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 19 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 24,011,765 5.70% 247,639 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,915,803 1.40% 5,401,973 1.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,927,568 7.10% 5,649,612 1.34%
(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 200 1.908
Purchase 2,000 1.8987
Purchase 4,000 1.9276
Purchase 28 1.8847
Purchase 1,000 1.8989
Purchase 1,277 1.89
Purchase 2,548 1.9496
Purchase 4,900 2.0288
Purchase 38 2.0562
Purchase 1,000 2.0191
Purchase 1,531 1.9586
Purchase 4,548 1.9785
Purchase 3,933 1.894
Purchase 2,000 2.0196
Purchase 300 1.887
Purchase 1,000 1.9826
Purchase 740 2.0063
Purchase 1,487 1.9988
Purchase 500 1.8847
Purchase 5,000 1.89
Purchase 1,707 1.933
Purchase 1,302 1.9
Purchase 2,000 1.9836
Purchase 1,250 1.9496
Purchase 5,000 1.9896
Purchase 500 1.9946
Purchase 1,000 1.9988
Purchase 6,316 1.889
Purchase 1,000 1.9988
Purchase 1,300 1.9726
Purchase 517 1.9096
Purchase 999 1.9785
Purchase 256 1.9496
Purchase 5,100 1.9496
Purchase 263 1.8999
Purchase 400 1.9885
Purchase 2,507 1.9816
Purchase 500 1.8736
Purchase 1,970 2.0296
Purchase 495 1.9846
Purchase 1,100 1.9756
Purchase 1,055 1.8786
Purchase 479 2.0385
Purchase 2,463 2.0296
Purchase 936 2.0292
Purchase 2,537 1.9576
Purchase 5,000 1.901
Purchase 1,227 2.0156
Purchase 675 2.006
Purchase 102 1.948
Purchase 244 1.9836
Purchase 520 1.8986
Purchase 500 1.9822
Purchase 511 1.9336
Purchase 1,100 1.9846
Purchase 489 2.0196
Purchase 236 2.0292
Purchase 3,112 1.9276
Purchase 487 2.0496
Purchase 8,400 2.035
Purchase 500 1.9857
Purchase 496 1.9796
Purchase 5,900 1.9527
Purchase 1,014 1.9556
Purchase 500 1.9996
Purchase 500 1.9496
Purchase 5,000 1.9746
Purchase 2,000 1.8796
Purchase 494 1.9988
Purchase 800 1.9492
Purchase 1,000 1.9166
Purchase 4,851 2.0496
Purchase 3,000 1.8796
Purchase 2,501 1.9857
Purchase 1,000 1.9856
Purchase 1,155 1.9988
Purchase 1,501 1.9986
Purchase 502 1.9894
Purchase 5,187 1.9276
Purchase 1,000 1.9896
Purchase 4,903 2.0395
Purchase 2,500 2.0296
Purchase 496 1.9882
Purchase 3,000 2.0392
Purchase 513 1.9496
Purchase 253 1.9686
Purchase 1,187 1.8996
Purchase 978 2.0271
Purchase 5,900 2.03
Purchase 443 2.0296
Purchase 172 1.9496
Purchase 1,100 1.9492
Purchase 200 1.9786
Purchase 5,320 1.8796
Purchase 500 1.9586
Purchase 260 1.8726
Purchase 5,000 2.0296
Purchase 300 2.0056
Purchase 8,690 2.06
Purchase 3,000 1.9996
Purchase 977 1.9171
Purchase 318 1.9
Purchase 1,485 2.0196
Purchase 198 2.0156
Purchase 2,000 1.9299
Purchase 890 1.9988
Purchase 525 1.9029
Purchase 1,000 2.0296
Purchase 730 1.9966
Purchase 1,957 2.0294
Purchase 743 2.0171
Purchase 1,000 1.9906
Purchase 412 1.8796
Purchase 5,153 1.9296
Purchase 200 2.0394
Purchase 1,300 1.9518
Purchase 1,446 1.9356
Purchase 526 1.8999
Purchase 250 1.9946
Purchase 284 1.8796
Purchase 492 1.9946
Purchase 300 2.0196
Purchase 5,155 1.9286
Purchase 1,543 1.9296
Purchase 253 1.8936
Purchase 5,000 2.0496
Purchase 245 2.0396
Purchase 494 2.0196
Purchase 1,000 2.0296
Purchase 1,425 1.9496
Purchase 105 1.9836
Purchase 1,000 2.0296
Purchase 4 2.0131
Purchase 5,000 1.9224
Purchase 1,938 2.0496
Purchase 5,105 1.9586
Purchase 693 1.9988
Purchase 2,000 1.9656
Purchase 250 1.9896
Purchase 5,000 2.0096
Purchase 228 1.9496
Purchase 248 2.0131
Purchase 2,028 1.9586
Purchase 500 2.0056
Purchase 5,000 2.0131
Purchase 237 1.88
Purchase 514 1.9446
Purchase 419 1.8999
Purchase 200 1.9342
Purchase 2,027 1.9593
Purchase 5,000 2.0288
Purchase 3,529 1.896
Purchase 5,000 1.9396
Purchase 247 1.9646
Purchase 2,000 2.006
Purchase 600 1.8989
Purchase 10,000 1.959
Purchase 1,100 1.9836
Purchase 202 1.8995
Purchase 1,100 2.0195
Purchase 1,240 2.0146
Purchase 1,000 1.8995
Purchase 126 1.9796
Purchase 3,184 1.9822
Purchase 500 1.9646
Purchase 250 2.0139
Purchase 5,000 2.0271
Purchase 270 2.0063
Purchase 2,000 2.0295
Purchase 501 1.9927
Purchase 200 1.9196
Purchase 3,666 1.8963
Purchase 520 1.8999
Purchase 2,000 1.9785
Purchase 150 2.0396
Purchase 2,488 1.9966
Purchase 4,000 2.0196
Purchase 994 1.8796
Purchase 250 1.9378
Purchase 271 1.9154
Purchase 10,000 2.03
Purchase 1,000 1.8967
Purchase 5,054 1.9786
Purchase 5,084 1.9556
Purchase 6,500 1.9786
Purchase 474 1.9966
Purchase 494 1.9988
Purchase 1,541 1.9456
Purchase 2,451 2.0394
Purchase 785 1.9966
Purchase 590 1.9903
Purchase 2,000 1.9496
Purchase 3,594 1.9476
Purchase 47 1.9053
Purchase 5,000 1.933
Purchase 274 1.9655
Purchase 1,000 1.8997
Purchase 1,768 1.979
Purchase 48 2.0496
Purchase 1,526 1.9656
Purchase 414 1.9295
Purchase 2,491 1.9937
Purchase 1,755 1.9936
Purchase 1,001 1.9976
Purchase 1,000 2.0125
Purchase 5,000 1.9496
Purchase 1,140 2.006
Purchase 4,483 1.9946
Purchase 1,000 1.9322
Purchase 1,000 1.9296
Purchase 1,000 1.9496
Purchase 5,142 1.9446
Purchase 3,729 1.9988
Purchase 782 2.0196
Purchase 3,511 1.9936
Purchase 1,841 1.9897
Purchase 100 1.9988
Purchase 3,000 1.9756
Purchase 517 1.8985
Purchase 2,629 1.8896
Purchase 1,100 2.035
Purchase 3,721 1.9886
Purchase 140 2.0392
Purchase 37 1.9496
Purchase 1,077 1.9796
Purchase 2,050 1.9356
Purchase 989 1.9988
Purchase 22,761 2.045
Purchase 125 1.9966
Purchase 2,500 1.933
Purchase 500 1.9496
Purchase 2,518 1.9726
Purchase 4,979 1.997
Purchase 14,779 2.02
Purchase 44,802 1.934
Purchase 2,618 1.9096
Purchase 211 2.0394
Purchase 6,368 2.03
Purchase 2,105 1.8999
Purchase 500 2.0492
Purchase 600 1.9496
Purchase 5,000 1.9
Purchase 2,528 1.9646
Purchase 8,000 1.93
Purchase 4,000 2.0096
Purchase 1,319 1.894
Purchase 1,007 1.9096
Purchase 1,000 1.9496
Purchase 500 1.9728
Purchase 250 2.02
Purchase 494 1.9946
Purchase 25,062 1.995
Sale 400 1.9924
Sale 100 2.0387
Sale 3,000 1.9704
Sale 50 2.0004
Sale 1,100 1.9714
Sale 746 2.0004
Sale 500 2.0325
Sale 500 2.0004
Sale 2,000 2.0151
Sale 682 1.9204
Sale 1,000 1.882
Sale 2,800 2.01
Sale 3,000 1.8802
Sale 500 1.9503
Sale 250 2.0029
Sale 23 1.872
Sale 500 1.9513
Sale 527 1.9734
Sale 450 2.0387
Sale 2,902 1.9704
Sale 5,187 1.9952
Sale 5,000 1.951
Sale 2,500 1.8852
Sale 1,153 2.0006
Sale 1,965 2.0315
Sale 670 2.0179
Sale 475 2.0004
Sale 3,000 1.9824
Sale 6,368 1.885
Sale 543 1.98
Sale 1,400 1.9814
Sale 152 2.0054
Sale 398 1.9504
Sale 2,868 1.884
Sale 357 2.0104
Sale 300 1.9504
Sale 500 1.891
Sale 414 2.0079
Sale 938 1.9304
Sale 4,000 2.0054
Sale 1,931 1.9764
Sale 797 1.9
Sale 1,000 1.9954
Sale 349 1.9734
Sale 500 2.0007
Sale 3,549 1.9724
Sale 1,998 2.0056
Sale 1,000 1.9573
Sale 185 2.0054
Sale 5,500 1.9293
Sale 494 2.0079
Sale 260 2.0306
Sale 999 1.872
Sale 896 2.0257
Sale 14,779 1.869
Sale 2,416 2.0187
Sale 2,500 1.8802
Sale 531 1.9304
Sale 1,011 1.9804
Sale 2,000 2.0011
Sale 7,600 2.0204
Sale 1,838 2.0104
Sale 22,761 2.045
Sale 650 2.0357
Sale 1,109 1.9724
Sale 4,000 2.04
Sale 1,543 1.977
Sale 2,000 2.0111
Sale 242 2.0004
Sale 1,328 1.9032
Sale 1,183 1.9814
Sale 202 2.0004
Sale 500 2.03
Sale 1,500 2.0031
Sale 977 1.955
Sale 1,000 2.0257
Sale 1,766 1.9345
Sale 250 1.9764
Sale 13,600 1.971
Sale 277 1.9724
Sale 152 1.9714
Sale 1,014 2.0007
Sale 4,979 1.901
Sale 500 1.989
Sale 1,120 1.9
Sale 1,446 2.0204
Sale 4,483 1.8933
Sale 3,300 1.98
Sale 2,567 1.951
Sale 4,216 1.871
Sale 2,500 1.9932
Sale 443 1.9934
Sale 1,250 1.9804
Sale 600 2.0106
Sale 5,000 1.9345
Sale 699 1.9
Sale 1,994 2.0104
Sale 1,500 1.9783
Sale 500 1.9305
Sale 700 2.0104
Sale 368 2.0004
Sale 5,000 1.8852
Sale 1,526 2.0204
Sale 108 1.9814
Sale 1,000 1.9573
Sale 2,368 2.0004
Sale 6,481 1.92
Sale 521 1.9884
Sale 1,064 1.9724
Sale 3,025 2.0003
Sale 2,000 2.0257
Sale 2,500 1.9174
Sale 400 1.9694
Sale 1,060 1.9854
Sale 2,027 1.989
Sale 271 1.872
Sale 5,155 1.9514
Sale 1,000 1.892
Sale 675 1.9282
Sale 346 2.0329
Sale 4,000 1.9714
Sale 1,250 1.9924
Sale 10,000 1.95
Sale 1,000 1.884
Sale 3,889 1.9553
Sale 1,000 1.882
Sale 2,033 1.9714
Sale 5 2.0306
Sale 1,921 2.0054
Sale 992 2.0179
Sale 73,645 1.9778
Sale 693 1.892
Sale 7,500 1.95
Sale 1,485 2.0129
Sale 1,017 1.894
Sale 4 2.0004
Sale 455 1.9734
Sale 500 1.9904
Sale 500 2.0007
Sale 3,000 2.0279
Sale 1,320 1.954
Sale 242 2.0387
Sale 1,925 1.882
Sale 2,000 1.9704
Sale 550 1.9885
Sale 1,964 2.0029
Sale 3,479 2.0204
Sale 134 2.0004
Sale 1,000 2.0054
Sale 977 1.884
Sale 2,000 1.872
Sale 438 1.9693
Sale 1,300 1.9132
Sale 10,000 2.015
Sale 5,000 1.884
Sale 3,112 2.01
Sale 1,000 2.0325
Sale 1,154 2.0054
Sale 1,000 2.0229
Sale 500 1.9814
Sale 100 1.89
Sale 1,838 1.901
Sale 735 1.8943
Sale 4,782 1.9813
Sale 452 1.94
Sale 9,563 2.035
Sale 4,851 2.0104
Sale 5,000 2.0176
Sale 750 1.872
Sale 500 2.0104
Sale 2,620 1.871
Sale 5,000 1.9504
Sale 676 1.9523
Sale 4,331 1.9924
Sale 1,311 2.0111
Sale 10,000 2.0175
Sale 495 2.0279
Sale 500 2.0004
Sale 1,970 1.8704
Sale 2,000 1.9764
Sale 12,189 1.886
Sale 442 1.9954
Sale 243 2.0029
Sale 1,000 1.8906
Sale 500 1.9814
Sale 4,724 2.0055
Sale 2,500 2.0004
Sale 300 1.929
Sale 1,999 2.0054
Sale 10,000 1.905
Sale 50 2.0304
Sale 500 1.9644
Sale 75,000 2
Sale 2,000 2.01
Sale 70 2.0357
Sale 300 1.9704
Sale 1,425 1.884
Sale 5,000 1.9927
Sale 284 1.885
Sale 4,965 1.883
Sale 2,513 1.891
Sale 177 Transfer
Sale 1,848 1.9774
Sale 2,560 1.9714
Sale 1,000 1.9862
Sale 1,782 2.0029
Sale 1,000 1.9504
Sale 5,100 2.0079
Sale 5,000 1.9714
Sale 1,000 1.9814
Sale 3,000 2.0004
Sale 1,067 1.9784
Sale 11,355 1.971
Sale 2,537 2.0254
Sale 5,000 2.0029
Sale 2,500 2.0054
Sale 468 1.9304
Sale 16,736 1.892
Sale 5,900 2.0075
Sale 1,700 2.0387
Sale 1,487 1.9202
Sale 1,500 1.9
Sale 1,957 1.945
Sale 1,000 1.9524
Sale 1,000 1.9954
Sale 3,888 1.9533
Sale 2,000 1.98
Sale 2,500 1.9952
Sale 5,000 2.0151
Sale 15,275 1.969
Sale 4,000 2.0257
Sale 2,000 2.0257
Sale 5,016 2.005
Sale 4,907 1.882
Sale 300 1.9504
Sale 1,500 1.9817
Sale 4,000 1.9734
Sale 350 1.9564
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per unit
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities (GBP)
CFD Short 44802 1.9339
CFD Long 5500 1.9292
CFD Long 73645 1.9778
CFD Long 2416 2.0187
CFD Long 4000 2.04
(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 22 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