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               23 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        24,352,728   5.78%         195,512   0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      6,129,227   1.46%       5,609,604   1.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               30,481,955   7.24%       5,805,116   1.38%

(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           1,000                    1.9252
Purchase           2,231                    2.0037
Purchase           1,000                    1.9978
Purchase           2,636                    1.8966
Purchase           1,506                    1.992
Purchase           809                      1.8966
Purchase           3,501                    1.999
Purchase           2,588                    1.9173
Purchase           2,000                    1.9661
Purchase           2,000                    2.0155
Purchase           5,000                    2.0055
Purchase           3,000                    2.02
Purchase           5,141                    1.9338
Purchase           2,594                    1.9127
Purchase           2,000                    1.9152
Purchase           527                      1.8966
Purchase           4,700                    1.9148
Purchase           2,576                    1.928
Purchase           1,553                    1.9306
Purchase           241                      2.0105
Purchase           10,055                   1.989
Purchase           286                      2.0232
Purchase           1,000                    2.0325
Purchase           10,000                   2.0055
Purchase           1,246                    1.9896
Purchase           922                      1.915
Purchase           2,000                    1.9284
Purchase           7,945                    1.94
Purchase           1,023                    1.9385
Purchase           478                      1.982
Purchase           1,350                    1.9074
Purchase           2,017                    1.969
Purchase           3,136                    1.9012
Purchase           467                      1.925
Purchase           149,591                  1.854
Purchase           370                      1.833
Purchase           2,000                    1.9105
Purchase           3,861                    1.9306
Purchase           25,000                   1.979
Purchase           1,482                    2.0232
Purchase           5,679                    1.917
Purchase           1,564                    1.9175
Purchase           1,000                    1.9152
Purchase           4,512                    1.9943
Purchase           450                      1.9635
Purchase           152                      1.9628
Purchase           1,560                    1.923
Purchase           20                       1.9978
Purchase           77,775                   1.9344
Purchase           518                      1.9294
Purchase           5,148                    1.9312
Purchase           500                      1.8976
Purchase           5,000                    1.9027
Purchase           23,690                   1.993
Purchase           2,658                    1.9204
Purchase           16,360                   1.854
Purchase           2,997                    1.9876
Purchase           2,543                    1.998
Purchase           60,000                   1.9301
Purchase           40,800                   1.854
Purchase           1,043                    1.917
Purchase           1,553                    1.9175
Purchase           1,000                    1.9774
Purchase           332                      1.898
Purchase           3,846                    1.9385
Purchase           12,884                   1.93
Purchase           398                      1.9667
Purchase           2,310                    1.8926
Purchase           1,000                    1.944
Purchase           303                      1.9285
Purchase           5,008                    1.9685
Purchase           1,096                    2.0055
Purchase           117                      1.8976
Purchase           5,000                    1.9076
Purchase           1,553                    1.9135
Purchase           1,001                    1.9898
Purchase           4,000                    1.8997
Purchase           100                      1.9216
Purchase           5,275                    1.979
Purchase           200,000                  1.925
Purchase           3,000                    2.0155
Purchase           1,396                    1.9074
Purchase           5,000                    1.9385
Purchase           1,000                    1.9194
Purchase           2,610                    1.9152
Purchase           251                      1.9286
Purchase           1,300                    1.9127
Purchase           37                       1.9314
Purchase           1,000                    1.922
Purchase           3,000                    1.8995
Purchase           2,594                    1.9272
Purchase           1,007                    1.8985
Purchase           5,242                    1.8966
Purchase           102                      1.92
Purchase           2,000                    1.9385
Purchase           620                      1.9044
Purchase           1,547                    1.9241
Purchase           2,479                    2.004
Purchase           517                      1.8995
Purchase           2,000                    2.0046
Purchase           3,000                    1.938
Purchase           5,000                    1.9341
Purchase           414                      1.9645
Purchase           4,000                    1.9972
Purchase           4,632                    1.9428
Purchase           97                       1.9166
Purchase           459                      1.9206
Purchase           155                      1.9274
Purchase           100                      1.969
Purchase           2,000                    2.014
Purchase           4,617                    1.938
Purchase           519                      1.8936
Purchase           1,042                    1.8966
Purchase           1,000                    Transfer
Sale               110                      1.9689
Sale               647                      Transfer
Sale               202                      2.0003
Sale               3,567                    1.8674
Sale               2,500                    1.9913
Sale               1,246                    1.9053
Sale               5,400                    2.0046
Sale               5,679                    1.928
Sale               3,700                    1.902
Sale               2,000                    1.96
Sale               548                      1.9006
Sale               2,000                    1.9408
Sale               432                      1.917
Sale               7,529                    1.99
Sale               1,000                    1.9506
Sale               932                      1.8703
Sale               2,017                    1.9479
Sale               2,000                    1.9913
Sale               1,000                    1.9913
Sale               3,000                    1.9953
Sale               1,553                    1.9282
Sale               5,000                    2.005
Sale               4,632                    1.9354
Sale               4,973                    1.97
Sale               4,700                    1.9214
Sale               2,594                    1.928
Sale               575                      1.9143
Sale               1,000                    1.97
Sale               1,002                    1.9953
Sale               964                      1.9
Sale               1,000                    1.9
Sale               325                      Transfer
Sale               271                      1.9174
Sale               1,793                    1.9207
Sale               483                      1.92
Sale               23,690                   1.9192
Sale               52,353                   1.9264
Sale               500                      1.9354
Sale               1,069                    2.0003
Sale               5,000                    1.9214
Sale               4,000                    1.9183
Sale               970                      1.9214
Sale               1,506                    1.9129
Sale               2,000                    1.943
Sale               5,084                    2.005
Sale               8,000                    2.01
Sale               216                      1.9214
Sale               500                      1.915
Sale               480                      Transfer
Sale               5,000                    1.928
Sale               300                      1.9964
Sale               12,884                   1.901
Sale               3,000                    1.9758
Sale               226                      1.9933
Sale               406                      1.9214
Sale               1,337                    1.968
Sale               514                      2.005
Sale               1,000                    2.0075
Sale               4,512                    1.993
Sale               5,000                    1.9954
Sale               2,000                    2.0004
Sale               5,186                    1.9
Sale               550                      Transfer
Sale               4,385                    1.955
Sale               2,618                    2.0075
Sale               3,136                    1.9282
Sale               265                      1.9704
Sale               1,300                    2.0056
Sale               809                      1.92
Sale               1,277                    2.0028
Sale               1,007                    1.916
Sale               340                      1.9164
Sale               822                      2.0075
Sale               1,000                    1.9514
Sale               152                      1.912
Sale               1,405                    1.9128
Sale               2,000                    1.952
Sale               114                      1.8954
Sale               967                      Transfer
Sale               2,000                    2.005
Sale               366                      1.9103
Sale               3,425                    2.0062
Sale               661                      1.9133
Sale               1,553                    1.9544
Sale               2,634                    1.901
Sale               3,825                    1.9642
Sale               527                      2.005
Sale               250                      1.9173
Sale               467                      1.915
Sale               10,289                   1.964
Sale               1,122                    1.911
Sale               239                      Transfer
Sale               5,000                    1.9052
Sale               2,310                    1.927
Sale               2,000                    1.9504
Sale               2,000                    1.9853
Sale               2,501                    1.9953
Sale               256                      1.9913
Sale               500                      1.9105
Sale               20                       1.917
Sale               1,023                    1.951
Sale               822                      1.911
Sale               3,000                    1.9913
Sale               3,130                    1.92
Sale               3,000                    1.9203
Sale               19                       1.921
Sale               4,617                    1.9032
Sale               3,846                    1.8964
Sale               250                      1.9133
Sale               100                      Transfer
Sale               6,110                    1.8953
Sale               1,000                    1.8674
Sale               5,008                    1.9156
Sale               2,000                    1.9403
Sale               1,636                    1.995
Sale               4,944                    1.8674
Sale               1,057                    2.0075
Sale               3,000                    1.9953
Sale               3,521                    1.9207
Sale               2,981                    1.926
Sale               314                      1.9035



NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date   Purchase/sale       Number of Securities Price per unit
19/10/07      Sale              10,000              1.9530



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            2658           1.9203
CFD             Short            77775          1.9343
CFD             Long             52353          1.9263
CFD             Long             110            1.9689
CFD             Long             5400           2.0046

(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                         24 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