,200     2.0481
Purchase      250       2.0722
Purchase      3,470     2.0546
Purchase      237       2.1025
Purchase      1,499     1.8471
Purchase      1,716     2.0248
Purchase      2,500     1.8367
Purchase      500       1.9619
Purchase      2,000     1.8484
Purchase      2,398     2.0696
Purchase      3,349     2.0900
Purchase      1,499     2.0994
Purchase      185       2.0769
Purchase      188       2.0742
Purchase      48        2.0794
Purchase      4,401     2.0447
Purchase      2,916     2.0444
Purchase      200       2.0950
Purchase      2,000     2.0047
Purchase      714       2.0772
Purchase      4,750     1.8627
Purchase      49        2.0225
Purchase      2,260     1.9909
Purchase      217       2.0620
Purchase      500       2.0922
Purchase      7,898     1.8880
Purchase      500       2.0222
Purchase      1,417     2.1000
Purchase      1,000     1.9977
Purchase      1,000     1.7744
Purchase      2,000     2.0322
Purchase      7,500     1.9297
Purchase      407       1.9615
Purchase      144       2.0744
Purchase      2,000     1.9044
Purchase      1,093     1.8142
Purchase      2,000     1.8935
Purchase      600       2.0794
Purchase      4,369     2.0597
Purchase      6,996     2.0547
Purchase      119       2.0950
Purchase      1,000     2.0646
Purchase      5,952     2.0347
Purchase      952       2.0994
Purchase      475       2.0669
Purchase      23,980    2.0850
Purchase      1,223     2.0435
Purchase      729       1.9551
Purchase      964       2.0744
Purchase      1,000     2.0663
Purchase      1,000     1.9657
Purchase      1,000     1.9927
Purchase      200       2.0900
Purchase      1,000     2.0447
Purchase      228       2.0772
Purchase      3,850     2.0848
Purchase      2,500     1.8864
Purchase      24        2.0722
Purchase      534       1.8484
Purchase      488       2.0138
Purchase      9,615     2.0800
Purchase      140       2.0700
Purchase      275       1.7761
Purchase      2,000     1.9181
Purchase      2,000     2.0597
Purchase      1,174     2.0442
Purchase      15,430    1.9340
Purchase      3,977     1.8747
Purchase      763       2.0975
Purchase      485       2.0247
Purchase      185       2.0772
Purchase      1,000     2.0496
Purchase      1,000     2.0796
Purchase      954       2.0947
Purchase      482       2.0740
Purchase      2,000     2.0694
Purchase      481       2.0772
Purchase      1,673     1.7766
Purchase      4,336     2.0922
Purchase      5,008     1.9560
Purchase      500       2.0797
Purchase      976       2.0145
Purchase      230       2.1075
Purchase      477       2.0688
Purchase      200       2.0800
Purchase      1,050     1.8837
Purchase      1,000     2.0869
Purchase      50        2.0775
Purchase      7,500     1.9107
Purchase      2,000     2.0600
Purchase      836       1.7706
Purchase      100       2.0775
Purchase      2,914     1.9937
Purchase      2,000     1.9917
Purchase      485       2.0596
Purchase      105,000   2.0500
Purchase      4,000     2.0445
Purchase      3,347     2.0772
Purchase      494       1.9967
Purchase      2,365     2.1000
Purchase      1,000     2.1025
Purchase      469       2.1025
Purchase      1,000     1.8692
Purchase      3,000     2.0447
Purchase      470       2.0772
Purchase      1,500     2.1050
Purchase      2,000     2.0395
Purchase      370       2.0247
Purchase      2,000     2.0046
Purchase      1,204     2.0747
Purchase      3,973     1.7707
Purchase      1,026     1.9987
Purchase      948       2.0721
Purchase      441,783   2.0395
Purchase      959       2.0670
Purchase      342       2.0644
Purchase      4,000     1.9937
Purchase      250       2.0722
Purchase      2,644     2.0722
Purchase      4,842     2.0650
Purchase      3,673     2.0771
Purchase      3,000     2.0022
Purchase      3,000     2.0571
Purchase      1,000     2.1025
Purchase      2,664     2.0497
Purchase      770       2.0769
Purchase      3,058     2.0247
Purchase      46        2.0975
Purchase      465       2.0745
Purchase      603       2.0722
Purchase      3,544     2.0197
Purchase      23,910    1.8820
Purchase      52,000    2.0800
Purchase      243       2.0498
Purchase      85,000    2.0600
Purchase      470       2.0892
Purchase      2,000     2.0496
Purchase      3,000     1.9626
Purchase      1,413     2.0642
Purchase      210       1.8525
Purchase      3,623     2.0572
Purchase      950       2.0871
Purchase      2,500     2.0300
Purchase      10,000    1.9530
Purchase      362       2.0713
Purchase      468       2.0975
Purchase      2,424     2.0494
Purchase      2,500     1.9785
Purchase      1,000     1.8636
Purchase      1,120     1.7706
Purchase      1,000     2.0396
Purchase      2,917     2.0347
Purchase      1,000     2.0740
Purchase      556       1.7749
Purchase      3,000     1.8757
Purchase      2,000     2.0722
Purchase      571       1.8837
Purchase      513       1.9142
Purchase      494       2.0222
Purchase      1,818     1.8261
Purchase      100       2.0765
Purchase      750       2.0765
Purchase      2,000     1.9515
Purchase      276       1.7761
Purchase      600       2.0694
Purchase      1,000     2.1152
Sale          362       2.0878
Sale          2,000     1.9413
Sale          1,000     2.1003
Sale          1,000     1.9525
Sale          450       2.0318
Sale          12,383    1.8590
Sale          1,800     1.8743
Sale          7,000     2.0328
Sale          330       1.9525
Sale          321       2.0131
Sale          2,500     2.1003
Sale          138       2.0428
Sale          5,125     1.9513
Sale          200       2.0926
Sale          1,000     2.0656
Sale          1,905     2.0303
Sale          448       1.7815
Sale          2,586     2.0850
Sale          600       1.9804
Sale          3,000     2.0653
Sale          1,000     2.1033
Sale          1,695     2.0704
Sale          1,000     1.8515
Sale          5,000     1.9053
Sale          1,161     1.8803
Sale          2,000     2.1004
Sale          1,423     2.0703
Sale          5,917     1.8150
Sale          5,952     2.0828
Sale          500       1.8513
Sale          2,810     1.8564
Sale          1,050     2.0629
Sale          2,398     2.1003
Sale          1,183     2.0228
Sale          3,520     2.0503
Sale          5,415     1.8560
Sale          1,961     1.9322
Sale          4,495     2.0808
Sale          326       2.0015
Sale          2,000     1.7643
Sale          136       2.0633
Sale          3,000     1.9503
Sale          1,000     2.0378
Sale          2,500     2.0703
Sale          72,463    2.0300
Sale          2,825     2.0603
Sale          156       2.0128
Sale          596       2.0706
Sale          4,054     2.0710
Sale          1,345     2.0432
Sale          5,000     2.0753
Sale          1,000     2.0103
Sale          1,100     2.0525
Sale          3,000     2.0608
Sale          2,000     2.0703
Sale          3,000     2.1000
Sale          5,000     2.0008
Sale          1,878     2.0100
Sale          2,500     1.8030
Sale          2,500     2.0805
Sale          500       2.0278
Sale          1,480     1.9020
Sale          200       2.0353
Sale          1,300     1.8513
Sale          534       2.0802
Sale          683       2.0610
Sale          64        1.8515
Sale          1,000     1.8015
Sale          1,000     2.1000
Sale          2,000     2.0958
Sale          3,000     2.0428
Sale          4,000     2.0655
Sale          1,650     1.9710
Sale          2,672     2.0328
Sale          5,720     1.8600
Sale          200       2.0925
Sale          1,612     2.1015
Sale          630       1.9504
Sale          5,000     2.1000
Sale          270       2.0531
Sale          3,000     1.8743
Sale          1,000     2.0608
Sale          661       1.8864
Sale          3,500     1.9903
Sale          500       2.0953
Sale          1,000     2.0015
Sale          200       1.8513
Sale          1,000     1.8444
Sale          185       2.0350
Sale          2,000     1.9504
Sale          5,000     1.8100
Sale          513       1.9853
Sale          115       2.0778
Sale          24,306    2.1000
Sale          100       2.0510
Sale          24,621    1.8500
Sale          100       2.0708
Sale          5,000     1.9883
Sale          98        1.7642
Sale          4,000     2.0554
Sale          5,612     2.0633
Sale          2,000     2.1015
Sale          3,000     2.0508
Sale          2,000     2.0003
Sale          945       2.0753
Sale          185       2.0015
Sale          553       1.9713
Sale          1,938     2.0706
Sale          4,000     2.0800
Sale          353       1.8513
Sale          5,000     1.8453
Sale          2,000     2.0653
Sale          280       2.0672
Sale          250       2.0375
Sale          500       2.1000
Sale          3,000     1.8150
Sale          415       2.0606
Sale          98        2.0731
Sale          85,000    1.8450
Sale          2,000     2.0903
Sale          1,000     1.8840
Sale          1,600     1.9274
Sale          2,366     1.8515
Sale          10,758    2.0125
Sale          1,199     2.1003
Sale          661       2.0308
Sale          2,000     1.7947
Sale          250       1.8591
Sale          215       2.0053
Sale          4,000     2.1000
Sale          2,100     2.1033
Sale          300       2.0204
Sale          3,500     1.8642
Sale          2,000     1.8207
Sale          407       2.0078
Sale          1,000     2.0608
Sale          3,500     1.8503
Sale          1,800     2.0706
Sale          110,000   2.0300
Sale          1,053     2.0103
Sale          503       1.8403
Sale          7,500     1.9603
Sale          50,000    1.9390
Sale          2,922     1.8400
Sale          261       1.8115
Sale          556       1.9703
Sale          1,513     1.8796
Sale          2,916     2.0754
Sale          3,000     2.0753
Sale          5,000     2.1003
Sale          1,000     2.1000
Sale          500       2.0006
Sale          3,886     2.0606
Sale          2,500     2.1015
Sale          3,000     1.9413
Sale          1,500     2.1050
Sale          17,358    1.9725
Sale          6,322     2.0704
Sale          115       1.8523
Sale          4,500     1.8480
Sale          2,000     2.0503
Sale          4,369     2.0775
Sale          1,000     2.0900
Sale          5,400     2.1046
Sale          500       1.8515
Sale          571       1.8837
Sale          1,747     1.8515
Sale          22,500    1.8520
Sale          2,000     2.0103
Sale          500       2.0006
Sale          571       1.8837
Sale          500       2.0006
Sale          1,500     2.0503
Sale          2,432     2.0728
Sale          350       1.9903
Sale          2,500     2.0128
Sale          2,663     2.0756
Sale          5,000     2.0803
Sale          278       2.0731
Sale          1,065     1.8743
Sale          3,000     1.9514
Sale          420,339   2.0560
Sale          2,664     2.1003
Sale          276       1.8313
Sale          106       2.0950
Sale          3,623     2.1003
Sale          1,052     1.9607
Sale          10,000    2.0750
Sale          750       1.8850
Sale          1,500     2.0478
Sale          1,000     2.0706
Sale          150       2.0928
Sale          3,000     2.0412
Sale          26        2.0404
Sale          1,933     2.0703
Sale          1,000     2.0103
Sale          2,000     2.0028
Sale          643       2.0800
Sale          456       2.0103
Sale          3,039     1.9003
Sale          23,910    2.0350
Sale          645       1.8015
Sale          2,721     2.0650
Sale          3,000     2.0678
Sale          2,000     1.9386
Sale          5,291     1.9503
Sale          2,000     2.0515
Sale          1,818     1.8721
Sale          50,000    1.9000
Sale          1,057     2.0758
Sale          771       2.0856
Sale          5,000     1.8450
Sale          1,000     2.0228
Sale          200       2.0653
Sale          500       2.0900
Sale          550       2.0228
Sale          2,000     2.0704
Sale          2,500     1.8282
Sale          2,044     2.0053
Sale          1,000     2.0785
Sale          200       1.8513
Sale          100       1.8330
Sale          2,367     1.9012
Sale          616       1.8513
Sale          1,302     1.8843
Sale          4,500     1.8743
Sale          1,120     1.8607
Sale          1,300     2.0975
Sale          4,236     2.0804
Sale          5,000     1.9433
Sale          1,000     2.0660
Sale          2,000     2.0756
Sale          9,614     1.9150
Sale          968       2.0753
Sale          2,500     2.0453
Sale          2,000     2.0580
Sale          362       1.7628
Sale          1,500     2.0608
Sale          6,694     1.9393
Sale          1,000     2.0228
Sale          250       2.0806
Sale          2,280     1.8850
Sale          792       2.0803
Sale          10,000    2.0635
Sale          2,000     2.0031
Sale          1,355     1.8457
Sale          937       1.8145
Sale          3,000     2.0554
Sale          2,000     2.0580
Sale          400       2.0690
Sale          50,000    1.8500
Sale          1,000     2.0128
Sale          1,924     2.0575
Sale          14,488    2.0475
Sale          2,700     1.8453
Sale          7,655     2.0075
Sale          2,000     1.8415
Sale          10,000    1.8400
Sale          2,000     2.1000
Sale          1,000     2.0900
Sale          7,898     2.0000
Sale          500       2.1378
Sale          105,000   2.1000
Sale          1,058     2.0731
Sale          5,000     2.0156
Sale          2,260     2.0400
Sale          3,000     2.1003
Sale          1,263     1.8457
Sale          1,767     2.1000
Sale          1,083     1.8444
Sale          10,000    2.0700
Sale          2,489     2.0807
Sale          2,000     2.1003
Sale          1,000     2.1015
Sale          2,000     2.0203
Sale          1,651     1.8491
Sale          3,827     1.9853
Sale          3,588     2.0655
Sale          422       2.0606
Sale          5,000     2.0679
Sale          2,000     2.0800
Sale          3,000     2.0353
Sale          1,000     1.8115
Sale          600       2.0903
Sale          2,000     2.1082
Sale          400       2.0525
Sale          391       2.0583
Sale          1,000     2.0633
Sale          574       2.0015
Sale          1,197     1.9487
Sale          500       1.9923
Sale          5,000     1.9603
Sale          2,000     1.8907
Sale          2,000     1.8230
Sale          4,290     1.8782
Sale          2,787     2.0655
Sale          6,134     1.8200
Sale          2,000     2.0003
Sale          3,200     2.0628
Sale          410       2.0535
Sale          1,000     2.0100
Sale          1,500     1.8015
Sale          3,000     2.0503
Sale          1,693     2.0187
Sale          3,551     2.0679
Sale          1,000     2.0078
Sale          300       1.9560
Sale          2,885     2.0505
Sale          4,851     2.0778
Sale          498       2.0228
Sale          792       1.8468
Sale          5,000     2.0253
Sale          1,000     2.0878
Sale          6,014     2.0028
Sale          5,927     1.8100
Sale          2,147     1.9020
Sale          4,791     1.8453
Sale          387       1.9020
Sale          2,500     1.8415
Sale          3,958     2.0350
Sale          5,000     2.0708
Sale          1,572     2.0005
Sale          1,098     1.9020
Sale          1,000     2.0453
Sale          3,477     2.0779
Sale          531       1.8843
Sale          2,750     1.9833
Sale          150       2.0656
Sale          2,000     2.1000
Sale          2,066     2.0800
Sale          250       2.0553
Sale          12,000    1.8230
Sale          2,717     2.0706
Sale          1,000     2.0015
Sale          300       2.0705
Sale          27,173    1.9300
Sale          1,000     2.1003
Sale          5,000     2.0253
Sale          1,000     2.0051
Sale          4,417     2.0504
Sale          475       2.0003
Sale          300       2.0735
Sale          12,215    1.8150
Sale          1,518     2.1003
Sale          1,723     1.9532
Sale          3,000     1.9733
Sale          5,487     1.8500
Sale          52,000    2.0600
Sale          7,146     2.0754
Sale          2,703     1.8504
Sale          3,000     2.0525
Sale          2,000     2.0103
Sale          7,000     1.8520
Sale          3,000     2.0103
Sale          1,600     2.0778
Sale          556       2.0708
Sale          500       2.0656
Sale          2,267     2.0618
Sale          1,622     1.8557
Sale          300       1.9804
Sale          500       1.8315
Sale          2,834     1.9903
Sale          2,000     2.0750
Sale          2,000     1.9224
Sale          1,460     2.0903
Sale          20,000    2.0597
Sale          1,466     1.9804
Sale          500       2.0750
Sale          5,000     1.9900
Sale          1,000     2.0606
Sale          7,500     1.9353
Sale          2,500     2.1050
Sale          9,883     2.1000
Sale          257       1.9923
Sale          2,000     1.8546
Sale          108       2.1003
Sale          1,000     1.9903
Sale          1,500     2.0537
Sale          5,008     2.0125
Sale          1,200     1.9525
Sale          1,001     1.8513
Sale          3,177     2.0103
Sale          2,065     1.9853
Sale          2,665     2.0428
Sale          1,000     2.0153
Sale          4,105     1.8713
Sale          5,430     2.0750
Sale          1,447     1.9607
Sale          2,000     2.0628
Sale          257       2.0153
Sale          3,850     2.0731
Sale          750       2.0656
Sale          1,000     2.1004
Sale          1,000     1.9540
Sale          2,000     2.1012
Sale          567       2.0758
Sale          2,500     1.8546
Sale          1,500     1.8607
Sale          3,000     1.9123
Sale          4,893     1.8550
Sale          3,000     2.1025
Sale          400       2.0428
Sale          1,000     2.1015
Sale          500       2.0553
Sale          2,000     2.0653
Sale          1,700     2.0800
Sale          1,914     1.8457
Sale          3,000     2.0103
Sale          62        2.0900
Sale          9,635     1.9900
Sale          7,171     2.0406
Sale          1,000     1.9604
Sale          500       1.8865
Sale          2,390     1.9020
Sale          500       1.9525
Sale          54        2.1015
Sale          100       2.0428
Sale          1,000     2.0015
Sale          1,000     2.0028
Sale          499       2.0728
Sale          3,831     2.1008
Sale          577       1.9733
Sale          22,571    1.8750
Sale          1,500     2.0878
Sale          588       1.9020
Sale          557       2.0515
Sale          2,000     2.0528
Sale          140       2.0950
Sale          1,000     2.0029
Sale          1,000     2.0330
Sale          5,150     1.8600
Sale          3,357     1.9623
Sale          2,000     2.0775
Sale          4,500     1.8550
Sale          10,000    2.1000
Sale          1,000     1.8469
Sale          3,000     2.0654
Sale          71        2.0015
Sale          2,500     1.8557
Sale          959       2.0900
Sale          300       2.0729
Sale          282       2.0278
Sale          1,702     1.8457
Sale          3,144     1.8853
Sale          1,341     2.0900
Sale          3,973     1.8850
Sale          2,000     1.8743
Sale          3,000     2.0203
Sale          500       2.0750
Sale          1,000     1.8609
Sale          5,000     1.9508
Sale          3,141     2.0200
Sale          5,000     2.0734
Sale          1,560     1.9020
Sale          4,819     2.0900
Sale          29,002    2.0050
Sale          63        2.0029
Sale          2,000     2.0706
Sale          1,000     1.7643
Sale          220       2.0605
Sale          4,401     2.0750
Sale          1,000     2.0875
Sale          500       2.0175
Sale          2,000     1.8712
Sale          1,000     2.0303
Sale          2,240     2.0006
Sale          1,084     1.8843
Sale          7,000     2.0503
Sale          1,000     2.1003
Sale          14,000    2.0225
Sale          3,101     2.0003
Sale          11,776    1.9100
Sale          3,467     2.0708
Sale          2,389     2.0754
Sale          544       2.0531
Sale          5,500     1.8550
Sale          589       2.0654
Sale          1,421     1.8850
Sale          1,098     2.0228
Sale          10,000    2.1000
Sale          3,000     2.0703
Sale          2,000     1.9154
Sale          1,000     2.1000
Sale          2,158     2.0703
Sale          1,000     2.0750
Sale          1,000     1.8815
Sale          1,500     2.1003
Sale          533       2.1378
Sale          5,000     1.9273
Sale          2,500     1.8612
Sale          1,200     2.0628
Sale          1,000     2.0015
Sale          3,000     2.0328
Sale          500       1.9903
Sale          361       2.0803
Sale          10,000    2.0425
Sale          1,093     1.8539
Sale          2,923     1.9152
Sale          3,000     2.0078
Sale          1,197     2.0900
Sale          500       1.8215
Sale          3,544     2.0403
Sale          2,027     1.8113
Sale          595       2.1003
Sale          1,951     2.0053
Sale          956       2.1000
Sale          1,060     2.0680
Sale          2,917     1.9904
Sale          1,144     2.0278
Sale          1,249     2.0031
Sale          1,503     2.1000
Sale          10,000    2.0575
Sale          828       1.9020
Sale          2,000     2.0554
Sale          10,000    2.0800
Sale          1,229     2.0706
Sale          572       2.0228
Sale          812       2.0911
Sale          1,000     1.9020
Sale          2,000     2.0808
Sale          6,747     2.0656
Sale          1,500     2.0681
Sale          6,996     2.0978
Sale          1,432     2.0703
Sale          1,301     2.0735
Sale          250       2.0958
Sale          91        1.8865
Sale          1,904     2.0704
Sale          8,588     1.9510
Sale          1,000     1.9804
Sale          1,000     2.0376
Sale          1,291     1.9723
Sale          3,000     1.8600
Sale          815       2.0015
Sale          275       1.8957
Sale          1,086     1.8406
Sale          4,850     2.0628
Sale          5,174     1.9920
Sale          800       1.8580
Sale          750       2.0228
Sale          500       2.0731
Sale          8,000     2.0878
Sale          224       2.1000
Sale          1,000     2.0376
Sale          2,000     1.8207
Sale          1,146     1.8539
Sale          4,750     2.0280
Sale          10,000    2.0325
Sale          2,500     1.8115
Sale          3,000     2.0603
Sale          698       1.9020
Sale          2,500     2.0203
Sale          169       2.0703
Sale          2,315     2.0507
Sale          292       1.9904
Sale          2,000     2.0700
Sale          4,500     2.0956
Sale          3,513     1.8520
Sale          4,458     2.1003
Sale          3,000     2.0278
Sale          1,000     1.9803
Sale          1,500     1.9923
Sale          2,500     2.0368
Sale          909       1.9803
Sale          500       2.0515
Sale          2,000     2.0053
Sale          2,500     2.0800
Sale          5,000     1.8590
Sale          800       2.0704
Sale          500       2.0350
Sale          2,625     2.1003
Sale          1,200     2.0503
Sale          1,000     2.0606
Sale          5,734     2.0556
Sale          3,429     1.8520
Sale          499       1.9904
Sale          1,069     2.0756
Sale          3,687     1.9005
Sale          863       2.0028
Sale          2,247     2.1000
Sale          1,000     1.8572
Sale          7,322     2.0803
Sale          700       2.1000
Sale          484       2.0368
Sale          1,000     2.0375
Sale          1,000     2.0800
Sale          6,000     2.1003
Sale          1,250     1.8842
Sale          908       2.0528
Sale          6,000     1.9303
Sale          63        2.0015
Sale          970       2.0554
Sale          1,716     2.0703
Sale          3,000     2.1050
Sale          300       2.0003
Sale          2,424     2.1008
Sale          2,877     2.0228
Sale          2,000     2.0653
Sale          831       2.0029
Sale          950       2.1000
Sale          5,626     1.9790
Sale          2,701     1.8743
Sale          2,000     1.8850
Sale          2,000     2.0793
Sale          2,000     2.0362
Sale          2,000     1.8483
Sale          5,464     2.0853
Sale          1,000     1.8853
Sale          1,000     1.8512
Sale          2,876     1.8360
Sale          1,000     2.0404
Sale          500       2.0800
Sale          3,456     2.0653
Sale          5,000     2.0478
Sale          1,026     2.0400
Sale          461       2.0350
Sale          14,449    1.8400
Sale          1,500     2.0728
Sale          1,000     1.7815
Sale          2,975     1.8550
Sale          4,076     1.7638
Sale          3,977     1.9110
Sale          3,000     2.0353
Sale          500       2.1015
Sale          900       2.0015
Sale          113       2.0604
Sale          4,890     2.0253
Sale          8,314     1.8400
Sale          1,000     2.1000
Sale          407       2.0103
Sale          4,213     2.0650
Sale          10,214    2.0710
Sale          500       2.0015
Sale          978       2.0735
Sale          1,000     1.9525
Sale          394       1.8743
Sale          23,980    2.0650
Sale          266       1.9520
Sale          10,000    1.9900


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            18500          1.9327
CFD             Short            441783         2.0395
CFD             Long             571            1.8836
CFD             Long             17358          1.9725
CFD             Long             420339         2.0559
CFD             Long             5400           2.1046

(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                         10 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                    19.3400          EURO           11/10/2007
OPTION             Purchased     7,103                     15.8100          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