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               26 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        24,244,265   5.76%         168,314   0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      6,518,657   1.55%       6,094,307   1.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               30,762,922   7.30%        6,262,621  1.49%

(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           525                 1.9037
Purchase           800                 1.8996
Purchase           636                 1.8847
Purchase           88,158              1.8929
Purchase           600                 1.884
Purchase           1,047               1.8886
Purchase           4,000               1.9297
Purchase           509                 1.8876
Purchase           1,500               1.9397
Purchase           1,013               1.9397
Purchase           967                 1.8816
Purchase           1,035               1.9153
Purchase           400                 1.9087
Purchase           497                 1.9497
Purchase           1,000               1.8866
Purchase           9,646               1.9487
Purchase           2,048               1.9397
Purchase           3,342               1.8846
Purchase           2,007               1.9297
Purchase           5,000               1.9497
Purchase           2,000               1.8987
Purchase           1,150               1.8846
Purchase           6,000               1.8846
Purchase           5,000               1.8976
Purchase           1,554               1.9297
Purchase           3,000               1.8857
Purchase           10,000              1.8857
Purchase           840                 1.9103
Purchase           3,691               1.8836
Purchase           513                 1.9136
Purchase           100                 1.9146
Purchase           2,000               1.9297
Purchase           1,397               1.9397
Purchase           1,000               1.9156
Purchase           521                 1.8963
Purchase           4,000               1.9297
Purchase           526                 1.8996
Purchase           2,609               1.9037
Purchase           414                 1.9297
Purchase           50                  1.9397
Purchase           2,000               1.8686
Purchase           7,584               1.8973
Purchase           19                  1.9297
Purchase           500                 1.9487
Purchase           782                 1.8986
Purchase           1,050               1.9037
Purchase           20,000              1.94
Purchase           2,000               1.9487
Purchase           1,500               1.9246
Purchase           2,000               1.8977
Purchase           65                  1.8887
Purchase           2,403               1.8887
Purchase           2,015               1.8896
Purchase           694                 1.8866
Purchase           2,000               1.9226
Purchase           6,671               1.9487
Purchase           1,036               1.9297
Purchase           5,008               1.9487
Purchase           1,059               1.8716
Purchase           2,000               1.8977
Purchase           251                 1.9487
Purchase           1,000               1.9487
Purchase           2,125               1.8696
Purchase           1,008               1.9487
Purchase           10,207              1.9487
Purchase           385                 1.89
Purchase           2,565               1.9487
Purchase           5,895               1.9397
Purchase           2,591               1.9297
Purchase           2,000               1.8836
Purchase           400                 1.8915
Purchase           2,000               1.8866
Purchase           3,691               1.8834
Purchase           450                 1.9295
Purchase           1,000               1.9487
Purchase           1,000               1.8986
Purchase           5,000               1.8847
Purchase           5,000               1.8987
Purchase           500                 1.9196
Purchase           2,065               1.9367
Purchase           4,121               1.9297
Purchase           2,000               1.8987
Purchase           45                  1.9297
Purchase           3,000               1.9196
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           1,500               1.8876
Purchase           4,156               1.9487
Purchase           465                 1.9083
Purchase           1,000               1.9297
Purchase           1,000               1.9297
Purchase           525                 1.9043
Purchase           3,000               1.9387
Purchase           2,631               1.8997
Purchase           2,000               1.8845
Purchase           3,000               1.9103
Purchase           362                 1.9297
Purchase           1,000               1.8946
Purchase           1,500               1.8849
Purchase           1,036               1.9136
Purchase           750                 1.8976
Purchase           500                 1.9297
Purchase           500                 1.9297
Purchase           3,000               1.9487
Purchase           1,038               1.9043
Purchase           1,597               1.8776
Purchase           6,788               1.9043
Purchase           1,000               1.882
Purchase           1,311               1.9063
Purchase           350                 1.9397
Purchase           2,000               1.9487
Purchase           1,000               1.9367
Purchase           26,145              1.9117
Purchase           149                 1.9146
Purchase           2,595               1.9145
Purchase           5,102               1.9487
Purchase           1,000               1.8896
Purchase           2,100               1.8843
Purchase           2,674               1.8692
Purchase           1,000               1.9135
Purchase           700                 1.9136
Purchase           300                 1.89
Sale               1,500               1.9303
Sale               475                 1.8804
Sale               1,850               1.8802
Sale               640                 1.8814
Sale               500                 1.8802
Sale               482                 1.9114
Sale               1,837               1.8844
Sale               3,691               1.9004
Sale               1,000               1.8824
Sale               400                 1.92
Sale               2,262               1.9114
Sale               300                 1.9094
Sale               1,000               1.9134
Sale               4,000               1.9144
Sale               1,000               1.9114
Sale               1,500               1.8806
Sale               5,322               1.9124
Sale               525                 1.9003
Sale               100                 1.9244
Sale               1,000               1.9244
Sale               5,000               1.9043
Sale               950                 1.8944
Sale               5,207               1.9024
Sale               7,834               1.892
Sale               2,000               1.8804
Sale               2,322               1.8796
Sale               6,788               1.9054
Sale               15,235              1.9201
Sale               82,846              1.9069
Sale               500                 1.8814
Sale               635                 1.8804
Sale               2,631               1.9124
Sale               8,881               1.8803
Sale               800                 1.8991
Sale               500                 1.9224
Sale               888                 1.8804
Sale               4,000               1.8802
Sale               2,065               1.9224
Sale               2,000               1.9104
Sale               4,121               1.8702
Sale               5,957               1.9264
Sale               1,890               1.931
Sale               1,286               1.9256
Sale               3,000               1.8803
Sale               5,000               1.9154
Sale               2,609               1.9214
Sale               500                 1.9104
Sale               4,548               1.9303
Sale               7,000               1.9114
Sale               823                 1.9124
Sale               5,102               1.8802
Sale               20,000              1.906
Sale               500                 1.8804
Sale               357                 1.8964
Sale               2,093               1.9403
Sale               182                 1.9004
Sale               76                  1.8964
Sale               1,000               1.9202
Sale               2,000               1.9253
Sale               500                 1.9104
Sale               179                 1.8807
Sale               2,685               1.9264
Sale               1,200               1.8684
Sale               1,246               1.9224
Sale               2,400               1.9303
Sale               5,008               1.9114
Sale               1,500               1.8854
Sale               414                 1.9003
Sale               736                 1.8803
Sale               3,163               1.9493
Sale               12,198              1.903
Sale               2,793               1.9254
Sale               4,000               1.9254
Sale               1,366               1.8754
Sale               5,000               1.9124
Sale               300                 1.9114
Sale               1,642               1.9493
Sale               482                 1.8803
Sale               1,200               1.9303
Sale               1,050               1.8984
Sale               4,199               1.8874
Sale               976                 1.9114
Sale               532                 1.8937
Sale               2,125               1.9204
Sale               5,000               1.9303
Sale               3,000               1.8992
Sale               526                 1.921
Sale               1,562               1.921
Sale               6,671               1.8803
Sale               439                 1.8874
Sale               750                 1.9264
Sale               3,000               1.9114
Sale               2,000               1.921
Sale               973                 1.8864
Sale               3,933               1.9114
Sale               647                 1.8802
Sale               1,000               1.883
Sale               12,853              1.92
Sale               4,000               1.9202
Sale               5,320               1.9114
Sale               350                 1.8824
Sale               2,600               1.9234
Sale               697                 1.9114
Sale               4,207               1.9024
Sale               847                 1.8684
Sale               12,800              1.905
Sale               6,748               1.9224
Sale               1,345               1.8904
Sale               1,783               1.8874
Sale               2,565               1.8504
Sale               430                 1.8834
Sale               4,000               1.9303
Sale               2,000               1.9253
Sale               2,729               1.9004
Sale               265                 1.8834
Sale               371                 1.9254
Sale               4,663               1.9253
Sale               3,186               1.9004
Sale               2,232               1.9244
Sale               2,000               1.9054
Sale               1,000               1.8864
Sale               2,388               1.9134
Sale               7,255               1.8954

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            2100            1.8842
CFD             Short            26646           1.8871
CFD             Short            88158           1.8928
CFD             Short            26145           1.9116
CFD             Long             2322            1.8796
CFD             Long             8881            1.8802
CFD             Long             82846           1.9069
CFD             Long             15235           1.92


(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                         29 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