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