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 29 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 22,746,642 5.40% 132,585 0.03%
securitie
(2) Derivatives 13,119,647 3.11% 13,090,037 3.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 35,866,289 8.51% 13,222,622 3.14%
(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 341 1.1929
Purchase 4,000 1.1845
Purchase 16 1.1966
Purchase 4,000 1.184
Purchase 2,420 1.187
Purchase 2,500 Transfer
Purchase 5,629 1.236
Purchase 196 1.1795
Purchase 6 1.2932
Purchase 240 1.1672
Purchase 2,608 1.15
Purchase 10,000 1.183
Purchase 4,035 1.23
Purchase 1,868 1.1595
Purchase 8,386 1.185
Purchase 8,438 1.185
Purchase 183 1.2932
Purchase 4,000 1.229
Purchase 200 1.2932
Purchase 1,032 1.15
Purchase 1,500 1.1918
Purchase 1,260 1.22
Purchase 2,000 1.1838
Purchase 2,000 1.239
Purchase 3,454 1.158
Purchase 6,466 1.23
Purchase 166 1.1977
Purchase 1,000 1.1972
Purchase 794 1.2932
Purchase 1,413 1.167
Purchase 1,000 1.2292
Purchase 3,000 1.239
Purchase 859 1.1629
Purchase 1,000 1.2348
Purchase 900 1.2198
Purchase 192 1.1557
Purchase 847 1.1799
Purchase 844 1.1836
Purchase 793 1.2395
Purchase 5,000 1.21
Purchase 1,000 1.1972
Purchase 672 1.2232
Purchase 75 1.1658
Purchase 2,004 1.2375
Purchase 106 1.2932
Purchase 2,591 1.149
Purchase 1,900 1.236
Purchase 386 1.2932
Purchase 3,010 1.224
Purchase 48,622 1.234
Purchase 7 1.2163
Purchase 942 1.26
Purchase 435 1.1491
Purchase 825 1.1968
Purchase 1,000 1.159
Purchase 847 1.1657
Purchase 197 1.199
Purchase 609 1.212
Purchase 2,568 1.1595
Purchase 2,000 1.21
Purchase 1,006 1.178
Purchase 720 1.1667
Purchase 26 1.2932
Purchase 773 1.2932
Purchase 1,608 1.23
Purchase 4,035 1.239
Purchase 262 1.179
Purchase 100 1.2932
Purchase 5,508 1.18
Purchase 793 1.167
Purchase 88 1.2306
Purchase 14,946 1.1452
Purchase 233 1.2271
Purchase 1 1.1495
Purchase 800 1.2373
Purchase 559 1.2246
Purchase 26,447 1.166
Purchase 3,258 1.2275
Purchase 3,000 1.238
Purchase 5,000 1.183
Purchase 966 1.228
Purchase 3,000 1.149
Purchase 500 Transfer
Purchase 23,330 1.1775
Purchase 500 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 1.1975
Purchase 1,000 1.2326
Purchase 96,035 1.1975
Purchase 324 1.2326
Purchase 214 1.1845
Purchase 8,260 1.198
Purchase 406 1.1957
Purchase 100 1.223
Purchase 5,000 1.229
Purchase 500 1.2932
Sale 400 1.1823
Sale 500 1.2225
Sale 4,000 1.221
Sale 1,516 1.221
Sale 1,784 1.19
Sale 57 1.1551
Sale 2,004 1.155
Sale 662 1.1933
Sale 58,507 1.1942
Sale 2,500 1.176
Sale 5,000 1.2148
Sale 1,760 1.165
Sale 182,582 1.1934
Sale 793 1.1603
Sale 6,466 1.165
Sale 322 1.25
Sale 1,407 1.178
Sale 1,000 1.1573
Sale 1,238 1.181
Sale 16 1.1603
Sale 320 1.1932
Sale 3,000 1.16
Sale 512 1.25
Sale 377 1.2187
Sale 300 1.1846
Sale 23,599 1.1688
Sale 28,450 1.15
Sale 500 Transfer
Sale 1,000 1.232
Sale 500 1.1564
Sale 500 1.2327
Sale 500 1.1905
Sale 3,000 1.03
Sale 3,500 1.16
Sale 862 1.1777
Sale 2,500 Transfer
Sale 699 1.1554
Sale 347 1.1766
Sale 825 1.1682
Sale 10,000 1.18
Sale 1,000 1.1564
Sale 600 1.1802
Sale 31,536 1.15
Sale 51 1.1643
Sale 1,000 1.1936
Sale 100 1.25
Sale 2,258 1.152
Sale 549 1.1616
Sale 3,000 1.17
Sale 628 1.1814
Sale 4,806 1.235
Sale 894 1.1802
Sale 2,000 1.225
Sale 773 1.212
Sale 66,957 1.15
Sale 6 1.1643
Sale 7,007 1.141
Sale 500 1.1934
Sale 3,276 1.16
Sale 1,000 1.2214
Sale 1,000 1.151
Sale 1,000 1.171
Sale 4,000 1.194
Sale 1,550 1.201
Sale 10,000 1.172
Sale 648 1.2355
Sale 48,622 1.18
Sale 48,484 1.15
Sale 16,597 1.201
b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 14946 1.1452
CFD Short 23330 1.1774
CFD Short 96035 1.1974
CFD Short 5000 1.229
CFD Long 23599 1.1687
CFD Long 182582 1.1934
CFD Long 58507 1.1942
CFD Long 5000 1.2147
(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 30 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