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               11 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        24,281,952   5.76%          191,195   0 .05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      4,889,430   1.16%        4,345,633   1.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               29,171,382   6.93%         4,536,828  1.08%

(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/sale     Number of Securities Price per unit
Purchase           1,076               2.7875
Purchase           4,780               2.8075
Purchase           138                 2.795
Purchase           3,747               2.535
Purchase           1,954               2.5425
Purchase           161                 2.785
Purchase           171                 2.8275
Purchase           44                  2.8275
Purchase           6,416               2.79
Purchase           85                  2.55
Purchase           372                 2.5495
Purchase           1,000               2.81
Purchase           50                  2.82
Purchase           3,886               2.5587
Purchase           1,777               2.7925
Purchase           1,803               2.7718
Purchase           5,000               2.765
Purchase           1,000               2.6775
Purchase           402                 2.5625
Purchase           7,194               2.78
Purchase           700                 2.8075
Purchase           180                 2.83
Purchase           1,943               2.5725
Purchase           431                 2.7796
Purchase           179                 2.7825
Purchase           4,000               2.5
Purchase           2,000               2.585
Purchase           5,000               2.545
Purchase           1,000               2.575
Purchase           3,565               2.8048
Purchase           5,000               2.785
Purchase           619                 2.5568
Purchase           171                 2.8325
Purchase           2,482               2.8025
Purchase           1,000               2.5525
Purchase           803                 2.49
Purchase           4,641               2.785
Purchase           2,980               2.5292
Purchase           2,850               2.79
Purchase           1,957               2.5375
Purchase           1,000               2.7875
Purchase           771                 2.5625
Purchase           2,500               2.8075
Purchase           1,000               2.5625
Purchase           14                  2.825
Purchase           7,500               2.785
Purchase           1,750               2.8075
Purchase           500                 2.8
Purchase           1,000               2.61
Purchase           291                 2.6095
Purchase           351                 2.7975
Purchase           33                  2.595
Purchase           1,434               2.7875
Purchase           10,000              2.62
Purchase           500                 2.5792
Purchase           2,500               2.6175
Purchase           1,500               2.8
Purchase           10,000              2.805
Purchase           5,008               2.8
Purchase           1,181               2.7925
Purchase           4,000               2.525
Purchase           1,500               2.5975
Purchase           528                 2.8025
Purchase           3,119               2.55
Purchase           1,500               2.48
Purchase           7,752               2.81
Purchase           1,000               2.805
Purchase           1,166               2.5695
Purchase           718                 2.7825
Purchase           1,000               2.5469
Purchase           500                 2.8073
Purchase           190                 2.8325
Purchase           1,007               2.8225
Purchase           369                 2.6425
Purchase           2,573               2.81
Purchase           709                 2.795
Purchase           245                 2.59
Purchase           500                 2.5575
Purchase           2,332               2.5569
Purchase           179                 2.76
Purchase           1,200               2.595
Purchase           757                 2.6175
Purchase           7,000               2.805
Purchase           1,000               2.82
Purchase           2,300               2.78
Purchase           378                 2.48
Purchase           300                 2.55
Purchase           2,000               2.5344
Purchase           35,000              2.59
Purchase           1,793               2.77
Purchase           347                 2.8275
Purchase           3,894               2.59
Purchase           1,000               2.5375
Purchase           100                 2.58
Purchase           803                 2.49
Purchase           10,000              2.63
Purchase           500                 2.805
Purchase           7,725               2.575
Purchase           5,000               2.7816
Purchase           1,500               2.5725
Purchase           300                 2.53
Purchase           1,000               2.795
Purchase           699                 2.8275
Purchase           382                 2.57
Purchase           1,430               2.7969
Purchase           800                 2.6225
Purchase           1,000               2.5325
Purchase           356                 2.8069
Purchase           8,300               2.59
Purchase           2,000               2.7725
Purchase           600                 2.7975
Purchase           1,000               2.5
Purchase           90                  2.585
Purchase           1,785               2.8
Purchase           7,626               2.6225
Purchase           200                 2.8
Purchase           890                 2.8075
Purchase           384                 2.5556
Purchase           943                 2.5595
Purchase           1,500               2.7875
Purchase           797                 2.4869
Purchase           1,500               2.8
Purchase           381                 2.575
Purchase           1,875               2.805
Purchase           1,500               2.7725
Purchase           3,538               2.81
Purchase           347                 2.8275
Purchase           461                 2.6
Purchase           1,000               2.7525
Purchase           1,000               2.4975
Purchase           321                 2.4894
Purchase           186                 2.6795
Purchase           191                 2.605
Purchase           1,236               2.83
Purchase           1,000               2.7925
Purchase           575                 2.5749
Purchase           796                 2.4894
Purchase           154                 2.7612
Purchase           1,000               2.7925
Purchase           189                 2.6325
Purchase           2,000               2.5775
Purchase           705                 2.8097
Purchase           1,552               2.5596
Purchase           94                  2.58
Purchase           631                 2.8175
Purchase           356                 2.8025
Purchase           500                 2.5475
Purchase           1,427               2.8023
Purchase           500                 2.4575
Purchase           400                 2.595
Purchase           3,590               2.785
Purchase           7,606               2.615
Purchase           66                  2.7975
Purchase           1,000               2.8075
Purchase           5,000               2.8017
Purchase           956                 2.615
Purchase           39                  2.555
Purchase           9,003               2.53
Purchase           1,250               2.8025
Purchase           776                 2.5768
Purchase           354                 2.79
Purchase           3,000               2.74
Purchase           136                 2.8275
Purchase           3,813               2.6225
Purchase           262                 2.7975
Purchase           2,000               2.5695
Purchase           3,250               2.578
Purchase           1,000               2.5675
Purchase           1,000               2.48
Purchase           375                 2.6291
Purchase           959                 2.7725
Purchase           396                 2.52
Purchase           2,277               2.6343
Purchase           2,000               2.56
Purchase           595                 2.52
Purchase           349                 2.81
Purchase           1,060               2.8025
Purchase           1,000               2.54
Purchase           1,000               2.48
Purchase           1,000               2.7725
Purchase           2,840               2.8
Purchase           500                 2.8
Purchase           800                 2.5512
Purchase           356                 2.8075
Purchase           3,222               2.7925
Purchase           160                 2.4895
Purchase           2,000               2.625
Purchase           92                  2.56
Purchase           962                 2.5975
Purchase           3,168               2.7925
Purchase           222                 2.7656
Purchase           583                 2.5375
Purchase           20,000              2.8075
Purchase           7,338               2.78
Purchase           22,678              2.8
Purchase           89                  2.8073
Purchase           388                 2.5747
Purchase           393                 2.4995
Purchase           600                 2.52
Purchase           2,000               2.55
Purchase           1,813               2.7375
Purchase           1,558               2.55
Purchase           1,000               2.54
Purchase           205                 2.5825
Purchase           1,300               2.6995
Purchase           100                 2.8275
Purchase           346                 2.82
Purchase           3,000               2.492
Purchase           4,000               2.765
Purchase           252                 2.6095
Purchase           700                 2.564
Purchase           1,000               2.8275
Purchase           200                 2.6945
Purchase           1,000               2.8
Purchase           1,000               2.8072
Purchase           1,800               2.5275
Purchase           286                 2.7825
Purchase           1,000               2.81
Purchase           3,844               2.5865
Purchase           1,000               2.7725
Purchase           633                 2.5895
Purchase           5,078               2.56
Purchase           595                 2.8275
Purchase           2,346               2.5392
Purchase           242                 2.5575
Purchase           1,000               2.5475
Purchase           1,000               2.8
Purchase           3,194               2.8
Purchase           1,154               2.8125
Purchase           3,568               2.8025
Purchase           1,783               2.785
Purchase           1,000               2.8048
Purchase           575                 2.7825
Purchase           1,000               2.46
Purchase           276                 2.5746
Purchase           20,000              2.62
Purchase           500                 2.7975
Purchase           1,766               2.81
Purchase           1,000               2.5442
Purchase           500                 2.8125
Purchase           2,000               2.7848
Purchase           385                 2.5875
Purchase           260                 2.7895
Purchase           601                 2.6344
Purchase           216                 2.765
Purchase           1,067               2.51
Purchase           6,822               2.77
Purchase           400                 2.81
Purchase           2,000               2.8025
Purchase           857                 2.82
Purchase           1,200               2.56
Purchase           500                 2.5994
Purchase           1,430               2.7775
Purchase           350                 2.655
Purchase           1,078               2.52
Purchase           1,000               2.7922
Purchase           1,550               2.5596
Purchase           392                 2.52
Purchase           1,079               2.63
Purchase           40                  2.4795
Purchase           699                 2.8275
Purchase           1,007               2.557
Purchase           347                 2.8325
Purchase           382                 2.5695
Purchase           2,500               2.7925
Purchase           1,547               2.585
Purchase           1,054               2.82
Purchase           1,000               2.5644
Purchase           1,500               2.4525
Purchase           709                 2.62
Purchase           401                 2.49
Purchase           1,175               2.5625
Purchase           2,806               2.6725
Purchase           1,000               2.677
Purchase           1,768               2.8072
Purchase           1,201               2.4975
Purchase           373                 2.6775
Purchase           9,187               2.8075
Purchase           57                  2.795
Purchase           1,000               2.82
Purchase           350                 2.805
Purchase           500                 2.6125
Purchase           1,000               2.5775
Purchase           198                 2.45
Purchase           508                 2.8025
Purchase           3,839               2.59
Purchase           3,000               2.535
Purchase           450                 2.58
Purchase           5,000               2.55
Purchase           405                 2.56
Purchase           1,000               2.5075
Purchase           1,169               2.5475
Purchase           600                 2.78
Purchase           386                 2.5892
Purchase           5,000               2.8025
Purchase           1,000               2.4969
Purchase           750                 2.6396
Purchase           3,571               2.8
Purchase           1,156               2.595
Purchase           5,000               2.7725
Purchase           1,000               2.6
Purchase           200                 2.6175
Purchase           180                 2.83
Purchase           2,506               2.7925
Purchase           389                 2.5675
Purchase           300                 2.8275
Purchase           1,072               2.7975
Purchase           396                 2.49
Purchase           1,775               2.78
Purchase           4,000               2.7871
Purchase           194                 2.5642
Purchase           1,220               2.7825
Purchase           1,079               2.78
Purchase           2,000               2.527
Purchase           5,000               2.6275
Purchase           1,500               2.45
Purchase           280                 2.5
Purchase           3,000               2.5425
Purchase           377                 2.5868
Purchase           1,186               2.5275
Purchase           4,500               2.5512
Purchase           813                 2.61
Purchase           1,755               2.83
Purchase           289                 2.7637
Purchase           2,000               2.54
Purchase           199                 2.5045
Purchase           1,000               2.7925
Purchase           500                 2.75
Purchase           717                 2.7637
Purchase           176                 2.8175
Purchase           682                 2.83
Purchase           1,428               2.8
Purchase           1,102               2.8
Purchase           240                 2.55
Purchase           1,785               2.78
Purchase           5,000               2.805
Purchase           3,606               2.7725
Purchase           364                 2.54
Purchase           1,418               2.7975
Purchase           2,500               2.8098
Purchase           1,000               2.595
Purchase           1,017               2.515
Purchase           179                 2.79
Purchase           3,528               2.8048
Purchase           482                 2.4875
Purchase           5,000               2.5895
Purchase           813                 2.5593
Purchase           424                 2.7975
Purchase           491                 2.8072
Purchase           200                 2.61
Purchase           5,040               2.7775
Purchase           100                 2.5892
Purchase           354                 2.82
Purchase           383                 2.575
Purchase           3,530               2.8325
Purchase           1,001               2.4958
Purchase           5,000               2.79
Purchase           104                 2.56
Purchase           138                 2.82
Purchase           742                 2.6945
Purchase           700                 2.5375
Purchase           1,936               2.565
Purchase           3,982               2.4969
Purchase           282                 2.83
Purchase           1,500               2.7925
Purchase           706                 2.8072
Purchase           4,000               2.7872
Purchase           1,250               2.6
Purchase           1,008               2.4796
Purchase           2,709               2.75
Purchase           2,500               2.6125
Purchase           1,000               2.74
Purchase           1,000               2.5625
Purchase           196                 2.54
Purchase           4,995               2.53
Purchase           1,971               2.52
Purchase           2,301               2.5895
Purchase           3,571               2.8
Purchase           1,000               2.5425
Purchase           1,063               2.82
Purchase           2,000               2.7637
Purchase           1,940               2.56
Purchase           1,000               2.7998
Purchase           3,551               2.8
Purchase           219                 2.55
Purchase           1,967               2.525
Purchase           3,891               2.555
Purchase           356                 2.8075
Purchase           1,500               2.5775
Purchase           2,000               2.7687
Purchase           176                 2.7725
Purchase           337                 2.4675
Purchase           5,000               2.5775
Purchase           1,000               2.8075
Purchase           803                 2.49
Purchase           357                 2.8
Purchase           500                 2.5575
Purchase           3,593               2.7825
Purchase           3,027               2.6425
Purchase           1,769               2.8073
Purchase           89                  2.6492
Purchase           1,500               2.545
Purchase           1,000               2.81
Purchase           1,414               2.8275
Purchase           198                 2.5519
Purchase           713                 2.7725
Purchase           785                 2.5475
Purchase           178                 2.805
Purchase           1,000               2.78
Purchase           190                 2.795
Purchase           2,000               2.582
Purchase           2,671               2.8069
Purchase           473                 2.6242
Purchase           1,528               2.5996
Purchase           500                 2.7612
Purchase           1,803               2.7725
Purchase           5,301               2.805
Purchase           53                  2.6225
Purchase           414                 2.7681
Purchase           1,013               2.8048
Purchase           901                 2.7718
Purchase           801                 2.4945
Purchase           4,000               2.5968
Purchase           924                 2.7825
Purchase           2,500               2.8
Purchase           1,405               2.8275
Purchase           7,162               2.7775
Purchase           1,999               2.485
Purchase           1,000               2.8275
Purchase           1,000               2.5393
Purchase           1,768               2.8275
Purchase           348                 2.8075
Purchase           2,112               2.8175
Purchase           1,500               2.6175
Purchase           384                 2.57
Purchase           2,000               2.5375
Purchase           1,322               2.6275
Purchase           392                 2.545
Purchase           96                  2.5794
Purchase           1,000               2.54
Purchase           5,000               2.8
Purchase           196                 2.4975
Purchase           2,753               2.635
Purchase           6,850               2.6275
Purchase           10,000              2.82
Purchase           2,000               2.605
Purchase           10,000              2.8075
Purchase           383                 2.61
Purchase           3,000               2.6272
Purchase           303                 2.64
Purchase           3,537               2.7975
Purchase           764                 2.5975
Purchase           360                 2.7718
Purchase           25,242              2.7975
Purchase           6,000               2.8
Purchase           1,908               2.62
Purchase           1,828               2.717
Purchase           1,000               2.8175
Purchase           5,306               2.6225
Purchase           17,873              2.7975
Purchase           2,355               2.5475
Purchase           1,500               2.8325
Purchase           645                 2.79
Purchase           16,304              2.76
Purchase           200                 2.6
Purchase           110                 2.59
Purchase           2,331               2.7925
Purchase           500                 2.55
Purchase           500                 2.7925
Purchase           2,500               2.57
Purchase           225                 2.6194
Purchase           200                 2.825
Purchase           2,693               2.5992
Purchase           10,000              2.7637
Purchase           1,000               2.57
Purchase           1,550               2.5619
Purchase           8,976               2.785
Purchase           200                 2.58
Purchase           1,500               2.785
Purchase           1,964               2.5446
Purchase           2,000               2.5644
Purchase           746                 2.6795
Purchase           700                 2.8168
Purchase           600                 2.4995
Purchase           282                 2.8275
Purchase           300                 2.4975
Purchase           1,000               2.73
Purchase           500                 2.59
Purchase           450                 2.49
Purchase           102                 2.8025
Purchase           504                 2.57
Purchase           140                 2.825
Purchase           17,857              2.8
Purchase           18,867              2.65
Purchase           350                 2.805
Purchase           2,000               2.6125
Purchase           2,000               2.5425
Purchase           1,000               2.54
Purchase           235                 2.48
Purchase           26,340              2.7925
Purchase           3,560               2.7925
Purchase           378                 2.5969
Purchase           691                 2.8025
Purchase           368                 2.6645
Purchase           1,500               2.78
Purchase           1,533               2.7925
Purchase           2,517               2.78
Purchase           359                 2.78
Purchase           1,512               2.645
Purchase           705                 2.82
Purchase           279                 2.82
Purchase           1,921               2.585
Purchase           1,500               2.6016
Purchase           3,784               2.51
Purchase           300                 2.54
Purchase           2,634               2.83
Purchase           195                 2.5575
Purchase           10                  2.775
Purchase           1,328               2.7775
Purchase           345                 2.8325
Purchase           1,000               2.76
Purchase           772                 2.5675
Purchase           500                 2.7975
Purchase           352                 2.7925
Purchase           180                 2.765
Purchase           48,187              2.55
Purchase           52                  2.8025
Purchase           20,000              2.76
Purchase           1,000               2.8325
Purchase           500                 2.8075
Purchase           700                 2.76
Purchase           20,000              2.5
Purchase           5,000               2.6175
Purchase           3,295               2.785
Purchase           71                  2.8072
Purchase           5,900               2.58
Purchase           5,000               2.795
Purchase           3,782               2.76
Purchase           2,697               2.58
Purchase           354                 2.785
Purchase           1,328               2.5594
Purchase           31                  2.83
Purchase           1,078               2.7825
Purchase           528                 2.8275
Purchase           766                 2.74
Purchase           1,000               2.5592
Purchase           2,478               2.8075
Purchase           5,781               2.58
Purchase           356                 2.8025
Purchase           1,000               2.56
Purchase           800                 2.4969
Purchase           1,779               2.8094
Purchase           6,000               2.7575
Purchase           511                 2.7725
Purchase           500                 2.5375
Purchase           697                 2.8175
Purchase           2,679               2.7825
Purchase           356                 2.7581
Purchase           171                 2.8275
Purchase           382                 2.57
Purchase           1,510               2.6475
Purchase           800                 2.8075
Purchase           2,046               2.785
Purchase           23                  2.8325
Purchase           1,000               2.4525
Purchase           3,000               2.6275
Purchase           176                 2.83
Purchase           3,586               2.7725
Purchase           250                 2.79
Purchase           534                 2.805
Purchase           1,000               2.6775
Purchase           356                 2.8048
Purchase           766                 2.5792
Purchase           3,000               2.7825
Purchase           112                 2.5794
Purchase           2,000               2.5775
Purchase           48,000              2.6997
Purchase           6,400               2.6515
Purchase           3,000               2.5425
Purchase           770                 2.5944
Purchase           144,774             2.6063
Purchase           1,869               2.6745
Purchase           225                 2.82
Purchase           9,769               2.5501
Purchase           1,000               2.7592
Purchase           2,314               2.79
Purchase           19,704              2.5375
Purchase           1,000               2.4675
Purchase           1,515               2.6216
Purchase           3,802               2.615
Purchase           1,000               2.79
Purchase           20,000              2.62
Purchase           1,000               2.8075
Purchase           720                 2.7775
Purchase           26,222              2.5675
Purchase           176                 2.8275
Purchase           1,787               2.4796
Purchase           2,293               2.6
Purchase           74                  2.8275
Purchase           5,000               2.7925
Purchase           361                 2.7637
Purchase           1,000               2.78
Purchase           2,328               2.8125
Purchase           1,170               2.54
Purchase           49                  2.7469
Purchase           3,900               2.6225
Purchase           400                 2.4675
Purchase           1,000               2.4775
Purchase           100                 2.63
Purchase           2,000               2.4875
Purchase           1,968               2.5395
Purchase           1,300               2.5775
Purchase           500                 2.79
Purchase           500                 2.74
Purchase           763                 2.5975
Purchase           3,623               2.76
Purchase           700                 2.8275
Purchase           378                 2.5969
Purchase           378                 2.5975
Purchase           95                  2.7581
Purchase           2,313               2.78
Purchase           600                 2.7825
Purchase           385                 2.58
Purchase           50                  2.6075
Purchase           1,485               2.5575
Purchase           822                 2.7725
Purchase           2,000               2.79
Purchase           1,500               2.8025
Purchase           778                 2.5475
Purchase           190                 2.5775
Purchase           1,000               2.805
Purchase           5,019               2.59
Purchase           3,000               2.535
Purchase           3,000               2.525
Purchase           778                 2.5475
Purchase           3,000               2.642
Purchase           300                 2.45
Purchase           5,000               2.78
Purchase           702                 2.8175
Purchase           2,049               2.79
Purchase           1,060               2.83
Purchase           395                 2.4944
Purchase           1,000               2.5969
Purchase           2,000               2.8072
Purchase           1,800               2.7775
Purchase           1,055               2.8225
Purchase           1,000               2.7925
Purchase           4,500               2.5895
Purchase           805                 2.795
Purchase           712                 2.785
Purchase           353                 2.8275
Purchase           36                  2.7637
Purchase           8,168               2.8
Purchase           2,300               2.5915
Purchase           3,857               2.5775
Purchase           1,960               2.55
Purchase           1,000               2.54
Purchase           400                 2.58
Purchase           1,960               2.534
Purchase           768                 2.58
Purchase           430                 2.7871
Purchase           87                  2.687
Purchase           1,000               2.78
Purchase           500                 2.51
Purchase           91                  2.5768
Purchase           1,000               2.8275
Purchase           20,490              2.7675
Purchase           1,000               2.8
Purchase           917                 2.5
Purchase           66                  2.82
Purchase           13,000              2.7975
Purchase           298                 2.7725
Purchase           710                 2.815
Purchase           2,282               2.8325
Purchase           1,568               2.55
Purchase           252                 2.78
Purchase           7,132               2.7825
Purchase           2,000               2.805
Purchase           1,000               2.475
Purchase           537                 2.79
Purchase           374                 2.6244
Purchase           8,131               2.5825
Purchase           73                  2.5625
Purchase           844                 2.75
Purchase           1,000               2.8275
Purchase           1,189               2.8275
Purchase           1,940               2.5769
Purchase           1,181               2.54
Purchase           20,000              2.785
Purchase           2,482               2.8025
Purchase           825                 2.7656
Purchase           356                 2.8073
Purchase           3,000               2.535
Purchase           1,176               2.55
Purchase           3,000               2.8025
Purchase           346                 2.82
Purchase           648                 2.775
Purchase           100                 2.8069
Purchase           230                 2.5425
Purchase           3,000               2.7925
Purchase           1,400               2.7496
Purchase           1,000               2.7998
Purchase           3,685               2.5775
Purchase           699                 2.8275
Purchase           1,000               2.8275
Purchase           183                 2.7195
Purchase           180                 2.76
Purchase           94                  2.82
Purchase           3,581               2.7925
Purchase           2,000               2.795
Purchase           4,000               2.575
Purchase           10,000              2.54
Purchase           770                 2.825
Purchase           250                 2.595
Purchase           1,074               2.7725
Purchase           731                 2.7725
Purchase           394                 2.815
Purchase           329                 2.7725
Purchase           354                 2.8325
Purchase           1,000               2.6375
Purchase           1,181               2.54
Purchase           8,736               2.58
Purchase           1,568               2.5494
Purchase           281                 2.785
Purchase           3,625               2.7581
Purchase           777                 2.5512
Purchase           711                 2.78
Purchase           3,579               2.7775
Purchase           2,000               2.5775
Purchase           5,157               2.61
Purchase           193                 2.5794
Purchase           1,989               2.4969
Purchase           3,565               2.805
Purchase           3,596               2.7631
Purchase           5,000               2.7925
Purchase           7,912               2.5
Purchase           300                 2.7975
Purchase           2,500               2.79
Purchase           386                 2.7975
Purchase           2,071               2.7825
Purchase           9,042               2.6945
Purchase           347                 2.8325
Purchase           2,000               2.785
Purchase           449                 2.83
Purchase           381                 2.5775
Purchase           1,000               2.8025
Purchase           7,192               2.765
Purchase           5,000               2.7718
Purchase           250                 2.5537
Purchase           500                 2.5593
Purchase           935                 2.595
Purchase           19,470              2.81
Purchase           12,962              Transfer
Purchase           384                 2.5975
Purchase           1,913               2.7725
Purchase           100                 2.8073
Purchase           2,000               2.765
Purchase           1,072               2.7718
Purchase           5,952               2.52
Purchase           6,339               2.565
Purchase           3,571               2.7825
Purchase           1,827               2.795
Purchase           1,000               2.535
Purchase           2,493               2.8073
Purchase           631                 2.8225
Purchase           947                 2.587
Purchase           731                 2.7775
Purchase           706                 2.7825
Purchase           1,000               2.7687
Purchase           2,909               2.8
Purchase           26,305              2.6475
Purchase           150                 2.8275
Purchase           3,085               2.5775
Purchase           25,000              2.6425
Purchase           5,000               2.7997
Purchase           400                 2.55
Purchase           20,000              2.7775
Purchase           88                  2.8275
Purchase           500                 2.58
Purchase           1,423               2.7725
Purchase           1,000               2.45
Purchase           212                 2.82
Purchase           2,000               2.8
Purchase           176                 2.83
Purchase           1,000               2.57
Purchase           300                 2.785
Purchase           3,784               2.6425
Purchase           6,437               2.78
Purchase           585                 2.56
Purchase           349                 2.8275
Purchase           2,128               2.8
Purchase           5,900               2.6225
Purchase           395                 2.53
Purchase           835                 2.825
Purchase           2,500               2.8069
Purchase           376                 2.785
Purchase           357                 2.795
Purchase           1,071               2.78
Purchase           572                 2.595
Purchase           1,000               2.6325
Purchase           2,000               2.4944
Purchase           2,000               2.615
Purchase           365                 2.825
Purchase           500                 2.8025
Purchase           1,000               2.57
Purchase           3,000               2.589
Purchase           580                 2.55
Purchase           1,774               2.8
Purchase           21,262              2.8075
Sale               298                 2.47
Sale               800                 2.56
Sale               18,533              2.5525
Sale               653                 2.5854
Sale               500                 2.5456
Sale               1,000               2.5
Sale               301                 2.5726
Sale               793                 2.5675
Sale               1,827               2.8
Sale               1,000               2.62
Sale               1,145               2.8056
Sale               2,500               2.7825
Sale               544                 2.5475
Sale               1,500               2.575
Sale               205                 2.65
Sale               1,000               2.58
Sale               3,684               2.5506
Sale               500                 2.6125
Sale               800                 2.5893
Sale               1,717               2.56
Sale               459                 2.5475
Sale               616                 2.5825
Sale               48,773              2.6175
Sale               1,181               2.45
Sale               394                 2.615
Sale               1,500               2.555
Sale               2,000               2.5725
Sale               281                 2.55
Sale               480                 2.55
Sale               900                 2.66
Sale               500                 2.6375
Sale               2,872               2.5754
Sale               1,427               2.64
Sale               347                 2.7
Sale               1,500               2.545
Sale               1,000               2.55
Sale               1,557               2.5956
Sale               100                 2.7756
Sale               1,428               2.625
Sale               1,402               2.655
Sale               140                 2.575
Sale               1,000               2.55
Sale               2,500               2.7356
Sale               380                 2.45
Sale               1,000               2.7506
Sale               3,292               2.7731
Sale               1,000               2.595
Sale               312                 2.5
Sale               200                 2.5683
Sale               1,000               2.6625
Sale               250                 2.625
Sale               1,201               2.6075
Sale               1,000               2.5528
Sale               1,607               2.7856
Sale               797                 2.5506
Sale               1,000               2.78
Sale               529                 2.61
Sale               524                 2.7806
Sale               121                 2.55
Sale               3,000               2.5602
Sale               1,000               2.6625
Sale               697                 2.7206
Sale               5,000               2.6306
Sale               614                 2.63
Sale               200                 2.7531
Sale               800                 2.49
Sale               225                 2.7806
Sale               76                  2.615
Sale               2,907               2.5506
Sale               5,000               2.6035
Sale               250                 2.7881
Sale               580                 2.5625
Sale               16,931              2.52
Sale               500                 2.81
Sale               1,275               2.64
Sale               5,000               2.5614
Sale               100                 2.5225
Sale               384                 2.575
Sale               2,000               2.605
Sale               1,000               2.51
Sale               250                 2.5875
Sale               2,328               2.4808
Sale               1,322               2.5
Sale               1,000               2.6225
Sale               5,000               2.5631
Sale               891                 2.62
Sale               1,500               2.7706
Sale               312                 2.5
Sale               5,006               2.76
Sale               3,000               2.64
Sale               197                 2.575
Sale               153                 2.615
Sale               1,000               2.7506
Sale               3,593               2.7575
Sale               2,400               2.5275
Sale               1,000               2.8006
Sale               709                 2.615
Sale               3,000               2.55
Sale               644                 2.595
Sale               200                 2.5675
Sale               380                 2.62
Sale               1,000               2.7506
Sale               5,530               2.615
Sale               4,000               2.8025
Sale               1,967               2.58
Sale               8,131               2.5775
Sale               1,650               2.54
Sale               16,718              2.78
Sale               26,305              2.54
Sale               2,965               2.8033
Sale               413                 2.7706
Sale               500                 2.8025
Sale               176                 2.585
Sale               45                  2.5675
Sale               709                 2.7506
Sale               2,000               2.67
Sale               1,000               2.65
Sale               1,000               2.8
Sale               1,200               2.5325
Sale               1,000               2.66
Sale               501                 2.585
Sale               1,403               2.51
Sale               1,000               2.8005
Sale               8,286               2.7931
Sale               700                 2.7707
Sale               750                 2.5925
Sale               1,100               2.5534
Sale               750                 2.6625
Sale               200                 2.7506
Sale               1,000               2.6656
Sale               2,000               2.49
Sale               8,236               2.55
Sale               500                 2.7
Sale               372                 2.621
Sale               187                 2.4375
Sale               706                 2.66
Sale               263                 2.555
Sale               2,000               2.605
Sale               7,900               2.6375
Sale               1,558               2.5475
Sale               5,000               2.5907
Sale               597                 2.54
Sale               300                 2.54
Sale               408                 2.7706
Sale               1,500               2.49
Sale               2,346               2.5706
Sale               2,000               2.58
Sale               1,200               2.53
Sale               2,324               2.8006
Sale               1,000               2.82
Sale               44                  2.5575
Sale               1,000               2.5008
Sale               5,000               2.5431
Sale               500                 2.5925
Sale               1,000               2.605
Sale               2,000               2.81
Sale               1,500               2.54
Sale               10,000              2.48
Sale               134                 2.56
Sale               1,529               2.5859
Sale               277                 2.7706
Sale               5,171               2.48
Sale               852                 2.63
Sale               5,702               2.6625
Sale               2,718               2.7875
Sale               6,012               2.77
Sale               500                 2.5558
Sale               1,250               2.5659
Sale               3,839               2.62
Sale               750                 2.8006
Sale               1,500               2.7706
Sale               1,000               2.7181
Sale               1,803               2.75
Sale               2,881               2.5675
Sale               4,000               2.5575
Sale               2,000               2.8009
Sale               727                 2.8057
Sale               3,000               2.77
Sale               1,591               2.7156
Sale               541                 2.45
Sale               2,995               2.58
Sale               1,000               2.55
Sale               1,000               2.5404
Sale               1,329               2.585
Sale               6,000               2.7806
Sale               2,000               2.63
Sale               98                  2.61
Sale               500                 2.6625
Sale               2,000               2.7706
Sale               7,798               2.78
Sale               1,500               2.6125
Sale               310                 2.8006
Sale               3,625               2.7758
Sale               1,000               2.545
Sale               1,000               2.5875
Sale               1,392               2.6125
Sale               1,095               2.7706
Sale               2,679               2.7106
Sale               1,707               2.7131
Sale               233                 2.5675
Sale               4,000               2.655
Sale               1,000               2.7956
Sale               1,500               2.55
Sale               500                 2.5481
Sale               29                  2.58
Sale               500                 2.55
Sale               2,000               2.76
Sale               1,000               2.4525
Sale               1,728               2.5475
Sale               1,500               2.5779
Sale               500                 2.8181
Sale               11,000              2.6225
Sale               1,156               2.55
Sale               17,857              2.71
Sale               1,000               2.62
Sale               1,102               2.7856
Sale               1,000               2.8006
Sale               1,500               2.59
Sale               638                 2.5556
Sale               860                 2.7706
Sale               2,000               2.66
Sale               1,000               2.5406
Sale               3,565               2.79
Sale               4,000               2.5604
Sale               500                 2.6025
Sale               5,817               2.595
Sale               124                 2.5156
Sale               1,815               2.7556
Sale               1,000               2.7531
Sale               255                 2.585
Sale               1,000               2.5843
Sale               2,000               2.573
Sale               5,000               2.61
Sale               142                 2.8057
Sale               144                 2.56
Sale               450                 2.6325
Sale               1,000               2.6331
Sale               1,250               2.66
Sale               1,913               2.55
Sale               379                 2.6675
Sale               1,000               2.8008
Sale               1,300               2.66
Sale               1,000               2.66
Sale               485                 2.528
Sale               200                 2.7806
Sale               17,873              2.65
Sale               1,000               2.67
Sale               1,067               2.52
Sale               4,351               2.5843
Sale               1,272               2.475
Sale               100                 2.8006
Sale               34,276              2.55
Sale               825                 2.5325
Sale               1,500               2.6
Sale               1,527               2.5478
Sale               1,000               2.7706
Sale               1,500               2.7706
Sale               1,100               2.5506
Sale               1,200               2.625
Sale               3,000               2.505
Sale               3,303               2.553
Sale               1,203               2.5575
Sale               43                  2.5725
Sale               1,000               2.67
Sale               1,500               2.7156
Sale               4,417               2.7608
Sale               300                 2.5506
Sale               1,673               2.7806
Sale               2,000               2.77
Sale               260                 2.7606
Sale               3,140               2.5505
Sale               2,785               2.7861
Sale               500                 2.5475
Sale               1,500               2.505
Sale               1,000               2.57
Sale               739                 2.5575
Sale               7,134               2.7406
Sale               5,212               2.575
Sale               1,050               2.7506
Sale               500                 2.5575
Sale               8,408               2.5621
Sale               177                 2.7825
Sale               6,400               2.5887
Sale               5,000               2.78
Sale               134,974             2.5812
Sale               5,000               2.2
Sale               500                 2.8
Sale               1,000               2.6625
Sale               6,924               2.49
Sale               857                 2.61
Sale               1,000               2.8005
Sale               200                 2.5604
Sale               7,753               2.735
Sale               920                 2.7731
Sale               1,600               2.575
Sale               500                 2.7806
Sale               553                 2.475
Sale               700                 2.525
Sale               661                 2.62
Sale               1,000               2.8025
Sale               62                  2.63
Sale               4,000               2.7704
Sale               633                 2.575
Sale               1,000               2.61
Sale               1,000               2.585
Sale               2,201               2.76
Sale               482                 2.57
Sale               7,407               2.4425
Sale               1,500               2.57
Sale               500                 2.8006
Sale               127                 2.6675
Sale               300                 2.615
Sale               336                 2.5787
Sale               10,000              2.7825
Sale               1,900               2.635
Sale               1,000               2.8181
Sale               2,000               2.77
Sale               242                 2.79
Sale               20,000              2.7725
Sale               2,207               2.505
Sale               1,500               2.555
Sale               1,500               2.55
Sale               500                 2.56
Sale               6,202               2.6375
Sale               1,800               2.7181
Sale               1,547               2.58
Sale               354                 2.6625
Sale               5,000               2.7756
Sale               1,000               2.5725
Sale               1,078               2.6175
Sale               1,000               2.47
Sale               1,000               2.8006
Sale               1,945               2.575
Sale               650                 2.8
Sale               356                 2.75
Sale               276                 2.575
Sale               4,843               2.575
Sale               1,000               2.5733
Sale               331                 2.5675
Sale               500                 2.6625
Sale               395                 2.7331
Sale               470                 2.6258
Sale               80                  2.7
Sale               46,562              2.655
Sale               336                 2.7606
Sale               400                 2.635
Sale               801                 2.66
Sale               421                 2.5732
Sale               1,000               2.5575
Sale               350                 2.54
Sale               280                 2.6
Sale               3,000               2.7356
Sale               300                 2.8025
Sale               7,000               2.8032
Sale               466                 2.58
Sale               10,000              2.56
Sale               2,000               2.7681
Sale               50,000              2.54
Sale               705                 2.77
Sale               24,000              2.45
Sale               2,337               2.568
Sale               3,000               2.7181
Sale               781                 2.7806
Sale               200                 2.7806
Sale               364                 2.7706
Sale               3,000               2.49
Sale               1,783               2.7331
Sale               4,406               2.7353
Sale               365                 2.465
Sale               763                 2.6405
Sale               2,334               2.64
Sale               1,954               2.58
Sale               1,412               2.49
Sale               1,947               2.7731
Sale               3,676               2.7506
Sale               4,000               2.551
Sale               395                 2.6375
Sale               26,992              2.61
Sale               234                 2.7506
Sale               1,000               2.7706
Sale               731                 2.7206
Sale               20,000              2.54
Sale               1,500               2.465
Sale               622                 2.5625
Sale               1,000               2.55
Sale               1,000               2.465
Sale               257                 2.8
Sale               400                 2.55
Sale               5,733               2.5825
Sale               643                 2.7806
Sale               3,232               2.77
Sale               9,758               2.62
Sale               5,900               2.57
Sale               754                 2.5475
Sale               500                 2.65
Sale               3,784               2.56
Sale               1,000               2.7506
Sale               100                 2.7962
Sale               22,441              2.54
Sale               3,297               2.8025
Sale               3,000               2.53
Sale               100                 2.57
Sale               1,000               2.57
Sale               1,997               2.563
Sale               1,071               2.7506
Sale               3,027               2.52
Sale               1,078               2.565
Sale               4,000               2.5904
Sale               1,921               2.62
Sale               1,000               2.6625
Sale               2,160               2.5808
Sale               994                 2.565
Sale               1,000               2.6008
Sale               90,000              2.75
Sale               1,000               2.5608
Sale               1,989               2.66
Sale               3,982               2.57
Sale               2,000               2.8025
Sale               127,265             2.75
Sale               500                 2.58
Sale               7,000               2.77
Sale               4,633               2.5356
Sale               1,000               2.59
Sale               4,443               2.5581
Sale               2,078               2.5504
Sale               1,800               2.5553
Sale               1,000               2.55
Sale               1,000               2.6008
Sale               1,500               2.8225
Sale               3,769               2.63
Sale               59                  2.7806
Sale               2,500               2.56
Sale               680                 2.5825
Sale               1,485               2.56
Sale               19,421              2.6
Sale               1,054               2.655
Sale               2,024               2.7608
Sale               1,769               2.6125
Sale               282                 2.585
Sale               10,000              2.805
Sale               113                 2.5375
Sale               726                 2.7706
Sale               2,819               2.7831
Sale               4,641               2.65
Sale               226                 2.5725
Sale               5,306               2.56
Sale               1,000               2.5756
Sale               9,765               2.77
Sale               710                 2.5302
Sale               4,884               2.77
Sale               2,500               2.8
Sale               1,206               2.4825
Sale               23,000              2.56
Sale               500                 2.61
Sale               4,461               2.8006
Sale               1,000               2.56
Sale               7,771               2.56
Sale               1,000               2.63
Sale               779                 2.595
Sale               256                 2.7841
Sale               235                 2.8052
Sale               9,198               2.49
Sale               481                 2.54
Sale               2,909               2.56
Sale               1,000               2.7506
Sale               224                 2.8031
Sale               500                 2.5525
Sale               250                 2.805
Sale               1,000               2.5837
Sale               978                 2.52
Sale               1,000               2.77
Sale               134                 2.7706
Sale               7,000               2.6375
Sale               7,350               2.61
Sale               1,078               2.555
Sale               1,426               2.46
Sale               293                 2.7356
Sale               338                 2.665
Sale               2,252               2.66
Sale               10,000              2.575
Sale               1,000               2.7706
Sale               3,000               2.6125
Sale               1,376               2.55
Sale               3,000               2.5931
Sale               800                 2.53
Sale               1,000               2.5525
Sale               2,000               2.76
Sale               3,579               2.48
Sale               402                 2.62
Sale               1,834               2.7831
Sale               250                 2.6306
Sale               1,500               2.54
Sale               1,977               2.8006
Sale               6,822               2.8025
Sale               2,846               2.5625
Sale               5,000               2.5375
Sale               1,000               2.8025
Sale               1,167               2.5678
Sale               325                 2.8006
Sale               5,000               2.6375
Sale               1,000               2.66
Sale               958                 2.62
Sale               124                 2.5675
Sale               387                 2.59
Sale               750                 2.7783
Sale               1,000               2.58
Sale               554                 2.63
Sale               1,000               2.5625
Sale               1,500               2.7781
Sale               730                 2.63
Sale               3,980               2.77
Sale               102                 2.78
Sale               158                 2.7733
Sale               843                 2.53
Sale               2,462               2.6375
Sale               1,550               2.6369
Sale               2,391               2.546
Sale               2,000               2.5558
Sale               843                 2.66
Sale               1,000               2.5308
Sale               1,327               2.7506
Sale               663                 2.5829
Sale               2,358               2.7503
Sale               3,590               2.7506
Sale               3,685               2.62
Sale               712                 2.44
Sale               1,090               2.655
Sale               6,000               2.8025
Sale               7,162               2.5525
Sale               1,000               2.7156
Sale               2,071               2.805
Sale               765                 2.7406
Sale               402                 2.5425
Sale               170                 2.5675
Sale               1,000               2.5731
Sale               1,999               2.62
Sale               1,000               2.631
Sale               258                 2.8212
Sale               3,841               2.7725
Sale               3,000               2.7506
Sale               510                 2.8006
Sale               3,000               2.7106
Sale               36                  2.7806
Sale               1,500               2.605
Sale               700                 2.56
Sale               1,960               2.54
Sale               300                 2.7481
Sale               500                 2.7
Sale               1,000               2.8
Sale               52,000              2.55
Sale               1,432               2.8056
Sale               1,000               2.54
Sale               1,838               2.7806
Sale               2,000               2.6306
Sale               3,581               2.475
Sale               2,300               2.5837
Sale               10,000              2.55



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            9769            2.55
CFD             Short            144774          2.6063
CFD             Short            6400            2.6514
CFD             Long             8408            2.5621
CFD             Long             134974          2.5811
CFD             Long             6400            2.5887

(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)                NO


Date of disclosure                         12 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.

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