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