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               16 October 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant        23,715,956   5.63%          235,080   0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      5,420,735   1.29%        4,893,427   1.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               29,136,691   6.92%         5,128,507   1.22%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number            (%)        Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale     Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase           707                 2.04
Purchase           850                 2.08
Purchase           5,000               2.1747
Purchase           4,922               2.02
Purchase           446                 2.0594
Purchase           700                 2.055
Purchase           1,000               2.04
Purchase           2,000               2.025
Purchase           500                 2.02
Purchase           424                 2.2392
Purchase           446                 2.239
Purchase           5,000               2.079
Purchase           1,000               2.2411
Purchase           6,500               2.2447
Purchase           500                 2.03
Purchase           970                 2.04
Purchase           2,369               2.11
Purchase           26,079              2.06
Purchase           143                 2.0868
Purchase           400                 2.0645
Purchase           1,000               2.133
Purchase           600                 2.0642
Purchase           531                 2.0668
Purchase           2,354               2.11
Purchase           232                 2.0694
Purchase           274                 2.1825
Purchase           4,804               2.0695
Purchase           2,000               2.11
Purchase           603                 2.2597
Purchase           2,000               2.2419
Purchase           398                 2.2569
Purchase           246                 2.03
Purchase           1,000               2.08
Purchase           4,828               2.0594
Purchase           1,969               2.0175
Purchase           237                 2.1025
Purchase           2,000               2.0496
Purchase           1,000               1.997
Purchase           3,000               2.0687
Purchase           2,970               2.0075
Purchase           2,000               2.0475
Purchase           950                 2.03
Purchase           5,681               2.1
Purchase           1,000               2.005
Purchase           217                 2.2572
Purchase           475                 2.0769
Purchase           242                 2.06
Purchase           1,000               2.0556
Purchase           2,375               2.0912
Purchase           927                 2.157
Purchase           1,350               2.0694
Purchase           227                 2.1596
Purchase           3,000               2.1647
Purchase           2,000               1.997
Purchase           40                  2.0734
Purchase           732                 2.02
Purchase           500                 2.0493
Purchase           3,066               2.2692
Purchase           1,000               2.0931
Purchase           597                 2.02
Purchase           2,401               2.0691
Purchase           2,630               2.2672
Purchase           2,407               2.0766
Purchase           47                  2.073
Purchase           5,000               2.2068
Purchase           4,780               2.2672
Purchase           491                 2.0075
Purchase           9,823               2.025
Purchase           5,000               2.02
Purchase           1,000               2.1087
Purchase           1,485               2.02
Purchase           2,414               2.0575
Purchase           111                 2.0743
Purchase           957                 2.0669
Purchase           1,500               2.123
Purchase           725                 2.0471
Purchase           1,000               2.0425
Purchase           653                 2.2422
Purchase           495                 2.02
Purchase           3,000               2.125
Purchase           18,000              2.045
Purchase           1,000               2.051
Purchase           100                 2.2569
Purchase           368                 2.138
Purchase           1,000               1.993
Purchase           1,000               2.1767
Purchase           114                 2.1772
Purchase           2,478               2.0175
Purchase           4,292               2.0967
Purchase           1,017               2.1622
Purchase           4,830               2.07
Purchase           1,976               2.124
Purchase           35,000              2.1
Purchase           1,500               2.02
Purchase           1,000               2.2172
Purchase           1,206               2.055
Purchase           1,000               2.0694
Purchase           1,483               2.1025
Purchase           563                 2.2597
Purchase           5,000               2.0175
Purchase           705                 2.1769
Purchase           1,000               1.997
Purchase           3,000               2.13
Purchase           2,198               2.2597
Purchase           477                 2.0587
Purchase           3,000               2.2772
Purchase           2,000               2.05
Purchase           5,000               2.1847
Purchase           1,000               2.0475
Purchase           3,000               2.136
Purchase           2,627               2.2695
Purchase           17,916              2.11
Purchase           443                 2.2572
Purchase           1,474               2.02
Purchase           2,000               2.0175
Purchase           2,387               2.081
Purchase           500                 2.0175
Purchase           246                 2.0718
Purchase           1,000               2.2597
Purchase           4,000               2.0697
Purchase           236                 2.0521
Purchase           1,000               2.0328
Purchase           874                 2.2672
Purchase           3,147               2.0475
Purchase           48                  2.0695
Purchase           3,000               2.055
Purchase           2,500               2.03
Purchase           2,312               2.1621
Purchase           238                 2.04
Purchase           3,568               2.1175
Purchase           1,000               2.2697
Purchase           462                 2.164
Purchase           437                 2.02
Purchase           2,000               2.105
Purchase           1,000               2.05
Purchase           1,000               2.2394
Purchase           4,000               2.1847
Purchase           2,000               2.2772
Purchase           1,000               2.2469
Purchase           2,500               2.045
Purchase           5,008               2.1797
Purchase           5,000               2.075
Purchase           250                 1.997
Purchase           3,309               2.04
Purchase           1,300               2.02
Purchase           10,000              1.99
Purchase           503                 1.988
Purchase           2,462               2.1772
Purchase           15,000              2.045
Purchase           5,000               2.0038
Purchase           3,000               2.0056
Purchase           963                 2.0585
Purchase           2,205               2.2672
Purchase           962                 2.0775
Purchase           5,040               2.1697
Purchase           4,863               2.0445
Purchase           6,000               2.0725
Purchase           3,000               2.1025
Purchase           2,500               2.035
Purchase           158                 2.2122
Purchase           7,142               2.1
Purchase           1,951               2.05
Purchase           2,916               2.045
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           17,931              2.175
Purchase           2,401               2.0668
Purchase           1,000               2.04
Purchase           14,598              2.055
Purchase           5,000               2.0625
Purchase           978                 2.0225
Purchase           1,448               2.0706
Purchase           1,000               2.0655
Purchase           1,382               2.1696
Purchase           1,000               2.0975
Purchase           1,000               1.985
Purchase           242                 2.0231
Purchase           432                 2.2872
Purchase           5,000               2.05
Purchase           494                 1.997
Purchase           728                 2.04
Purchase           2,198               2.2597
Purchase           500                 2.0231
Purchase           4,598               2.1747
Purchase           500                 2.2697
Purchase           900                 2.1081
Purchase           2,500               1.994
Purchase           2,174               2.2847
Purchase           2,899               2.0694
Purchase           117                 2.071
Purchase           1,765               2.1375
Purchase           12                  2.0175
Purchase           97                  2.07
Purchase           3,400               2.04
Purchase           2,000               2.0475
Purchase           750                 2.0475
Purchase           349                 2.2466
Purchase           1,000               2.02
Purchase           483                 2.0893
Purchase           1,000               2.1797
Purchase           500                 2.0344
Purchase           495                 2.02
Purchase           386                 2.0385
Purchase           5,000               1.994
Purchase           5,000               2.06
Purchase           957                 2.0887
Purchase           25                  2.11
Purchase           26,095              2.2875
Purchase           1,000               2.0747
Purchase           1,000               2.05
Purchase           5,000               2.0709
Purchase           4,947               2.1866
Purchase           1,000               2.03
Purchase           3,000               2.105
Purchase           214                 2.2597
Purchase           500                 2.2692
Purchase           2,800               1.993
Purchase           4,926               2.03
Purchase           242                 2.065
Purchase           120                 2.068
Purchase           907                 2.1847
Purchase           2,000               2.08
Purchase           3,304               2.2697
Purchase           475                 2.068
Purchase           400                 2.125
Purchase           3,251               2.153
Purchase           3,000               2.2447
Purchase           1,000               2.045
Purchase           1,000               2.0475
Purchase           880                 2.2797
Purchase           24,000              2.1
Purchase           72                  2.063
Purchase           2,000               2.2397
Purchase           2,900               2.1672
Purchase           5,000               2.105
Purchase           343                 2.04
Purchase           3,000               2.0446
Purchase           2,735               2.1797
Purchase           1,000               2.06
Purchase           878                 2.2572
Purchase           2,913               2.0594
Purchase           2,470               2.735
Purchase           4,879               2.0175
Purchase           4,000               2.0556
Purchase           3,000               2.1096
Purchase           1,901               2.0747
Purchase           1,000               2.0868
Purchase           83                  2.238
Purchase           139                 2.0596
Purchase           475                 2.0694
Purchase           2,371               2.0747
Purchase           5,000               2.1697
Purchase           120                 2.0694
Purchase           400                 2.2695
Purchase           4,856               2.0475
Purchase           2,227               2.2447
Purchase           200                 2.136
Purchase           7,500               2.09
Purchase           480                 2.082
Purchase           441                 2.2672
Purchase           500                 2.05
Purchase           232                 2.146
Purchase           17,754              2.2525
Purchase           346                 2.2772
Purchase           1,250               2.06
Purchase           4,582               2.1697
Purchase           45                  2.1847
Purchase           1,720               2.02
Purchase           4,388               2.1646
Purchase           234                 2.0496
Purchase           2,802               2.1275
Purchase           726                 2.0649
Purchase           2,000               2.2442
Purchase           2,500               2.03
Purchase           1,305               2.0793
Purchase           200                 2.0691
Purchase           142,953             2.1215
Purchase           2,196               2.2597
Purchase           7,100               2.2057
Purchase           414                 2.01
Purchase           1,000               2.1087
Purchase           908                 2.1822
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           1,000               2.02
Purchase           1,459               2.055
Purchase           95                  2.0992
Purchase           45,000              2.1
Purchase           980                 2.04
Purchase           106                 2.235
Purchase           2,000               2.2947
Sale               400                 2.0506
Sale               728                 2.1006
Sale               500                 2.2378
Sale               169                 2.11
Sale               1,222               2.0581
Sale               7,500               2.1228
Sale               1,500               2.2803
Sale               17,916              2.14
Sale               2,500               2.183
Sale               1,000               2.223
Sale               1,000               2.2353
Sale               2,500               2.0075
Sale               75                  2.1754
Sale               220                 2.09
Sale               713                 2
Sale               2,198               2.2378
Sale               436                 2.0125
Sale               117                 2.1635
Sale               454                 2.2358
Sale               5,000               2.045
Sale               8,159               2.1803
Sale               137,221             2.1274
Sale               100                 2.1008
Sale               1,485               2.0875
Sale               726                 2.1728
Sale               5,000               2.095
Sale               4,529               2.2508
Sale               2,000               1.9854
Sale               4,388               2.2431
Sale               500                 2.005
Sale               5,000               2.0875
Sale               24                  2.0625
Sale               1,000               2.1953
Sale               1,000               2.12
Sale               118                 2.0708
Sale               4,000               2.09
Sale               560                 2.1228
Sale               1,927               2.1075
Sale               5,000               2.0208
Sale               2,478               2.1018
Sale               200                 2.1025
Sale               3,000               2.01
Sale               500                 2.0581
Sale               4,598               2.2103
Sale               1,000               2.06
Sale               462                 2.085
Sale               700                 2.1075
Sale               600                 2.0625
Sale               500                 2.2103
Sale               1,000               2.075
Sale               140                 2.238
Sale               750                 2.055
Sale               4,458               2.2453
Sale               1,000               2.1025
Sale               3,448               2.2508
Sale               2,000               2.1756
Sale               537                 2.05
Sale               293                 Transfer
Sale               385                 2.0625
Sale               1,000               2.03
Sale               1,219               2.04
Sale               500                 2.2803
Sale               413                 2.0625
Sale               300                 2.07
Sale               1,000               1.981
Sale               500                 2.085
Sale               500                 2.1978
Sale               1,765               2.096
Sale               3,000               2.125
Sale               194                 2.09
Sale               2,916               2.07
Sale               1,669               2.0625
Sale               865                 2.0106
Sale               137                 2.085
Sale               4,000               2.005
Sale               1,900               2.1603
Sale               107                 2.1228
Sale               3,000               2.1753
Sale               1,000               2.0625
Sale               1,250               2.01
Sale               402                 2.2375
Sale               4,033               2.1728
Sale               21,000              2.235
Sale               3,527               2.0025
Sale               100                 2.2003
Sale               5,000               2.1628
Sale               5,000               2.0575
Sale               1,382               2.2528
Sale               510                 2.1303
Sale               2,407               2.1605
Sale               200                 2.06
Sale               150                 2.2469
Sale               600                 2.0625
Sale               1,459               2.12
Sale               500                 2.055
Sale               3,001               2.015
Sale               200                 2.1
Sale               4,500               2.2358
Sale               1,000               2.1906
Sale               450                 2.2508
Sale               525                 2.0704
Sale               475                 2.0875
Sale               3,309               2.1554
Sale               4,177               2.1403
Sale               3,001               2.02
Sale               374                 2.0618
Sale               788                 2.0506
Sale               317                 2.005
Sale               1,000               2.2378
Sale               360                 2.0625
Sale               3,000               2.12
Sale               1,500               2.2803
Sale               3,000               2.0025
Sale               243                 2
Sale               220                 2.0434
Sale               1,474               2.0703
Sale               200                 2.2353
Sale               2,250               2.055
Sale               222                 2.06
Sale               51                  2.2253
Sale               1,120               2.055
Sale               5,000               2.1753
Sale               288                 2.105
Sale               725                 2.1125
Sale               2,000               2.2429
Sale               759                 2.2378
Sale               3,319               2.2603
Sale               500                 2.1603
Sale               1,000               2.1853
Sale               1,000               2.04
Sale               27,670              1.991
Sale               690                 2.1353
Sale               9,604               2.0853
Sale               200                 2.1228
Sale               1,286               2.0631
Sale               500                 2.2378
Sale               2,000               2.09
Sale               2,249               2.2603
Sale               732                 2.1853
Sale               276                 2.07
Sale               500                 2.2354
Sale               318                 2.0425
Sale               7,241               2.085
Sale               286                 2.1275
Sale               800                 2.2603
Sale               365                 2.0553
Sale               4,582               2.1628
Sale               1,500               2.173
Sale               1,246               2.1806
Sale               2,008               1.991
Sale               4,804               2.1212
Sale               600                 2.0625
Sale               4,624               2.1804
Sale               5,681               2.1628
Sale               1,794               2.2378
Sale               6,500               2.2753
Sale               900                 2.0625
Sale               3,000               2.0975
Sale               4,807               2.015
Sale               340                 2.0625
Sale               400                 2.1228
Sale               1,010               2.0625
Sale               17,754              2.235
Sale               100                 2.0004
Sale               473                 2.1303
Sale               800                 2.0625
Sale               2,167               2.01
Sale               500                 2.0585
Sale               380                 2.1025
Sale               3,065               2.2403
Sale               2,198               2.2528
Sale               4,856               2.0825
Sale               475                 2.0804
Sale               3,064               2.0706
Sale               2,215               2.015
Sale               20,000              2.0475
Sale               121                 2.0662
Sale               1,100               2.0629
Sale               7,700               2.2228
Sale               3,000               2.1
Sale               2,066               2.2378
Sale               2,470               2.735
Sale               3,229               2.065
Sale               500                 2.1704
Sale               3,430               2.133
Sale               382                 2.1706
Sale               1,024               2.0653
Sale               462                 2.2404
Sale               18,650              2.01
Sale               877                 2.0625
Sale               3,180               2.2403
Sale               1,000               2.2431
Sale               300                 2.09
Sale               500                 2.0625
Sale               927                 2.1628
Sale               300                 2.2378
Sale               451                 2.2353
Sale               5,000               2.1
Sale               1,976               2.1579
Sale               500                 2.0629
Sale               1,800               2.0625
Sale               5,675               2.2528
Sale               850                 2.0875
Sale               2,400               2.0625
Sale               2,000               2.0668
Sale               1,100               2.0625
Sale               1,117               2.2778
Sale               579                 2.1303
Sale               4,664               2.0675
Sale               5,553               1.985
Sale               2,387               2.1372
Sale               700                 2.0908
Sale               1,000               2.1628
Sale               155                 2.05
Sale               500                 2.1303
Sale               249                 2.095
Sale               1,032               2.1803
Sale               874                 2.2406
Sale               2,261               2.2528
Sale               500                 2.05
Sale               3,000               2.1728
Sale               5,000               2.1225
Sale               2,000               2.2778
Sale               405                 2.0625
Sale               400                 2.0625
Sale               600                 2.0625
Sale               300                 2.2428
Sale               300                 2.04
Sale               1,483               2.04
Sale               902                 2.0431
Sale               500                 2.2354
Sale               83,456              2.085
Sale               1,000               2.2508
Sale               375                 2.0625
Sale               1,000               2.1603
Sale               1,000               2.1703
Sale               740                 2.2406
Sale               2,383               2.2503
Sale               2,000               2.2003
Sale               399                 2.0653
Sale               2,000               2.0506
Sale               53,300              2.005
Sale               3,000               2.1228
Sale               2,000               2.1
Sale               2,000               2.2454
Sale               7,000               2.2228
Sale               4,947               2.2053
Sale               2,802               2.1728
Sale               2,630               2.2403
Sale               1,000               2.045
Sale               2,618               2.2508
Sale               443                 2.05
Sale               4,000               2.2378
Sale               500                 2.2503
Sale               3,000               2.09
Sale               600                 2.01
Sale               227                 2.0653
Sale               5,000               2.0425
Sale               323                 2.0575
Sale               5,000               2.2429
Sale               537                 2.1
Sale               809                 2.2358
Sale               9,618               2.065
Sale               2,900               2.2528
Sale               613                 2.0575
Sale               25,000              2.0075
Sale               2,414               2.1
Sale               2,029               2.2403
Sale               500                 2.0604
Sale               125                 2.2479
Sale               3,460               2.0625
Sale               3,568               2.065
Sale               500                 2.2405
Sale               500                 2.0653
Sale               1,350               2.2528
Sale               2,000               2.0425
Sale               1,000               2.06
Sale               1,212               2.2353
Sale               150                 2.2528
Sale               350                 2.2503
Sale               3,048               2.2403
Sale               500                 2.1025
Sale               1,000               2.0825
Sale               242                 2.0425
Sale               461                 2.0201
Sale               476                 2.0408
Sale               2,913               2.1303
Sale               9,091               2.2
Sale               275                 2.085
Sale               400                 2.0172
Sale               4,922               2.0775
Sale               571                 2.2003
Sale               1,000               2.2003
Sale               500                 2.1303
Sale               1,852               2.1603
Sale               400                 2.0625
Sale               7,477               2.06
Sale               3,388               2.0704
Sale               2,263               2.0584
Sale               3,772               2.015
Sale               4,780               2.2503
Sale               3,000               2.0653
Sale               1,361               2.12
Sale               500                 2.105
Sale               628                 2.2003
Sale               350                 2.0475
Sale               97                  2.0625
Sale               3,000               2.055
Sale               317                 2.0853
Sale               396                 2.1303
Sale               855                 2.06
Sale               500                 2.124
Sale               713                 2.105
Sale               557                 2.0201
Sale               100                 2.2378
Sale               133,035             2.15
Sale               26,079              2.085
Sale               482                 2.1704
Sale               4,863               2.0843
Sale               1,000               2.2453
Sale               1,000               2.2528
Sale               2,735               2.2053
Sale               4,000               2.2553
Sale               600                 2.0531
Sale               835                 2.0525
Sale               2,000               2.2578
Sale               323                 2.0025
Sale               1,000               2.0425
Sale               350                 2.0653
Sale               5,397               2.0604
Sale               7,142               2.0525
Sale               200                 2.0025
Sale               1,000               2.05
Sale               1,500               2.2103
Sale               2,000               2.2003
Sale               500                 2.1628
Sale               1,500               2.0506
Sale               5,652               2.065
Sale               550                 2.055
Sale               5,000               1.987
Sale               5,000               2.0835
Sale               644                 2.2453
Sale               2,500               2.015
Sale               5,040               2.1628
Sale               735                 2.03
Sale               1,009               2.2535
Sale               2,000               2.0575
Sale               1,000               2.0875
Sale               500                 2.12
Sale               2,149               2.2404
Sale               3,001               2.015
Sale               2,970               2.05
Sale               247                 2.0575
Sale               314                 2.1
Sale               2,500               2.2403
Sale               4,000               2.1353
Sale               1,250               2.1031
Sale               518                 2.1653
Sale               250                 2.0025
Sale               1,000               2.2353
Sale               1,536               2.0618
Sale               500                 2.2603
Sale               500                 2.0853
Sale               2,000               2.095
Sale               631                 2.019
Sale               400                 2.2428
Sale               2,487               2.015
Sale               400                 2.2008
Sale               3,000               2.1854
Sale               2,100               2.2553
Sale               1,196               2.04
Sale               5,008               2.2503
Sale               4,000               2.2528
Sale               5,000               2.2653
Sale               5,000               2.2405
Sale               1,044               2.055
Sale               1,500               2.1075
Sale               550                 1.9828
Sale               1,000               2.2378
Sale               1,000               2.1628
Sale               714                 2.02
Sale               1,000               2.065
Sale               940                 2.04
Sale               1,000               2.1
Sale               4,306               2.2403
Sale               500                 2.1
Sale               1,237               2.1012
Sale               380                 2.2353
Sale               26,000              2.1225
Sale               750                 2.0556
Sale               1,200               1.982
Sale               2,272               2.2403
Sale               1,860               2.0708
Sale               2,500               1.985
Sale               1,748               2.2453
Sale               2,000               2.2453
Sale               985                 2.1052
Sale               1,000               2.0575
Sale               558                 2.2508
Sale               800                 2.0629
Sale               980                 2.0409
Sale               570                 2.0025
Sale               732                 2.1002
Sale               1,000               2.2508
Sale               1,000               2.124
Sale               1,181               2.238
Sale               1,000               2.1253
Sale               604                 2.0228
Sale               3,400               2.071
Sale               760                 2.04
Sale               229                 2.04
Sale               1,000               2.06
Sale               1,400               2.2453
Sale               600                 2.1025
Sale               500                 2.2753
Sale               2,127               2.2606
Sale               500                 2.0629
Sale               274                 2.1703
Sale               500                 2.0606
Sale               1,480               2.04
Sale               197                 2.05
Sale               2,250               2.2378
Sale               5,000               2.035
Sale               1,000               2.1328
Sale               135                 2.238
Sale               907                 2.2378
Sale               605                 2.0556
Sale               500                 Transfer
Sale               1,000               2.1225
Sale               1,500               2.0525
Sale               2,000               2.1754
Sale               385                 2.0625
Sale               457                 2.0554
Sale               4,292               2.0575
Sale               1,000               2.1275
Sale               500                 2.0818
Sale               12,000              2.235
Sale               985                 2.04
Sale               885                 2.0025
Sale               1,013               2.2003
Sale               1,305               2.0603
Sale               3,689               2.1228
Sale               500                 2.05
Sale               1,854               2.1753
Sale               4,316               2.0706
Sale               448                 2.1303
Sale               2,000               2.2478
Sale               44,670              2.02
Sale               17,931              2.24
Sale               7,500               2.1803
Sale               410                 2.0653
Sale               2,000               2.2378
Sale               887                 2.05
Sale               20,000              2.2275
Sale               3,000               2.1803
Sale               6,000               2.105
Sale               2,500               2.015
Sale               500                 2.2453
Sale               2,150               2.015
Sale               884                 2.025
Sale               2,988               2.06
Sale               1,000               1.98
Sale               1,000               1.9854
Sale               5,000               2.1006
Sale               797                 2.2508
Sale               101                 2.065
Sale               750                 2.13
Sale               500                 2.2354
Sale               5,000               2.0562
Sale               200                 2.1025
Sale               500                 2.0425
Sale               384                 2.0625
Sale               3,147               2.1228
Sale               321                 2.0553
Sale               3,251               2.1803
Sale               132                 2.1025
Sale               1,340               2.1075
Sale               700                 2.2381
Sale               600                 2.07
Sale               39,000              2.0575
Sale               1,500               2.0725
Sale               4,000               2.2253
Sale               5,000               2.2003
Sale               783                 2.09
Sale               750                 2.1353
Sale               250                 2.2278
Sale               197                 2.0458
Sale               300                 2.1025
Sale               443                 2.0607
Sale               1,000               2.2528
Sale               3,000               2.1603
Sale               1,000               2.01
Sale               5,000               2.1235
Sale               1,250               2.22
Sale               429                 1.991
Sale               591                 2.2378
Sale               2,222               2.05
Sale               500                 2.1
Sale               35,000              2.24
Sale               335                 2.0875
Sale               451                 2.2703
Sale               800                 2.1253
Sale               224                 2.015
Sale               1,829               2.0653
Sale               4,100               2.2503
Sale               1,000               2.2653
Sale               2,500               2.07
Sale               800                 2.07
Sale               1,000               2.1228
Sale               100                 2.2406
Sale               382                 2.04
Sale               10,000              2.19
Sale               8,000               1.985

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              1,857                   2.6750

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            2294           7.04
CFD             Short            4284           7.0418
CFD             Short            5716           7.045
CFD             Long             36813          7.0271
CFD             Long             9900           7.0284
CFD             Long             4784           7.036
CFD             Long             29301          7.0456
CFD             Long             5702           7.0466
CFD             Long             41279          7.0487
CFD             Long             1762           7.0536
CFD             Long             2000           7.06

(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                         17 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