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 28 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 22,985,609 5.46% 143,539 0.03%
securitie
(2) Derivatives 12,849,959 3.05% 12,950,726 3.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 35,835,568 8.51% 13,094,265 3.11%%
(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 62 1.2271
Purchase 1,654 1.209
Purchase 655 Transfer
Purchase 5,000 1.26
Purchase 29 1.2037
Purchase 1,148 1.205
Purchase 1,000 1.194
Purchase 69 1.2592
Purchase 100 1.2954
Purchase 613 1.2707
Purchase 1,676 1.193
Purchase 500 1.1986
Purchase 500 1.1984
Purchase 6,028 1.29
Purchase 785 1.258
Purchase 156 1.1945
Purchase 4,096 1.212
Purchase 360 1.1972
Purchase 3,000 1.26
Purchase 1,000 1.1995
Purchase 981 1.2095
Purchase 1,000 1.1996
Purchase 711 1.1944
Purchase 43 1.1923
Purchase 3,000 1.2
Purchase 1,000 1.194
Purchase 468 Transfer
Purchase 500 1.1981
Purchase 2,333 1.2
Purchase 864 1.239
Purchase 1,587 1.26
Purchase 800 1.1998
Purchase 566 1.1986
Purchase 1,272 1.194
Purchase 350 1.2634
Purchase 1,000 1.2081
Purchase 1,000 1.1995
Purchase 1,500 1.298
Purchase 4,084 1.205
Purchase 1,000 1.1986
Purchase 500 1.2885
Purchase 7,142 1.26
Purchase 1,000 1.2045
Purchase 643 1.2271
Purchase 2,400 1.205
Purchase 150 1.1972
Purchase 245 1.2095
Purchase 3,000 1.28
Purchase 989 1.1996
Purchase 1,200 1.216
Purchase 815 1.2118
Purchase 7,000 1.196
Purchase 5,753 1.295
Purchase 820 1.1984
Purchase 679 1.2271
Purchase 62 1.1989
Purchase 402 1.2175
Purchase 1,651 1.201
Purchase 1,964 1.26
Purchase 2,092 1.195
Purchase 15,000 1.29
Purchase 1,562 1.28
Purchase 830 1.1895
Purchase 1,000 1.1991
Purchase 833 1.1995
Purchase 874 1.2583
Purchase 5,000 1.205
Purchase 828 1.2067
Purchase 1,239 1.21
Purchase 100 1.239
Purchase 5,522 1.26
Purchase 2,074 1.205
Purchase 819 1.1997
Purchase 8,333 1.2
Purchase 5,000 1.229
Purchase 500 Transfer
Purchase 5,500 1.28
Purchase 790 1.2654
Purchase 316 1.2654
Purchase 1,489 1.229
Purchase 1,376 1.235
Purchase 500 Transfer
Purchase 2,469 1.215
Purchase 3,204 1.24
Purchase 1,712 1.26
Purchase 417 1.1976
Purchase 3,000 1.189
Purchase 902 1.2076
Purchase 67 1.2261
Purchase 16,570 1.207
Purchase 1,678 1.286
Purchase 2,363 1.26
Purchase 1,000 1.2007
Purchase 13,215 1.279
Purchase 4,177 1.197
Purchase 8,000 1.27
Purchase 1,500 1.195
Purchase 500 1.2142
Purchase 1,544 1.295
Purchase 2,000 1.193
Purchase 1,000 1.1972
Purchase 1,000 1.1972
Purchase 1,666 1.2
Purchase 6,730 1.3
Purchase 500 1.1995
Purchase 662 1.258
Purchase 5,666 1.196
Purchase 100 1.299
Purchase 400 1.1995
Purchase 4,806 1.195
Purchase 855 1.1895
Purchase 56 1.2271
Purchase 516 1.259
Purchase 6,419 1.294
Purchase 3,000 1.2
Purchase 209 1.1947
Purchase 420 1.1885
Purchase 1,000 1.1996
Purchase 50 1.1983
Purchase 8,286 1.2
Purchase 636 1.1983
Purchase 8,286 1.2
Purchase 1,238 1.2
Purchase 8,298 1.205
Purchase 411 1.2163
Purchase 6,192 1.204
Purchase 8,293 1.199
Purchase 8,012 1.248
Purchase 800 1.1995
Purchase 5,000 1.26
Purchase 419 1.1931
Purchase 1,000 1.2707
Purchase 918 1.1997
Purchase 6,000 1.2
Purchase 865 1.2291
Purchase 450 1.1987
Purchase 827 1.2079
Purchase 470 1.2007
Purchase 416 1.1993
Purchase 1,000 1.1997
Purchase 767 1.238
Purchase 700 1.1997
Purchase 841 1.1885
Purchase 1,000 1.1996
Purchase 5,000 1.229
Purchase 16,597 1.205
Purchase 1,200 1.1905
Purchase 416 1.1998
Purchase 2,018 1.229
Purchase 390 1.279
Purchase 4,000 1.28
Purchase 1,280 1.205
Purchase 1,609 1.2425
Purchase 4,000 1.205
Purchase 3,000 1.232
Purchase 3,000 1.209
Purchase 2,299 1.295
Purchase 2,000 1.299
Purchase 305 1.2654
Purchase 40,000 1.2
Purchase 155 1.239
Purchase 570 1.1998
Purchase 3,000 1.285
Purchase 774 1.2758
Purchase 7,153 1.3
Purchase 8,293 1.199
Purchase 406 1.2288
Purchase 1,500 1.2008
Purchase 777 1.2707
Purchase 79 1.2561
Purchase 1,584 1.199
Purchase 707 1.207
Purchase 759 1.288
Purchase 83 1.1997
Purchase 1,538 1.215
Purchase 3,000 1.2025
Purchase 1,968 1.26
Purchase 6,249 1.193
Purchase 395 1.2271
Purchase 2,903 1.197
Purchase 766 1.1995
Purchase 2,000 1.229
Purchase 68 1.1973
Purchase 2,459 1.211
Purchase 1,000 1.2707
Purchase 7,966 1.248
Purchase 141 1.1997
Purchase 1,000 1.278
Purchase 2,900 1.194
Purchase 1,000 1.1974
Purchase 39,525 1.265
Purchase 1,084 1.199
Purchase 94,617 1.2154
Purchase 1,340 1.199
Purchase 598 1.2271
Purchase 487 1.1999
Purchase 279 1.1982
Purchase 18,955 1.1965
Purchase 2,000 1.273
Sale 200 1.291
Sale 830 1.2025
Sale 864 1.2612
Sale 500 1.1956
Sale 488 1.2523
Sale 4,000 1.188
Sale 10,000 1.192
Sale 2,590 1.195
Sale 300 1.2766
Sale 1,000 1.2765
Sale 812 1.2523
Sale 2,514 1.2305
Sale 465 1.2052
Sale 1,500 1.2008
Sale 686 1.2119
Sale 4,096 1.2
Sale 1,148 1.19
Sale 434 1.2012
Sale 8,286 1.192
Sale 2,000 1.24
Sale 613 1.2961
Sale 900 1.2024
Sale 4,600 1.207
Sale 2,428 1.205
Sale 8,298 1.197
Sale 129,127 1.214
Sale 213,151 1.2005
Sale 1,000 Transfer
Sale 750 1.198
Sale 3,000 1.2242
Sale 2,500 1.184
Sale 1,330 1.196
Sale 1,754 1.1987
Sale 490 1.1883
Sale 561 1.1973
Sale 500 1.1912
Sale 18,955 1.1965
Sale 86 1.1955
Sale 500 1.2606
Sale 825 1.201
Sale 3,500 1.2302
Sale 2,018 1.196
Sale 4,500 1.187
Sale 856 1.2447
Sale 225 1.2119
Sale 2,363 1.1968
Sale 860 1.1845
Sale 10,441 1.196
Sale 3,000 1.246
Sale 1,500 1.2008
Sale 347 1.1958
Sale 661 1.196
Sale 1,000 1.2651
Sale 3,000 1.28
Sale 441 1.1958
Sale 4,000 1.2766
Sale 849 1.262
Sale 678 1.2118
Sale 426 1.1955
Sale 71 1.196
Sale 5,000 1.194
Sale 406 1.2147
Sale 1,500 1.2505
Sale 7,000 1.201
Sale 689 1.2071
Sale 2,430 1.295
Sale 1,474 1.2137
Sale 33 1.1935
Sale 2,000 1.245
Sale 3,475 1.235
Sale 2,923 1.185
Sale 1,141 1.2523
Sale 1,545 1.2
Sale 110 1.1925
Sale 3,130 1.247
Sale 2,000 1.282
Sale 2,487 1.28
Sale 865 1.2601
Sale 748 1.2521
Sale 2,000 1.242
Sale 1,562 1.2008
Sale 7,781 1.24
Sale 3,253 1.199
Sale 4,800 1.205
Sale 1,666 1.198
Sale 1,789 1.207
Sale 10,727 1.265
Sale 97 1.1954
Sale 1,587 1.1955
Sale 3,763 1.207
Sale 1,000 1.2765
Sale 1,686 1.251
Sale 109 1.2523
Sale 1,700 1.207
Sale 300 1.2005
Sale 950 1.2061
Sale 871 1.2422
Sale 2,500 1.257
Sale 787 1.2717
Sale 8,333 1.207
Sale 2,893 1.21
Sale 2,502 1.1995
Sale 516 1.2447
Sale 1,516 1.2
Sale 335 1.1952
Sale 6,730 1.198
Sale 5,050 1.24
Sale 213 1.2483
Sale 2,344 1.1912
Sale 837 1.1883
Sale 566 1.1964
Sale 5,000 1.245
Sale 10,902 1.193
Sale 500 1.1883
Sale 3,359 1.264
Sale 900 1.1928
Sale 4,800 1.1996
Sale 3,204 1.255
Sale 948 1.2089
Sale 600 1.1945
Sale 454 1.2639
Sale 3,475 1.235
Sale 33 1.1973
Sale 500 1.1905
Sale 855 1.1914
b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2900 1.194
CFD Short 94617 1.2154
CFD Long 213151 1.2005
CFD Long 1500 1.2008
CFD Long 129127 1.2139
(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 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