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               25 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        24,292,750   5.77%         269,707   0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      6,409,373   1.52%       5,951,258   1.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               30,702,123   7.29%       6,220,965   1.48%

(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           1,686               Transfer
Purchase           1,000               1.8690
Purchase           4                   1.8596
Purchase           464                 1.9008
Purchase           2,630               1.8885
Purchase           526                 1.9006
Purchase           1,000               1.8690
Purchase           750                 1.8688
Purchase           200                 1.8916
Purchase           6,600               1.9085
Purchase           1,311               1.8876
Purchase           250                 1.8670
Purchase           20,000              1.9000
Purchase           1,000               1.8817
Purchase           9,634               1.8962
Purchase           2,644               1.8908
Purchase           2,242               1.8843
Purchase           1,200               1.8870
Purchase           529                 1.8655
Purchase           1,064               1.8626
Purchase           537                 1.8596
Purchase           255                 1.8990
Purchase           3,000               1.9060
Purchase           2,742               1.9104
Purchase           1,047               1.8940
Purchase           1,100               1.8655
Purchase           12,000              1.9003
Purchase           1,850               1.8790
Purchase           528                 1.8908
Purchase           137                 1.8626
Purchase           4,745               1.8846
Purchase           12,800              1.8750
Purchase           2,500               1.8796
Purchase           2,000               1.8690
Purchase           4                   1.9010
Purchase           500                 1.8884
Purchase           164                 1.8957
Purchase           35,197              1.9080
Purchase           523                 1.8848
Purchase           4,043               1.8967
Purchase           1,613               1.8596
Purchase           2,000               1.8597
Purchase           1,000               1.8981
Purchase           531                 1.8596
Purchase           6,951               1.8596
Purchase           537                 1.8598
Purchase           100                 1.8924
Purchase           698                 Transfer
Purchase           1,153               1.8878
Purchase           53,097              1.8880
Purchase           4,811               1.8596
Purchase           37,191              1.8826
Purchase           3,751               1.8657
Purchase           300                 1.8990
Purchase           1,000               1.8588
Purchase           2,656               1.8960
Purchase           6,000               1.8999
Purchase           476                 1.8750
Purchase           20,878              1.8880
Purchase           1,095               1.8730
Purchase           1,000               1.8864
Purchase           105                 1.8908
Purchase           3,000               1.8596
Purchase           5,277               1.8840
Purchase           450                 1.8626
Purchase           2,500               1.8916
Purchase           7,181               1.8601
Purchase           268                 1.8596
Purchase           17,699              1.8880
Purchase           10,656              1.8802
Purchase           500                 1.8967
Purchase           3,000               1.8828
Sale               1,639               1.8890
Sale               400                 1.8624
Sale               2,000               1.8912
Sale               20,000              1.8880
Sale               7,000               1.8750
Sale               5,242               1.8780
Sale               4,811               1.9133
Sale               407                 1.8754
Sale               523                 1.8750
Sale               35,398              1.8880
Sale               104                 1.8814
Sale               7,181               1.8601
Sale               450                 1.8750
Sale               573                 1.8870
Sale               487                 1.8542
Sale               400                 1.8962
Sale               500                 1.8990
Sale               71                  1.8840
Sale               123                 1.8750
Sale               5,328               1.9072
Sale               1,000               1.8820
Sale               5,000               1.8650
Sale               3,500               1.8902
Sale               50,463              1.8875
Sale               2,621               1.9055
Sale               58                  1.8803
Sale               6,137               1.9000
Sale               900                 1.8962
Sale               699                 1.8854
Sale               337                 1.8870
Sale               1,000               1.8720
Sale               95,264              1.8838
Sale               4,180               1.9029
Sale               7,597               1.8960
Sale               2,685               1.8650
Sale               536                 1.9129
Sale               4,911               1.8893
Sale               1,577               1.8810
Sale               7,181               1.8601
Sale               1,100               1.8992
Sale               600                 1.8533
Sale               35,197              1.8680
Sale               16,493              1.8926
Sale               400                 1.8772
Sale               515                 1.8962
Sale               7,650               1.8710
Sale               3,936               1.9055
Sale               1,731               1.9105
Sale               18,000              1.8610
Sale               1,100               1.9029
Sale               143                 1.8612
Sale               4,000               1.9056
Sale               3,000               1.8920
Sale               80,000              1.9120
Sale               908                 1.8952
Sale               3,546               1.8704
Sale               23                  1.8966
Sale               400                 1.8756
Sale               1,370               1.8600
Sale               453                 1.8555
Sale               10,000              1.8900
Sale               1,000               1.8952
Sale               500                 1.8764
Sale               250,000             1.8750
Sale               7,686               1.8810
Sale               3,725               1.8902
Sale               1,613               1.8902
Sale               2,750               1.8812
Sale               1,440               1.8962
Sale               3,000               1.9125
Sale               2,000               1.8953
Sale               459                 1.8860
Sale               648                 1.8840
Sale               4,025               1.8653
Sale               5,000               1.8702
Sale               5,375               1.8960
Sale               500                 1.8944
Sale               1,000               1.8750
Sale               1,500               1.8984
Sale               755                 1.8902
Sale               25                  1.8754
Sale               542                 1.9055
Sale               615                 1.9110
Sale               315                 1.9064
Sale               2,000               1.8910
Sale               3,500               1.8952
Sale               3,200               1.8700
Sale               3,129               1.8962
Sale               1,321               1.8752
Sale               2,000               1.9056
Sale               2,500               1.8720
Sale               2,000               1.8952
Sale               9,634               1.8700
Sale               1,120               1.8602
Sale               6,951               1.9055
Sale               1,850               1.8962
Sale               2,000               1.8920
Sale               353                 1.8952
Sale               200                 1.8650
Sale               431                 1.8840


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            19835          1.8601
CFD             Short            10656          1.8801
CFD             Short            37191          1.8826
CFD             Short            20878          1.888
CFD             Short            2742           1.9103
CFD             Long             7181           1.86
CFD             Long             95264          1.8837
CFD             Long             50463          1.8874
CFD             Long             16493          1.8925
CFD             Long             5328           1.9071



(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                         26 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