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               31 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        25,352,206   6.02%         180,114   0.04%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      6,909,587   1.64%       7,122,953   1.69%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               32,261,793   7.66%       7,303,067   1.73%

(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           1,000               1.8356
Purchase           3,000               1.8278
Purchase           898                 1.836
Purchase           2,000               1.7942
Purchase           8,500               1.786
Purchase           23,000              1.84
Purchase           2,047               1.8092
Purchase           472                 1.8195
Purchase           1,000               1.8097
Purchase           3,826               1.8294
Purchase           13,671              1.819
Purchase           494                 1.8533
Purchase           120                 Transfer
Purchase           1,000               1.7852
Purchase           500                 1.8388
Purchase           3,000               1.8259
Purchase           1,672               1.7942
Purchase           2,000               1.8237
Purchase           261                 1.8345
Purchase           10,000              1.8382
Purchase           2,000               1.8345
Purchase           1,251               1.8234
Purchase           266                 1.8259
Purchase           54                  1.817
Purchase           1,090               1.8342
Purchase           5,000               1.7942
Purchase           5,280               1.8195
Purchase           5,008               1.835
Purchase           165                 1.8453
Purchase           23                  1.8297
Purchase           250                 1.7942
Purchase           3,283               1.8274
Purchase           2,723               1.836
Purchase           1,000               1.7975
Purchase           150                 1.836
Purchase           5,524               1.8
Purchase           1,000               Transfer
Purchase           5,000               1.8134
Purchase           1,651               1.817
Purchase           1,356               1.8285
Purchase           5,420               1.845
Purchase           4,538               1.8274
Purchase           3,000               1.842
Purchase           225                 1.8285
Purchase           139                 1.8346
Purchase           1,474               1.8385
Purchase           1,200               1.8439
Purchase           298                 1.7942
Purchase           100                 1.8258
Purchase           3,000               1.8055
Purchase           4,094               1.8209
Purchase           500                 1.7942
Purchase           1,100               1.837
Purchase           1,730               1.8365
Purchase           30,168              1.8147
Purchase           1                   1.845
Purchase           769                 1.7942
Purchase           265                 1.8374
Purchase           270                 1.7942
Purchase           5,514               1.7945
Purchase           5,572               1.7945
Purchase           3,089               1.8194
Purchase           4,772               1.8185
Purchase           158,117             1.8434
Purchase           1,178               1.8325
Purchase           2,201               1.817
Purchase           2,715               1.8294
Purchase           5,435               1.8295
Purchase           888                 1.8092
Purchase           536                 1.8328
Purchase           1,359               1.8384
Purchase           3,000               1.8435
Purchase           1,100               1.8268
Purchase           2,751               1.817
Purchase           296                 1.8376
Purchase           191,276             1.8309
Purchase           1,730               1.8365
Purchase           125                 1.8085
Purchase           111,978             1.8367
Purchase           2,715               1.8292
Purchase           1,000               1.8055
Purchase           20,667              1.8272
Purchase           4,000               1.7942
Purchase           4,235               1.7942
Purchase           7,500               1.838
Purchase           1,550               1.8055
Sale               500                 1.8314
Sale               699                 1.8248
Sale               2,507               1.8502
Sale               1,651               1.8506
Sale               4,094               1.8398
Sale               591                 1.8223
Sale               3,000               1.8515
Sale               851                 1.8248
Sale               130                 1.832
Sale               5,524               1.82
Sale               3,000               1.8525
Sale               575                 1.8159
Sale               5,008               1.824
Sale               300                 1.8033
Sale               4,772               1.8479
Sale               4,015               1.8322
Sale               58                  1.8239
Sale               1,300               1.831
Sale               247                 1.8525
Sale               680                 1.833
Sale               121,283             1.843
Sale               750                 1.8315
Sale               2,751               1.8303
Sale               630                 1.8382
Sale               497                 1.8405
Sale               500                 1.8166
Sale               1,730               1.8365
Sale               500                 1.8525
Sale               750                 1.8315
Sale               13,250              1.821
Sale               632                 1.8269
Sale               500                 1.7828
Sale               650                 1.8404
Sale               1,156               1.8248
Sale               3,000               1.8513
Sale               555                 1.844
Sale               4,092               1.833
Sale               780                 1.8274
Sale               295                 1.8223
Sale               17                  1.8319
Sale               1,000               1.821
Sale               3,404               1.8409
Sale               500                 1.8513
Sale               462                 1.8413
Sale               3,184               1.8315
Sale               1,257               1.8349
Sale               943                 1.8385
Sale               600                 1.8155
Sale               1,000               1.8513
Sale               1,000               1.8294
Sale               810                 1.8119
Sale               500                 1.8307
Sale               10,000              1.841
Sale               1,000               1.8001
Sale               5,000               1.833
Sale               1,500               1.84
Sale               475                 1.8168
Sale               8,372               1.831
Sale               1,592               1.8315
Sale               247                 1.8322
Sale               3,000               1.8398
Sale               2,500               1.8496
Sale               500                 1.8387
Sale               2,368               1.8323
Sale               104                 1.8398
Sale               392                 1.8248
Sale               4,000               1.832
Sale               50                  1.8315
Sale               2,723               1.8246
Sale               125                 1.8342
Sale               1,000               1.8363
Sale               817                 1.8315
Sale               898                 1.8324
Sale               5,000               1.821
Sale               1,993               1.8333
Sale               500                 1.8333
Sale               700                 1.8113
Sale               1,158               1.8307
Sale               2,500               1.8274
Sale               165                 1.8266
Sale               1,000               1.8309
Sale               2,279               1.8255
Sale               5,572               1.8233
Sale               7,450               1.805
Sale               658                 1.8315
Sale               1,000               1.8406
Sale               321                 1.8118
Sale               1,311               1.8381
Sale               2,715               1.8513
Sale               600                 1.8283
Sale               2,000               1.8239
Sale               137                 1.8323
Sale               494                 1.8324
Sale               8,994               1.82
Sale               2,201               1.8525
Sale               9,323               1.822
Sale               566                 1.8307
Sale               1,925               1.8307
Sale               1,076               1.7915
Sale               2,715               1.8515
Sale               4,235               1.8315
Sale               1,500               1.8325
Sale               2,011               1.8266
Sale               2,000               1.8407
Sale               3,088               1.833




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            30168          1.8146
CFD             Short            20667          1.8271
CFD             Short            1730           1.8364
CFD             Short            46622          1.8366
CFD             Short            111978         1.8367
CFD             Short            158117         1.8433
CFD             Short            494            1.8533
CFD             Long             121283         1.8429
CFD             Long             4772           1.8479

(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                         01 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