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               27 November 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        22,987,503   5.46%         124,332   0.03%
securitie
(2) Derivatives     12,506,181   2.97%      12,853,209   3.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               35,493,684   8.43%      12,977,541   3.08%

(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           314                 Transfer
Purchase           1,000               1.0727
Purchase           849                 1.1566
Purchase           500                 1.1706
Purchase           435                 1.1598
Purchase           500                 1.1995
Purchase           1,000               1.2082
Purchase           1,000               1.1634
Purchase           2,000               1.14
Purchase           1,762               1.135
Purchase           100                 1.1331
Purchase           2,500               1.14
Purchase           425                 1.1416
Purchase           1,000               1.0776
Purchase           1,619               1.1
Purchase           8,623               1.153
Purchase           2,487               1.206
Purchase           876                 1.1443
Purchase           423                 1.1594
Purchase           689                 1.16
Purchase           3,000               1.149
Purchase           900                 1.1993
Purchase           1,512               1.176
Purchase           5,000               1.205
Purchase           78                  1.1752
Purchase           856                 1.1537
Purchase           858                 1.1452
Purchase           917                 1.0766
Purchase           97                  1.146
Purchase           12,931              1.16
Purchase           1,000               1.1315
Purchase           392                 1.146
Purchase           3,484               1.148
Purchase           919                 1.2009
Purchase           179                 1.0694
Purchase           7                   1.2027
Purchase           244                 1.1509
Purchase           773                 1.2063
Purchase           4,000               1.07
Purchase           3,000               1.16
Purchase           100                 1.0497
Purchase           426                 1.15
Purchase           3,500               1.202
Purchase           7,446               1.175
Purchase           185                 1.0761
Purchase           1,388               1.08
Purchase           3,000               1.09
Purchase           4,336               1.135
Purchase           1,500               1.156
Purchase           855                 1.149
Purchase           819                 1.2057
Purchase           852                 1.1593
Purchase           1,597               1.154
Purchase           7                   1.0722
Purchase           1,031               1.146
Purchase           3,669               1.09
Purchase           1,500               1.202
Purchase           161                 1.1567
Purchase           7                   1.1925
Purchase           249                 1.2028
Purchase           472                 1.2029
Purchase           600                 1.189
Purchase           7,305               1.07
Purchase           1,085               1.17
Purchase           831                 1.1698
Purchase           459                 1.0893
Purchase           570                 1.1991
Purchase           790                 1.0881
Purchase           500                 1.1
Purchase           1,000               1.2028
Purchase           866                 1.1545
Purchase           3,000               1.15
Purchase           700                 1.1262
Purchase           155                 1.2009
Purchase           3,000               1.14
Purchase           272                 1.0995
Purchase           100                 1.1591
Purchase           5,000               1.16
Purchase           34                  1.1639
Purchase           627                 Transfer
Purchase           205                 1.1519
Purchase           5,000               1.216
Purchase           3,621               1.089
Purchase           950                 1.1255
Purchase           8,272               1.202
Purchase           163                 1.1443
Purchase           239                 1.1728
Purchase           416                 1.1649
Purchase           7,065               1.125
Purchase           176                 1.1443
Purchase           255                 1.2018
Purchase           500                 1.1378
Purchase           247                 1.1341
Purchase           841                 1.1886
Purchase           851                 1.175
Purchase           2,000               1.145
Purchase           1,280               1.16
Purchase           748                 1.2019
Purchase           4,387               1.16
Purchase           2,191               1.141
Purchase           305                 1.1443
Purchase           3,000               1.215
Purchase           464                 1.088
Purchase           2,567               1.16
Purchase           421                 1.1377
Purchase           39                  1.2009
Purchase           5,000               1.18
Purchase           4,255               1.175
Purchase           925                 1.1749
Purchase           5,000               1.166
Purchase           869                 1.1499
Purchase           2,000               1.165
Purchase           500                 1.1573
Purchase           1,000               1.2063
Purchase           100                 1.1296
Purchase           4,678               1.18
Purchase           1,291               1.15
Purchase           5,000               1.149
Purchase           425                 1.1379
Purchase           200                 1.1443
Purchase           41                  1.1496
Purchase           511                 1.1443
Purchase           2,122               1.143
Purchase           750                 1.2018
Purchase           750                 1.1443
Purchase           4,358               1.14
Purchase           43,859              1.14
Purchase           859                 1.2194
Purchase           2,000               1.15
Purchase           2,000               1.165
Purchase           195                 1.2084
Purchase           1,754               1.13
Purchase           1,500               1.088
Purchase           5,000               1.144
Purchase           928                 1.078
Purchase           100                 1.0694
Purchase           31                  1.2019
Purchase           1,000               1.1546
Purchase           3,000               1.1
Purchase           450                 1.088
Purchase           862                 1.1399
Purchase           5,000               1.185
Purchase           5,000               1.148
Purchase           6,406               1.155
Purchase           3,000               1.22
Purchase           2,000               1.088
Purchase           600                 1.1599
Purchase           1,000               1.1546
Purchase           1,083               1.096
Purchase           6,579               1.175
Purchase           1,656               1.189
Purchase           26,117              1.1425
Purchase           2,500               1.096
Purchase           500                 1.1638
Purchase           1,037               1.144
Purchase           2,821               1.1912
Purchase           2,538               1.171
Purchase           337,231             1.1593
Purchase           5,400               1.0502
Purchase           1,000               1.1298
Purchase           897                 1.095
Purchase           873                 1.1443
Purchase           3,722               1.201
Purchase           616                 1.11
Purchase           43,859              1.14
Purchase           1,000               1.1772
Purchase           7,605               1.085
Purchase           516                 1.2045
Purchase           10,727              1.072
Purchase           377                 1.1545
Purchase           432                 1.1563
Purchase           2,000               1.155
Purchase           1,000               1.0881
Purchase           1,739               1.14
Purchase           4,264               1.154
Purchase           3,500               1.202
Purchase           2,000               1.062
Purchase           7,038               1.13
Purchase           2,594               1.146
Purchase           223                 1.095
Purchase           859                 1.1443
Purchase           850                 1.1564
Purchase           100                 1.1443
Purchase           119                 1.1443
Purchase           1,757               1.138
Purchase           100                 1.1768
Purchase           5,000               1.18
Purchase           4,640               1.19
Purchase           2,518               1.191
Purchase           918                 1.0752
Purchase           7,008               1.17
Purchase           80                  1.0893
Purchase           500                 1.1477
Purchase           1,500               1.1
Purchase           862                 1.14
Purchase           418                 1.1589
Purchase           137                 1.0882
Purchase           2,500               1.155
Purchase           2,500               1.202
Purchase           141                 1.1688
Purchase           893                 1.1
Purchase           7,781               1.15
Purchase           2,279               1.219
Purchase           5,000               1.13
Purchase           500                 1.1443
Purchase           7,000               1.154
Purchase           913                 1.0763
Purchase           200                 1.0827
Purchase           500                 1.095
Purchase           6,432               1.159
Purchase           431                 1.1596
Purchase           529                 Transfer
Purchase           500                 1.07
Sale               500                 1.1274
Sale               685                 1.1464
Sale               399                 1.131
Sale               1,000               1.151
Sale               699                 1.1228
Sale               1,000               1.2021
Sale               503                 1.12
Sale               500                 1.202
Sale               5,755               1.073
Sale               500                 1.1711
Sale               1,173               1.17
Sale               2,131               1.08
Sale               2,000               1.131
Sale               2,000               1.171
Sale               436                 1.1278
Sale               1,500               1.2
Sale               629                 1.131
Sale               4,336               1.1864
Sale               1,000               1.1665
Sale               100                 1.1557
Sale               2,000               1.15
Sale               450                 1.2055
Sale               1,500               1.1901
Sale               10,000              1.2
Sale               2,877               1.1655
Sale               109                 1.0705
Sale               1,000               1.2011
Sale               3,594               1.1605
Sale               3,000               1.145
Sale               334                 1.1453
Sale               25,995              1.174
Sale               1,000               1.1283
Sale               841                 1.1283
Sale               1,000               1.2032
Sale               2,892               1.111
Sale               1,037               1.14
Sale               10,000              1.2
Sale               3,750               1.201
Sale               911                 1.1337
Sale               1,000               1.1961
Sale               3,000               1.213
Sale               1,145               1.12
Sale               1,400               1.1573
Sale               250                 1.0757
Sale               3,000               1.171
Sale               10,000              1.205
Sale               3,500               1.173
Sale               1,180               1.079
Sale               1,000               1.151
Sale               2,022               1.111
Sale               964                 1.2037
Sale               7,065               1.205
Sale               163                 1.111
Sale               5,000               1.21
Sale               7,305               1.13
Sale               3,000               1.2
Sale               8,623               1.206
Sale               753                 1.1453
Sale               817                 1.1646
Sale               1,000               1.1255
Sale               95                  1.1491
Sale               495                 1.2127
Sale               1,000               1.1409
Sale               5,000               1.171
Sale               1,000               1.2054
Sale               8,000               1.2
Sale               125                 1.1147
Sale               5,209               1.2
Sale               9,842               1.08
Sale               3,000               1.13
Sale               20,000              1.202
Sale               7,605               1.15
Sale               50                  1.0515
Sale               250                 1.12
Sale               135,000             1.125
Sale               100                 1.1501
Sale               471                 1.1501
Sale               2,618               1.146
Sale               120                 1.1491
Sale               1,500               1.213
Sale               500                 1.1543
Sale               3,419               1.2
Sale               5,000               1.2
Sale               6,200               1.151
Sale               1,500               1.1555
Sale               2,000               1.206
Sale               400                 1.2005
Sale               583                 1.1265
Sale               6,124               1.131
Sale               700                 1.151
Sale               4,720               1.15
Sale               1,000               1.2103
Sale               647                 1.1712
Sale               1,000               1.2101
Sale               2,000               1.135
Sale               3,500               1.1264
Sale               100                 1.1375
Sale               5,000               1.1752
Sale               220                 1.1655
Sale               960                 1.1147
Sale               1,280               1.2012
Sale               19,470              1.15
Sale               45,000              1.21
Sale               7,038               1.18
Sale               1,000               1.151
Sale               472                 1.2021
Sale               630                 1.1302
Sale               586                 1.1682
Sale               10,000              1.205
Sale               5,000               1.15
Sale               1,296               1.1543
Sale               1,200               1.17
Sale               1,000               1.2013
Sale               3,500               1.197
Sale               2,829               1.1305
Sale               1,000               1.1573
Sale               1,083               1.1255
Sale               668                 1.1746
Sale               547                 1.2017
Sale               889                 1.1954
Sale               6,500               1.149
Sale               147                 1.2001
Sale               1,000               1.2101
Sale               12,931              1.179
Sale               272                 1.1711
Sale               283                 1.0473
Sale               1,000               1.1298
Sale               322,137             1.1617
Sale               1,000               1.1298
Sale               26,117              1.1425
Sale               380                 1.125
Sale               271,001             1.1502
Sale               2,821               1.1248
Sale               2,000               1.1255
Sale               3,464               1.155
Sale               1,000               1.2213
Sale               4,000               1.1287
Sale               2,000               1.1305
Sale               420                 1.1522
Sale               372                 1.1971
Sale               1,019               1.064
Sale               459                 1.1273
Sale               317                 1.1603
Sale               2,122               1.127
Sale               6,432               1.2
Sale               2,594               1.2001
Sale               42                  1.1541
Sale               3,000               1.1681
Sale               1,000               1.2123
Sale               1,100               1.22
Sale               1,388               1.164
Sale               5,065               1.121
Sale               600                 1.1446
Sale               15,959              1.2
Sale               7,446               1.19
Sale               2,312               1.1528
Sale               13,289              1.164
Sale               214                 1.1234
Sale               2,279               1.2
Sale               915                 1.1555
Sale               490                 1.2003
Sale               3,000               1.126
Sale               917                 1.1387
Sale               1,724               1.07
Sale               492                 1.2016
Sale               1,000               1.2055
Sale               579                 1.2001
Sale               340                 1.12
Sale               2,000               1.21
Sale               250                 1.2013
Sale               645                 1.1564
Sale               669                 1.2012
Sale               1,252               1.075
Sale               7,008               1.2
Sale               2,314               1.171
Sale               5,000               1.179
Sale               150                 1.1523
Sale               4,810               1.15
Sale               1,500               1.208
Sale               2,174               1.15
Sale               5,000               1.15
Sale               1,000               1.1802
Sale               1,000               1.1147
Sale               1,201               1.1408
Sale               3,000               1.165
Sale               100                 1.2133
Sale               1,671               1.081
Sale               2,020               1.071
Sale               100                 1.1555
Sale               950                 1.1806
Sale               489                 1.1582
Sale               250                 1.1809
Sale               900                 1.2114
Sale               1,500               1.21
Sale               621                 1.2133
Sale               8,020               1.15
Sale               700                 1.1287
Sale               3,000               1.126
Sale               28                  1.1682
Sale               5,000               1.201
Sale               927                 1.0717
Sale               925                 1.1691
Sale               758                 1.1954
Sale               1,747               1.14
Sale               900                 1.1305
Sale               2,000               1.126
Sale               700                 1.1631
Sale               5,000               1.205
Sale               5,000               1.14
Sale               3,000               1.205
Sale               26,117              1.1425
Sale               2,100               1.137
Sale               1,000               1.141
Sale               316                 1.1409
Sale               929                 1.1454
Sale               905                 1.0718
Sale               1,500               1.1161
Sale               423                 1.2002
Sale               500                 1.1482
Sale               9,496               1.156
Sale               500                 1.1487
Sale               1,771               1.211
Sale               500                 1.1453
Sale               5,500               1.21




b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5400          1.0502
CFD            Short         337231        1.1593
CFD            Short         2821          1.1912
CFD            Long          2821          1.1247
CFD            Long          1000          1.1298
CFD            Long          271001        1.1501
CFD            Long          322137        1.1616

(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                         28 November 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