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               12 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        24,364,778   5.78%         198,795    0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      5,078,212   1.21%        4,539,682   1.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               29,442,990   6.99%         4,738,477   1.12%

(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/Sale    Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase         1,451                 2.7365
Purchase         10,000                2.64
Purchase         1,927                 2.5944
Purchase         100                   2.7745
Purchase         500                   2.664
Purchase         87                    2.6965
Purchase         1,127                 2.66
Purchase         500                   2.7355
Purchase         500                   2.695
Purchase         366                   2.695
Purchase         2,500                 2.7175
Purchase         740                   2.6775
Purchase         182                   2.769
Purchase         1,891                 2.6437
Purchase         500                   2.695
Purchase         106                   2.74
Purchase         1,791                 2.77
Purchase         12,600                2.6725
Purchase         560                   2.6745
Purchase         778                   2.57
Purchase         113                   2.524
Purchase         38                    2.575
Purchase         100                   2.68
Purchase         756                   2.62
Purchase         544                   2.745
Purchase         380                   2.5975
Purchase         1,000                 2.58
Purchase         2,000                 2.62
Purchase         1,794                 2.6575
Purchase         1,500                 2.685
Purchase         1,857                 2.675
Purchase         365                   2.595
Purchase         2,700                 2.655
Purchase         1,000                 2.66
Purchase         388                   2.7475
Purchase         375                   2.605
Purchase         77                    2.72
Purchase         1,867                 2.6775
Purchase         1,838                 2.72
Purchase         524                   2.685
Purchase         1,000                 2.65
Purchase         896                   2.75
Purchase         5,000                 2.64
Purchase         592                   2.5315
Purchase         227                   2.569
Purchase         200                   2.68
Purchase         375                   2.664
Purchase         1,000                 2.6375
Purchase         1,849                 2.6862
Purchase         7,313                 2.72
Purchase         358                   2.7393
Purchase         1,000                 2.59
Purchase         379                   2.6368
Purchase         370                   2.6505
Purchase         750                   2.669
Purchase         2,281                 2.63
Purchase         2,000                 2.69
Purchase         1,000                 2.6788
Purchase         1,827                 2.718
Purchase         3,442                 2.5575
Purchase         1,500                 2.74
Purchase         18                    2.657
Purchase         39                    2.5615
Purchase         1,890                 2.6275
Purchase         1,000                 2.59
Purchase         181                   2.6718
Purchase         2,000                 2.6181
Purchase         28,037                2.73
Purchase         72                    2.58
Purchase         33                    2.5895
Purchase         237                   2.6775
Purchase         350                   2.5975
Purchase         900                   2.75
Purchase         3,000                 2.63
Purchase         171                   2.569
Purchase         1,000                 2.75
Purchase         1,000                 2.65
Purchase         200                   2.735
Purchase         552                   2.6605
Purchase         344                   2.61
Purchase         3,782                 2.669
Purchase         3,000                 2.595
Purchase         1,893                 2.64
Purchase         2,000                 2.729
Purchase         2,000                 2.663
Purchase         2,000                 2.6775
Purchase         1,839                 2.7175
Purchase         1,500                 2.7192
Purchase         5,000                 2.78
Purchase         5,000                 2.63
Purchase         1,500                 2.67
Purchase         750                   2.635
Purchase         552                   2.68
Purchase         3,710                 2.68
Purchase         34                    2.6775
Purchase         380                   2.675
Purchase         358                   2.745
Purchase         4,000                 2.69
Purchase         200                   2.67
Purchase         1,000                 2.695
Purchase         107                   2.669
Purchase         5,000                 2.6539
Purchase         5,000                 2.7417
Purchase         1,000                 2.68
Purchase         5,000                 2.51
Purchase         1,986                 2.64
Purchase         213                   2.745
Purchase         3,000                 2.7159
Purchase         100                   2.549
Purchase         1,120                 2.74
Purchase         716                   2.7675
Purchase         374                   2.6075
Purchase         1,947                 2.7244
Purchase         5,942                 2.58
Purchase         340                   2.647
Purchase         736                   2.71
Purchase         8,000                 2.735
Purchase         9,353                 2.615
Purchase         300                   2.667
Purchase         2,000                 2.6275
Purchase         500                   2.68
Purchase         180                   2.674
Purchase         1,500                 2.6475
Purchase         10                    2.755
Purchase         1,855                 2.6742
Purchase         865                   2.57
Purchase         374                   2.6368
Purchase         149                   2.669
Purchase         1,000                 2.57
Purchase         13,000                2.715
Purchase         400                   2.569
Purchase         363                   2.72
Purchase         838                   2.64
Purchase         1,112                 2.6075
Purchase         377                   2.65
Purchase         361                   2.719
Purchase         740                   2.7
Purchase         221                   2.71
Purchase         300                   2.569
Purchase         204                   2.67
Purchase         400                   2.499
Purchase         2,000                 2.714
Purchase         371                   2.6937
Purchase         500                   2.6975
Purchase         272                   2.5665
Purchase         218                   2.6787
Purchase         500                   2.6825
Purchase         4,000                 2.675
Purchase         8,159                 2.7575
Purchase         1,500                 2.59
Purchase         916                   2.6193
Purchase         1,971                 2.6605
Purchase         714                   2.75
Purchase         178                   2.7175
Purchase         388                   2.5773
Purchase         500                   2.6625
Purchase         706                   2.7175
Purchase         1,000                 2.65
Purchase         1,287                 2.699
Purchase         500                   2.66
Purchase         1,489                 2.6675
Purchase         3,637                 2.749
Purchase         1,000                 2.64
Purchase         3,000                 2.72
Purchase         448                   2.6775
Purchase         3,000                 2.7175
Purchase         2,280                 2.719
Purchase         1,853                 2.68
Purchase         9,640                 2.7175
Purchase         740                   2.677
Purchase         2,000                 2.5794
Purchase         1,002                 2.6368
Purchase         1,870                 2.6566
Purchase         4,366                 2.733
Purchase         38                    2.715
Purchase         539                   2.75
Purchase         1,000                 2.5775
Purchase         204                   2.74
Purchase         1,000                 2.66
Purchase         3,567                 2.7741
Purchase         739                   2.705
Purchase         1,000                 2.68
Purchase         5,000                 2.728
Purchase         500                   2.5615
Purchase         1,717                 2.62
Purchase         2,731                 2.6925
Purchase         5,000                 2.59
Purchase         2,000                 2.6925
Purchase         3,316                 2.7345
Purchase         236                   2.569
Purchase         7,649                 2.6
Purchase         500                   2.489
Purchase         3,773                 2.635
Purchase         1,000                 2.575
Purchase         905                   2.675
Purchase         150                   2.5925
Purchase         2,500                 2.698
Purchase         1,470                 2.699
Purchase         2,000                 2.6725
Purchase         1,833                 2.6837
Purchase         1,000                 2.6769
Purchase         2,000                 2.6368
Purchase         1,000                 2.6875
Purchase         360                   2.7417
Purchase         50                    2.745
Purchase         500                   2.7275
Purchase         3,605                 2.7575
Purchase         186                   2.675
Purchase         1,400                 2.69
Purchase         1,450                 2.74
Purchase         2,845                 2.62
Purchase         500                   2.5665
Purchase         20                    2.7175
Purchase         378                   2.64
Purchase         1,000                 2.6
Purchase         3,735                 2.6769
Purchase         400                   2.59
Purchase         1,000                 2.64
Purchase         500                   2.569
Purchase         1,200                 2.7145
Purchase         3,000                 2.6
Purchase         374                   2.6275
Purchase         10,000                2.5
Purchase         4,138                 2.658
Purchase         186                   2.68
Purchase         11,110                2.68
Purchase         51                    2.6837
Purchase         3,659                 2.7175
Purchase         1,464                 2.713
Purchase         1,744                 2.72
Purchase         3,035                 2.62
Purchase         3,000                 2.6656
Purchase         1,493                 2.6775
Purchase         1,000                 2.7175
Purchase         1,200                 2.68
Purchase         594                   2.665
Purchase         46,128                2.68
Purchase         3,735                 2.66
Purchase         378                   2.64
Purchase         2,000                 2.745
Purchase         2,500                 2.67
Purchase         1,000                 2.675
Purchase         1,000                 2.679
Purchase         113                   2.64
Purchase         355                   2.775
Purchase         1,553                 2.5748
Purchase         5,000                 2.7175
Purchase         3,373                 2.6675
Purchase         200                   2.7375
Purchase         100                   2.565
Purchase         1,559                 2.743
Purchase         900                   2.5975
Purchase         73                    2.73
Purchase         1,000                 2.7175
Purchase         1,000                 2.75
Purchase         132                   2.5775
Purchase         500                   2.6775
Purchase         1,000                 2.5125
Purchase         1,504                 2.658
Purchase         7,411                 2.684
Purchase         575                   2.5749
Purchase         733                   2.6965
Purchase         2,500                 2.7175
Purchase         3,000                 2.6895
Purchase         2,000                 2.5925
Purchase         227                   2.575
Purchase         36,764                2.72
Purchase         972                   2.57
Purchase         500                   2.78
Purchase         633                   Transfer
Purchase         700                   2.739
Purchase         382                   2.658
Purchase         2,000                 2.62
Purchase         35,176                2.75
Purchase         184                   2.7089
Purchase         500                   2.7
Purchase         723                   2.7395
Purchase         1,103                 2.7175
Purchase         1,500                 2.678
Purchase         1,821                 2.7175
Purchase         1,000                 2.68
Purchase         1,000                 2.6795
Purchase         719                   2.75
Purchase         3,710                 2.678
Purchase         500                   2.675
Purchase         39                    2.549
Purchase         213                   2.735
Purchase         3,000                 2.6793
Purchase         68                    2.715
Purchase         12                    2.6775
Purchase         3,000                 2.5999
Purchase         374                   2.6737
Purchase         5,000                 2.7425
Purchase         150                   2.66
Purchase         711                   2.6
Purchase         3,710                 2.6787
Purchase         256                   2.6895
Purchase         714                   2.6695
Purchase         1,283                 2.6775
Purchase         500                   2.658
Purchase         1,000                 2.6768
Purchase         366                   2.7275
Purchase         1,086                 2.74
Purchase         1,138                 2.615
Purchase         3,000                 2.668
Purchase         505                   2.75
Purchase         1,000                 2.6775
Purchase         1,839                 2.7175
Purchase         1,000                 2.685
Purchase         1,000                 2.7565
Purchase         220                   2.675
Purchase         13,000                2.655
Purchase         1,000                 2.6925
Purchase         1,833                 2.727
Purchase         743                   2.667
Purchase         1,000                 2.6265
Purchase         282                   2.65
Purchase         300                   2.72
Purchase         1,278                 2.697
Purchase         2,168                 2.7475
Purchase         600                   2.489
Purchase         200                   2.6995
Purchase         1,000                 2.6625
Purchase         1,487                 2.6895
Purchase         350                   2.5725
Purchase         2,800                 2.6
Purchase         737                   2.6895
Purchase         51                    2.78
Purchase         1,000                 2.7192
Purchase         1,867                 2.6605
Purchase         1,000                 2.684
Purchase         166                   2.588
Purchase         555                   2.7
Purchase         2,000                 2.6
Purchase         3,000                 2.59
Purchase         9,149                 2.718
Purchase         3,400                 2.63
Purchase         4,469                 2.67
Purchase         16,219                2.5
Purchase         1,918                 2.5865
Purchase         2,629                 2.719
Purchase         576                   2.6
Purchase         700                   2.6775
Purchase         1,145                 2.6
Purchase         1,000                 2.66
Purchase         551                   2.6669
Purchase         763                   2.62
Purchase         3,894                 2.5675
Purchase         5,000                 2.669
Purchase         1,000                 2.6
Purchase         1,200                 2.6356
Purchase         2,250                 2.6662
Purchase         7,346                 2.6895
Purchase         1,000                 2.74
Purchase         176                   2.754
Purchase         1,000                 2.61
Purchase         8,200                 2.59
Purchase         1,124                 2.6675
Purchase         3,000                 2.73
Purchase         2,000                 2.76
Purchase         2,000                 2.655
Purchase         3,729                 2.7195
Purchase         579                   2.5875
Purchase         187                   2.6665
Purchase         2,556                 2.72
Purchase         367                   2.687
Purchase         86                    2.74
Purchase         1,450                 2.6731
Purchase         1,256                 2.6262
Purchase         5,000                 2.6775
Purchase         1,250                 2.679
Purchase         2,234                 2.668
Purchase         479                   2.569
Purchase         1,112                 2.6775
Purchase         2,951                 2.6945
Purchase         259                   2.7175
Purchase         1,995                 2.6881
Purchase         500                   2.65
Purchase         2,000                 2.668
Purchase         500                   2.76
Purchase         1,000                 2.75
Purchase         2,469                 2.495
Purchase         734                   2.6768
Purchase         325                   2.7675
Purchase         366                   2.6925
Purchase         558                   2.684
Purchase         2,500                 2.76
Purchase         219                   2.73
Purchase         1,500                 2.745
Purchase         1,916                 2.5925
Purchase         1,838                 2.6992
Purchase         4,383                 2.6768
Purchase         1,300                 2.65
Purchase         500                   2.6275
Purchase         809                   2.65
Purchase         35,466                2.65
Purchase         382                   2.62
Purchase         35,466                2.65
Purchase         1,550                 2.6369
Purchase         2,000                 2.6725
Purchase         200                   2.6
Purchase         200                   2.6
Purchase         1,932                 2.5875
Purchase         1,871                 2.655
Purchase         2,174                 2.74
Purchase         200                   2.6
Purchase         1,895                 2.697
Purchase         768                   2.58
Purchase         5,482                 2.72
Purchase         280                   2.77
Purchase         178,249               2.6582
Purchase         37,037                2.7
Purchase         15,800                2.6817
Purchase         150                   2.6868
Purchase         415                   2.647
Purchase         1,000                 2.75
Purchase         2,000                 2.5275
Purchase         1,000                 2.5725
Purchase         2,235                 2.6675
Purchase         500                   2.65
Purchase         1,000                 2.7095
Purchase         200                   2.78
Purchase         2,000                 2.59
Purchase         721                   2.74
Purchase         1,000                 2.59
Purchase         179                   2.6695
Purchase         387                   2.58
Purchase         727                   2.7175
Purchase         15,000                2.7175
Purchase         2,808                 2.67
Purchase         3,736                 2.59
Purchase         36                    2.74
Purchase         1,816                 2.7345
Purchase         525                   2.549
Purchase         191                   2.53
Purchase         2,624                 2.6675
Purchase         2,500                 2.7345
Purchase         3,799                 2.605
Purchase         1,538                 2.6
Purchase         800                   2.64
Purchase         2,993                 2.6725
Purchase         152                   2.677
Purchase         1,315                 2.66
Purchase         2,000                 2.5749
Purchase         5,000                 2.63
Purchase         400                   2.6793
Purchase         187                   2.595
Purchase         381                   2.58
Purchase         645                   2.61
Purchase         4,868                 2.67
Purchase         600                   2.588
Purchase         687                   2.6672
Purchase         2,000                 2.77
Purchase         741                   2.6742
Purchase         1,300                 2.65
Purchase         380                   2.6
Purchase         1,082                 2.75
Purchase         372                   2.6775
Purchase         856                   2.6275
Purchase         1,156                 2.575
Purchase         3,711                 2.679
Purchase         37,950                2.635
Purchase         8,343                 2.6225
Purchase         297                   2.64
Purchase         5,000                 2.6775
Purchase         576                   2.6
Purchase         365                   2.69
Purchase         757                   2.61
Purchase         925                   2.68
Purchase         359                   2.7475
Purchase         3,500                 2.7175
Purchase         18,587                2.69
Purchase         2,000                 2.6
Purchase         500                   2.569
Purchase         2,471                 2.63
Purchase         1,035                 2.68
Purchase         82                    2.569
Purchase         3,000                 2.7315
Purchase         7                     2.6625
Purchase         1,000                 2.6792
Purchase         1,930                 2.59
Purchase         1,000                 2.5925
Purchase         500                   2.4825
Purchase         2,000                 2.6775
Purchase         4,664                 2.57
Purchase         370                   2.667
Purchase         2,761                 2.7
Purchase         500                   2.5796
Purchase         50                    2.6895
Purchase         2,000                 2.6356
Purchase         548                   2.71
Purchase         200                   2.499
Purchase         1,000                 2.68
Purchase         2,000                 2.6368
Purchase         2,500                 2.6
Purchase         1,500                 2.68
Purchase         4,000                 2.675
Purchase         21,276                2.68
Purchase         1,000                 2.699
Purchase         2,000                 2.669
Purchase         5,000                 2.6744
Purchase         1,000                 2.6775
Purchase         380                   2.5975
Purchase         2,000                 2.72
Purchase         735                   2.72
Purchase         770                   2.595
Purchase         62                    2.6845
Purchase         3,675                 2.5844
Purchase         200                   2.735
Purchase         1,300                 2.66
Purchase         1,121                 2.675
Purchase         186                   2.68
Purchase         1,495                 2.674
Purchase         1,500                 2.718
Purchase         1,830                 2.7315
Purchase         367                   2.675
Purchase         35,000                2.6825
Purchase         1,902                 2.6275
Purchase         345                   2.75
Purchase         1,458                 2.72
Purchase         1,000                 2.5825
Purchase         6,985                 2.72
Purchase         1,000                 2.629
Purchase         567                   2.6181
Purchase         748                   2.6492
Purchase         1,856                 2.6038
Purchase         408                   2.5165
Purchase         2,764                 2.68
Purchase         2,000                 2.7175
Purchase         956                   2.4825
Purchase         1,500                 2.7395
Purchase         3,088                 2.59
Purchase         1,800                 2.59
Purchase         5,000                 2.6275
Purchase         1,818                 2.7062
Purchase         3,977                 2.75
Purchase         3,826                 2.5986
Purchase         416                   2.64
Purchase         1,125                 2.6662
Purchase         36,511                2.725
Purchase         6,218                 2.655
Purchase         2,244                 2.673
Purchase         3,642                 2.745
Purchase         200                   2.675
Purchase         110,564               2.745
Purchase         1,500                 2.677
Purchase         2,616                 2.675
Purchase         274                   2.549
Purchase         365                   2.7393
Purchase         11,194                2.68
Purchase         363                   2.6675
Purchase         2,684                 2.59
Purchase         1,746                 2.6755
Purchase         193                   2.5775
Purchase         265                   2.64
Purchase         10,000                2.64
Purchase         5,000                 2.5
Purchase         304                   2.739
Purchase         2,500                 2.75
Purchase         500                   2.6
Purchase         586                   2.727
Purchase         1,000                 2.7325
Purchase         551                   2.719
Purchase         555                   2.6755
Purchase         5,000                 2.749
Purchase         7,243                 2.595
Purchase         4,616                 2.625
Purchase         922                   2.6825
Purchase         3,604                 2.7744
Purchase         1,475                 2.6675
Purchase         1,000                 2.6575
Purchase         5,000                 2.7175
Purchase         400                   2.65
Purchase         1,000                 2.65
Purchase         1,500                 2.6775
Purchase         5,000                 2.7355
Purchase         750                   2.61
Purchase         1,111                 2.68
Purchase         1,800                 2.7345
Purchase         3,364                 2.675
Purchase         3,364                 2.66
Purchase         1,145                 2.62
Purchase         3,000                 2.72
Purchase         500                   2.569
Purchase         500                   2.67
Purchase         220                   2.7365
Sale             1,200                 2.725
Sale             5,000                 2.712
Sale             35                    2.5875
Sale             2,000                 2.61
Sale             2,845                 2.66
Sale             1,000                 2.7125
Sale             150                   2.64
Sale             1,124                 2.6575
Sale             1,852                 2.7004
Sale             500                   2.6675
Sale             4,000                 2.6625
Sale             1,000                 2.76
Sale             1,315                 2.76
Sale             1,500                 2.725
Sale             8,343                 2.75
Sale             2,625                 2.67
Sale             317                   2.5
Sale             855                   2.5806
Sale             400                   2.74
Sale             500                   2.7
Sale             500                   2.6575
Sale             266                   2.695
Sale             1,787                 2.7106
Sale             2,000                 2.7207
Sale             365                   2.74
Sale             740                   2.795
Sale             748                   2.73
Sale             210                   2.74
Sale             3,747                 2.7175
Sale             2,761                 2.74
Sale             1,568                 2.71
Sale             200                   2.74
Sale             416                   2.5725
Sale             1,300                 2.7143
Sale             5,000                 2.71
Sale             760                   2.6608
Sale             455                   2.735
Sale             350                   2.7525
Sale             2,000                 2.5325
Sale             3,309                 2.67
Sale             408                   2.655
Sale             579                   2.6833
Sale             5,000                 2.67
Sale             1,000                 2.671
Sale             1,800                 2.6637
Sale             2,700                 2.722
Sale             5,094                 2.61
Sale             1,000                 2.7175
Sale             2,520                 2.62
Sale             1,000                 2.734
Sale             500                   2.75
Sale             1,000                 2.7275
Sale             4,000                 2.734
Sale             18,500                2.5975
Sale             1,289                 2.7425
Sale             200                   2.6775
Sale             2,000                 2.76
Sale             1,000                 2.6725
Sale             390                   2.47
Sale             1,000                 2.65
Sale             3,496                 2.6625
Sale             1,674                 2.5633
Sale             2,000                 2.7506
Sale             350                   2.6575
Sale             3,000                 2.6665
Sale             4,500                 2.595
Sale             1,079                 2.685
Sale             1,115                 2.7225
Sale             2,000                 2.5975
Sale             1,301                 2.74
Sale             6,000                 2.67
Sale             2,000                 2.7232
Sale             1,181                 2.645
Sale             300                   2.5975
Sale             1,830                 2.6
Sale             813                   2.59
Sale             245                   2.515
Sale             2,000                 2.705
Sale             1,000                 2.7233
Sale             925                   2.634
Sale             714                   2.645
Sale             768                   2.6625
Sale             725                   2.6581
Sale             9,524                 2.625
Sale             240                   2.6525
Sale             1,695                 2.6908
Sale             500                   2.615
Sale             1,500                 2.715
Sale             115                   2.67
Sale             777                   2.685
Sale             2,000                 2.7606
Sale             1,186                 2.7175
Sale             4,000                 2.76
Sale             1,500                 2.6285
Sale             2,806                 2.7231
Sale             500                   2.67
Sale             5,000                 2.7275
Sale             7,881                 2.715
Sale             4,383                 2.6737
Sale             2,500                 2.5725
Sale             2,331                 2.712
Sale             1,000                 2.7278
Sale             4,000                 2.745
Sale             2,000                 2.7154
Sale             1,000                 2.7606
Sale             745                   2.73
Sale             4,500                 2.7428
Sale             2,000                 2.636
Sale             1,000                 2.701
Sale             2,000                 2.6775
Sale             4,131                 2.7231
Sale             581                   2.75
Sale             1,500                 2.586
Sale             3,894                 2.74
Sale             2,000                 2.6675
Sale             13,500                2.6825
Sale             1,250                 2.66
Sale             952                   2.6325
Sale             3,891                 2.654
Sale             1,000                 2.701
Sale             3,522                 2.7207
Sale             500                   2.715
Sale             15,000                2.6625
Sale             1,500                 Transfer
Sale             18,000                2.735
Sale             5,000                 2.67
Sale             1,000                 2.715
Sale             2,083                 2.7608
Sale             850                   2.7
Sale             1,000                 2.755
Sale             925                   2.685
Sale             363                   2.725
Sale             5,000                 2.7175
Sale             267                   2.67
Sale             364                   2.7125
Sale             500                   2.5881
Sale             1,500                 2.71
Sale             500                   2.65
Sale             1,000                 2.67
Sale             1,200                 2.5825
Sale             3,893                 2.715
Sale             525                   2.6755
Sale             380                   2.7
Sale             1,127                 2.68
Sale             1,000                 2.701
Sale             2,624                 2.71
Sale             2,000                 2.6625
Sale             77                    2.7375
Sale             224                   2.7206
Sale             200                   2.715
Sale             2,500                 2.6625
Sale             384                   2.625
Sale             3,000                 2.6
Sale             160                   2.795
Sale             6,850                 2.725
Sale             1,500                 2.6603
Sale             2,250                 2.7506
Sale             2,697                 2.7204
Sale             529                   2.7275
Sale             100                   2.735
Sale             3,826                 2.722
Sale             380                   2.745
Sale             453                   2.7125
Sale             352                   2.5325
Sale             1,000                 2.6725
Sale             394                   2.5
Sale             300                   2.676
Sale             1,602                 2.5856
Sale             1,000                 2.6925
Sale             793                   2.75
Sale             500                   2.74
Sale             200                   2.681
Sale             16                    2.7
Sale             2,469                 2.755
Sale             2,000                 2.75
Sale             3,000                 2.5925
Sale             4,469                 2.624
Sale             1,395                 2.6
Sale             1,000                 2.68
Sale             500                   2.745
Sale             5,000                 2.68
Sale             3,361                 2.7106
Sale             1,000                 2.701
Sale             19                    2.725
Sale             11,594                2.7425
Sale             464                   2.6606
Sale             8,168                 2.72
Sale             504                   2.665
Sale             10,000                2.76
Sale             18,632                2.56
Sale             4,000                 2.612
Sale             4,750                 2.745
Sale             1,500                 2.7325
Sale             5,467                 2.74
Sale             2,064                 2.7125
Sale             2,625                 2.7225
Sale             70                    2.75
Sale             2,000                 2.715
Sale             942                   2.595
Sale             700                   2.7175
Sale             3,000                 2.679
Sale             1,620                 2.635
Sale             109                   2.68
Sale             186                   2.7
Sale             11,114                2.7
Sale             2,000                 2.6708
Sale             2,000                 2.6579
Sale             1,500                 2.6285
Sale             50                    2.66
Sale             1,300                 2.6525
Sale             5,900                 2.725
Sale             340                   2.56
Sale             597                   2.75
Sale             374                   2.725
Sale             760                   2.67
Sale             7,268                 2.6225
Sale             1,000                 2.66
Sale             1,538                 2.71
Sale             1,550                 2.725
Sale             990                   2.643
Sale             200                   2.74
Sale             212                   2.6625
Sale             2,000                 2.7605
Sale             2,225                 2.575
Sale             49                    2.7
Sale             500                   2.66
Sale             110,564               2.65
Sale             889                   2.76
Sale             5,942                 2.5625
Sale             1,164                 2.6
Sale             500                   2.725
Sale             200                   2.7125
Sale             3,397                 2.725
Sale             38,149                2.7425
Sale             450                   2.7525
Sale             2,000                 2.7606
Sale             800                   2.7
Sale             2,000                 2.665
Sale             200                   2.75
Sale             2,000                 2.65
Sale             12,118                2.58
Sale             1,156                 2.5539
Sale             200                   2.67
Sale             4,538                 2.67
Sale             918                   2.725
Sale             6,000                 2.7275
Sale             103                   2.7
Sale             1,500                 2.7533
Sale             1,000                 2.6875
Sale             1,794                 2.75
Sale             800                   2.655
Sale             4,000                 2.72
Sale             1,000                 2.73
Sale             787                   2.7
Sale             451                   2.59
Sale             1,325                 Transfer
Sale             6,482                 2.6125
Sale             1,000                 2.75
Sale             15,550                2.68
Sale             3,675                 2.67
Sale             3,210                 2.74
Sale             577                   2.71
Sale             3,000                 2.733
Sale             1,500                 2.6704
Sale             500                   2.66
Sale             1,330                 2.7125
Sale             539                   2.75
Sale             1,000                 2.74
Sale             2,000                 2.585
Sale             367                   2.57
Sale             500                   2.77
Sale             3,886                 2.76
Sale             600                   2.695
Sale             500                   2.6608
Sale             500                   2.625
Sale             5,000                 2.6735
Sale             1,833                 2.6
Sale             19,000                2.66
Sale             1,500                 2.75
Sale             727                   2.72
Sale             1,106                 2.75
Sale             618                   2.7275
Sale             360                   2.66
Sale             1,775                 2.74
Sale             1,000                 2.7225
Sale             1,500                 2.61
Sale             700                   2.7525
Sale             3,395                 2.755
Sale             984                   2.7425
Sale             1,145                 2.6581
Sale             1,929                 2.6655
Sale             3,364                 2.7
Sale             176,982               2.6645
Sale             10,800                2.7095
Sale             1,775                 2.75
Sale             288                   2.7105
Sale             62,066                2.58
Sale             1,303                 2.6325
Sale             17,733                2.58
Sale             1,125                 2.6706
Sale             1,000                 2.68
Sale             1,076                 2.6175
Sale             949                   2.7275
Sale             320                   2.6704
Sale             639                   2.6581
Sale             16,552                2.66
Sale             3,782                 2.725
Sale             800                   2.5903
Sale             2,000                 2.74
Sale             2,000                 2.6782
Sale             3,724                 2.632
Sale             1,000                 2.675
Sale             391                   2.7275
Sale             92                    2.7275
Sale             688                   2.78
Sale             1,000                 2.6412
Sale             1,000                 2.67
Sale             48,187                2.575
Sale             13,000                2.56
Sale             1,606                 2.625
Sale             706                   2.735
Sale             1,000                 2.7125
Sale             11,000                2.7325
Sale             2,166                 2.586
Sale             1,930                 2.66
Sale             500                   2.67
Sale             3,845                 2.6525
Sale             400                   2.655
Sale             344                   2.7925
Sale             4,446                 2.565
Sale             1,000                 2.75
Sale             2,500                 2.7506
Sale             3,000                 2.6
Sale             200                   2.63
Sale             5,000                 2.7004
Sale             1,000                 2.5856
Sale             4,616                 2.7145
Sale             8,200                 2.7195
Sale             500                   2.66
Sale             16,461                2.65
Sale             456                   2.675
Sale             5,000                 2.6975
Sale             100                   2.701
Sale             210                   2.6525
Sale             4,000                 2.604
Sale             2,753                 2.76
Sale             5,000                 2.6908
Sale             1,000                 2.73
Sale             780                   2.655
Sale             500                   2.68
Sale             200                   2.5875
Sale             3,364                 2.7606
Sale             5,253                 2.671
Sale             250                   2.48
Sale             1,000                 2.64
Sale             1,300                 2.765
Sale             2,700                 2.7
Sale             378                   2.75
Sale             210                   2.6225
Sale             2,000                 2.71
Sale             1,940                 2.605
Sale             1,000                 2.7
Sale             2,800                 2.6655
Sale             651                   2.675
Sale             450                   2.655
Sale             339                   2.73
Sale             2,000                 2.66
Sale             322                   2.617
Sale             144                   2.725
Sale             740                   2.63
Sale             440                   2.6875
Sale             194                   2.7175
Sale             1,000                 2.7375
Sale             3,065                 2.6725
Sale             363                   2.54
Sale             1,000                 2.7
Sale             7,649                 2.7175
Sale             1,176                 2.7
Sale             1,000                 2.75
Sale             3,784                 2.72
Sale             3,000                 2.58
Sale             1,000                 2.7
Sale             741                   2.74
Sale             190                   2.7
Sale             1,464                 2.722
Sale             1,500                 2.6725
Sale             92                    2.7275
Sale             888                   2.7
Sale             16,219                2.7
Sale             5,000                 2.7095
Sale             2,500                 2.7534
Sale             2,000                 2.7
Sale             2,000                 2.725
Sale             1,000                 2.755
Sale             1,000                 2.655
Sale             500                   2.63
Sale             1,943                 2.7204
Sale             3,088                 2.681
Sale             371                   2.73
Sale             3,791                 2.6058
Sale             1,287                 2.63
Sale             500                   2.735
Sale             935                   2.663
Sale             2,772                 2.76
Sale             3,904                 2.6775
Sale             680                   2.68
Sale             1,000                 2.681
Sale             5,000                 2.7
Sale             903                   2.62
Sale             5,000                 2.6255
Sale             633                   Transfer
Sale             900                   2.5608
Sale             915                   2.74
Sale             5,000                 2.6675
Sale             1,430                 2.78
Sale             1,300                 2.71
Sale             2,604                 2.725
Sale             207                   2.6625
Sale             1,000                 2.655
Sale             1,000                 2.701
Sale             4,779                 2.6608
Sale             1,000                 2.655
Sale             350                   2.6675
Sale             3,500                 2.6785
Sale             1,568                 2.62
Sale             100                   2.745
Sale             1,000                 2.5875
Sale             731                   2.5755
Sale             562                   2.72
Sale             144                   2.655
Sale             551                   2.5875
Sale             1,000                 2.72
Sale             3,773                 2.76
Sale             1,256                 2.685
Sale             3,893                 2.6359
Sale             1,081                 2.7756
Sale             461                   2.75
Sale             501                   2.5625
Sale             2,000                 2.6575
Sale             500                   2.66
Sale             500                   2.66
Sale             1,500                 2.61
Sale             1,250                 2.712
Sale             500                   2.72
Sale             728                   2.75
Sale             378                   2.68
Sale             5,000                 2.76
Sale             741                   2.7025
Sale             245                   2.6725
Sale             5,821                 2.5975
Sale             400                   2.735
Sale             1,231                 2.7
Sale             200                   2.7225
Sale             300                   2.71
Sale             2,000                 2.634
Sale             400                   2.63
Sale             500                   2.66
Sale             1,000                 2.7204
Sale             500                   2.6856
Sale             3,000                 2.5689
Sale             397                   2.6575
Sale             1,500                 2.68
Sale             459                   2.6731
Sale             500                   2.7275
Sale             5,000                 2.6585
Sale             600                   2.7
Sale             2,500                 2.675
Sale             1,397                 2.665
Sale             1,000                 2.77
Sale             1,867                 2.6785
Sale             25                    2.585
Sale             2,569                 2.7275
Sale             3,659                 2.6
Sale             1,219                 2.7425
Sale             832                   2.6125
Sale             531                   2.64
Sale             500                   2.69
Sale             500                   2.68
Sale             2,301                 2.7145
Sale             1,870                 2.6908
Sale             1,505                 2.6756
Sale             588                   2.7
Sale             3,009                 2.6925
Sale             100                   2.6625
Sale             757                   2.75
Sale             6,339                 2.6225
Sale             1,000                 2.701
Sale             19,704                2.67
Sale             3,119                 2.775
Sale             3,738                 2.7225
Sale             2,000                 2.755
Sale             734                   2.6581
Sale             1,000                 2.66
Sale             1,916                 2.675
Sale             1,000                 2.75
Sale             361                   2.68
Sale             6,882                 2.715
Sale             3,782                 2.76
Sale             3,400                 2.7425
Sale             3,295                 2.735
Sale             3,844                 2.675
Sale             7,634                 2.62
Sale             300                   2.635
Sale             176                   2.6358
Sale             749                   2.7375
Sale             40                    2.715
Sale             1,000                 2.5656
Sale             1,000                 2.6125
Sale             2,265                 2.6525
Sale             500                   2.6225
Sale             16,000                2.7525
Sale             2,500                 2.5725
Sale             1,500                 2.6025
Sale             813                   2.7004
Sale             1,938                 2.7204
Sale             19                    2.7375
Sale             1,300                 2.7506
Sale             2,281                 2.6631
Sale             500                   2.6625
Sale             970                   2.735
Sale             3,225                 2.605
Sale             1,000                 2.7
Sale             1,000                 2.6525
Sale             1,000                 2.7125
Sale             963                   2.685
Sale             3,200                 2.5875
Sale             3,957                 2.681
Sale             3,000                 2.72
Sale             755                   2.7185
Sale             153                   2.5
Sale             838                   2.6583
Sale             831                   2.75
Sale             500                   2.715
Sale             1,000                 2.72
Sale             6,985                 2.6
Sale             576                   2.745
Sale             400                   2.7225
Sale             2,000                 2.76
Sale             1,000                 2.715
Sale             973                   2.76
Sale             2,000                 2.6225
Sale             382                   2.47

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date        Purchase/Sale         Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
12/10/2007       Purchase              200                     2.6000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            178249         2.6582
CFD             Short            15800          2.6816
CFD             Long             176982         2.6644
CFD             Long             1000           2.68
CFD             Long             10800          2.7094

(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                         15 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