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               30 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        24,960,411   5.93%         186,610   0.04%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      6,783,532   1.61%       6,753,177   1.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               31,743,943   7.54%        6,939,787  1.65%

(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           2,150               1.8603
Purchase           500                 1.8389
Purchase           6,486               1.85
Purchase           272                 1.8375
Purchase           250                 1.8976
Purchase           623                 1.8237
Purchase           3,348               1.8486
Purchase           2,906               1.8304
Purchase           800                 Transfer
Purchase           3,290               1.8526
Purchase           27,650              1.828
Purchase           2,149               1.8486
Purchase           541                 1.8451
Purchase           1,100               1.8708
Purchase           3,000               1.8397
Purchase           500                 1.8521
Purchase           1,607               1.8658
Purchase           8,579               1.865
Purchase           272                 1.833
Purchase           2,703               1.8493
Purchase           2,692               1.8568
Purchase           1,100               1.8613
Purchase           136                 1.8275
Purchase           5,000               1.8168
Purchase           5,000               1.8563
Purchase           6,000               1.8293
Purchase           13,367              1.86
Purchase           3,000               1.8651
Purchase           7,450               1.879
Purchase           9,870               1.847
Purchase           36                  1.8541
Purchase           3,192               1.8284
Purchase           1,071               1.8468
Purchase           6,541               1.824
Purchase           5,000               1.8693
Purchase           3,758               1.8625
Purchase           5,000               1.8472
Purchase           2,000               1.8583
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           5,345               1.86
Purchase           27,188              1.839
Purchase           1,000               1.8493
Purchase           293                 1.8225
Purchase           1,200               1.8486
Purchase           4,000               1.8468
Purchase           21,680              1.845
Purchase           1,000               1.8542
Purchase           545                 1.8324
Purchase           4,903               1.8352
Purchase           2,505               1.8639
Purchase           4,000               1.8483
Purchase           2,830               1.8581
Purchase           165                 1.8847
Purchase           2,677               1.8673
Purchase           535                 1.8669
Purchase           5,390               1.855
Purchase           3,000               1.8254
Purchase           161,172             1.8584
Purchase           1,083               1.8254
Purchase           543                 1.8485
Purchase           2,000               1.8492
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           9,731               1.855
Purchase           59,203              1.8488
Purchase           1,200               1.8674
Purchase           3,000               1.8491
Purchase           508                 1.8672
Purchase           638                 1.8583
Purchase           1,100               1.8477
Purchase           13,600              1.84
Purchase           2,507               1.8226
Purchase           4,041               1.8446
Purchase           3,290               1.8526
Purchase           1,000               1.8284
Sale               1,673               1.8482
Sale               4,000               1.8317
Sale               1,000               1.8341
Sale               621                 1.8394
Sale               2,210               1.8606
Sale               4,903               1.8704
Sale               500                 Transfer
Sale               3,000               1.8476
Sale               4,000               1.8797
Sale               500                 1.8913
Sale               400                 1.8309
Sale               5,000               1.8612
Sale               33,000              1.855
Sale               150                 1.8296
Sale               5,345               1.851
Sale               20,000              1.8658
Sale               500                 1.8425
Sale               601                 1.8523
Sale               900                 1.8453
Sale               263                 1.8541
Sale               250                 1.8559
Sale               1,036               1.8144
Sale               987                 1.8465
Sale               4,000               1.8416
Sale               4,106               1.8285
Sale               700                 1.8617
Sale               1,000               1.8494
Sale               1,000               1.8287
Sale               785                 1.8671
Sale               497                 1.8256
Sale               256                 1.8509
Sale               500                 1.8671
Sale               1,700               1.8449
Sale               3,290               1.8526
Sale               10,000              1.84
Sale               6,927               1.836
Sale               1,000               1.8913
Sale               57,134              1.8563
Sale               490                 1.859
Sale               1,013               1.8432
Sale               1,500               1.8321
Sale               238                 1.8486
Sale               5,922               1.835
Sale               3,758               1.8549
Sale               51                  1.8314
Sale               18,315              1.835
Sale               1,600               1.8581
Sale               5,000               1.8532
Sale               538                 1.8587
Sale               800                 Transfer
Sale               1,777               1.8499
Sale               2,120               1.8462
Sale               40                  1.8383
Sale               3,000               1.8407
Sale               1,300               Transfer
Sale               1,000               1.8596
Sale               500                 1.8594
Sale               1,330               1.8551
Sale               415                 1.8557
Sale               1,100               1.8607
Sale               4,362               1.8357
Sale               7,500               1.8393
Sale               700                 1.8595
Sale               10,000              1.834
Sale               1,494               1.8624
Sale               346                 1.8543
Sale               465                 1.8476
Sale               1,000               1.8913
Sale               52                  1.8453
Sale               391                 1.8482
Sale               1,000               1.8532
Sale               2,000               1.8636
Sale               230                 1.8627
Sale               11,700              Transfer
Sale               500                 1.801
Sale               21,000              1.86
Sale               5                   1.8566
Sale               421                 1.8596
Sale               527                 1.8453
Sale               800                 1.8609
Sale               100                 1.8408
Sale               136                 1.8429
Sale               57                  1.8494
Sale               1,200               1.8607


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            2906           1.8303
CFD             Short            53723          1.8433
CFD             Short            59203          1.8487
CFD             Short            3290           1.8525
CFD             Short            161172         1.8584
CFD             Long             57134          1.8563
CFD             Long             20000          1.8658

(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                         31 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