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               02 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        24,681,272   5.86%         227,464   0.05%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      7,124,448   1.69%       7,315,766   1.74%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               31,805,720   7.55%       7,543,230   1.79%

(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           2,000               1.7078
Purchase           355                 1.7078
Purchase           1,057               1.7002
Purchase           16,360              1.7023
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           3,100               1.6975
Purchase           2,056               1.7038
Purchase           405                 1.7067
Purchase           3,000               1.6876
Purchase           125                 1.6944
Purchase           6,386               1.7022
Purchase           9,080               1.6436
Purchase           2,921               1.7117
Purchase           1,759               1.702
Purchase           3,829               1.6948
Purchase           500                 1.7025
Purchase           58,526              1.7
Purchase           700                 1.6865
Purchase           5,821               1.699
Purchase           578                 1.6994
Purchase           88,480              1.7022
Purchase           2,000               1.7037
Purchase           1,498               1.6877
Purchase           315                 1.6965
Purchase           3,000               1.6985
Purchase           5,000               1.7087
Purchase           1,176               1.6994
Purchase           575                 1.6998
Purchase           342                 1.7058
Purchase           149,591             1.7022
Purchase           5,000               1.6997
Purchase           40,800              1.7023
Purchase           20,427              1.7109
Purchase           200                 1.6997
Purchase           2,300               1.713
Purchase           288                 1.6976
Purchase           2,098               1.7088
Purchase           159                 1.688
Purchase           555                 1.713
Purchase           500                 1.6998
Purchase           24,660              1.7053
Purchase           150                 1.6976
Purchase           143                 1.697
Purchase           300                 1.6888
Purchase           3,000               1.6875
Purchase           287                 1.7017
Purchase           1,000               1.7128
Purchase           5,000               1.7134
Purchase           1,800               1.6885
Purchase           584                 1.6908
Purchase           2,000               1.7042
Purchase           287                 1.6888
Purchase           579                 1.6976
Purchase           147                 1.681
Purchase           1,500               1.6986
Purchase           200                 1.7145
Purchase           262                 1.6994
Sale               16,360              1.7024
Sale               35,339              1.718
Sale               149,591             1.7022
Sale               32,067              1.7075
Sale               1,896               1.7054
Sale               300                 1.7039
Sale               370                 1.7054
Sale               1,000               1.7103
Sale               4,391               1.7013
Sale               525                 1.711
Sale               2,771               1.6991
Sale               2,200               1.7012
Sale               40,800              1.7023
Sale               4,000               1.7103
Sale               700                 1.6991
Sale               800                 1.6947
Sale               400                 1.6919
Sale               500                 1.6962
Sale               250                 1.7011
Sale               1,773               1.6954
Sale               134                 1.7101
Sale               5,000               1.701
Sale               5,000               1.706
Sale               250                 1.7074
Sale               500                 1.7071
Sale               6,386               1.7022
Sale               1,000               1.6912
Sale               149,591             1.7022
Sale               1,000               1.7154
Sale               374                 1.7215
Sale               2,564               1.7015
Sale               311                 1.6991
Sale               500                 1.6904
Sale               5,421               1.6643
Sale               4,000               1.7313
Sale               50,000              1.6993
Sale               7,500               1.698
Sale               88,480              1.7022
Sale               1,200               1.7091
Sale               626                 1.7051
Sale               2,000               1.7111
Sale               1,891               1.7003
Sale               300                 1.6831
Sale               1,752               1.7131
Sale               100                 1.6927
Sale               98                  1.7004
Sale               1,150               1.7057
Sale               330                 1.6966
Sale               110                 1.7071
Sale               467                 1.6821
Sale               2,500               1.7014
Sale               10,000              1.699
Sale               150                 1.6993
Sale               354                 1.7007
Sale               9,823               1.699
Sale               416                 1.6829
Sale               501                 1.6966
Sale               600                 1.7153
Sale               1,470               1.6993
Sale               212                 1.7013
Sale               500                 1.7053
Sale               1,700               1.6915
Sale               2,000               1.6915
Sale               88,480              1.7022
Sale               159                 1.7
Sale               215                 1.6829
Sale               40,800              1.7024
Sale               1,500               1.7121
Sale               874                 1.6829
Sale               221                 1.6927
Sale               9,000               1.698
Sale               450                 1.6981
Sale               5,000               1.7006
Sale               298                 1.6939
Sale               301,617             1.7022
Sale               16,368              1.71
Sale               800                 1.7083
Sale               3,100               1.7056
Sale               1,181               1.6916
Sale               1,000               1.6961
Sale               1,000               1.7121
Sale               1,424               1.7053
Sale               2,495               1.6916
Sale               234                 1.6884
Sale               5,194               1.699
Sale               474                 1.7007
Sale               500                 1.7006
Sale               877                 1.7061
Sale               180                 1.7121
Sale               1,000               1.7121
Sale               2,000               1.6933
Sale               1,800               1.7001
Sale               673                 1.6919
Sale               2,245               1.6983
Sale               1,000               1.7153
Sale               531                 1.6991
Sale               1,000               1.6983
Sale               500                 1.6992
Sale               2,656               1.7021
Sale               47,201              1.699
Sale               2,000               1.6903
Sale               1,200               1.6829
Sale               715                 1.6991
Sale               4,472               1.7004
Sale               1,000               1.7101
Sale               200                 1.6912
Sale               1,285               1.7054
Sale               1,000               1.7001
Sale               5,639               1.699
Sale               2,000               1.7101
Sale               7,000               1.71
Sale               697                 1.6929
Sale               3,751               1.7121
Sale               1,500               1.7006
Sale               382                 1.6991
Sale               5,000               1.7002
Sale               43,200              1.7
Sale               66                  1.6919
Sale               480                 1.6901
Sale               1,489               1.7215
Sale               200                 1.7006
Sale               304                 1.6983
Sale               2,960               1.6916
Sale               456                 1.6981
Sale               3,258               1.7034
Sale               622                 1.7051
Sale               1,096               1.6961
Sale               10,000              1.69
Sale               783                 1.7001
Sale               1,500               1.6829
Sale               2,000               1.6962
Sale               1,680               1.7073
Sale               12,000              1.69
Sale               200                 1.6913
Sale               9,814               1.712
Sale               6,000               1.699
Sale               20                  1.6981
Sale               165                 1.6983
Sale               2,500               1.7121
Sale               250                 1.6913
Sale               500                 1.6966
Sale               512                 1.6983
Sale               28,808              1.699
Sale               3,067               1.6944
Sale               734                 1.7056
Sale               830                 1.6981
Sale               2,390               1.7006
Sale               500                 1.7014
Sale               396                 1.7001
Sale               2,000               1.7051
Sale               1,000               1.7041
Sale               1,047               1.7041
Sale               350                 1.6963
Sale               994                 1.7013
Sale               1,019               1.7006
Sale               500                 1.6912
Sale               503                 1.7041
Sale               186                 1.7071
Sale               500                 1.701
Sale               3,120               1.7056
Sale               500                 1.6844
Sale               159                 1.685
Sale               603                 1.6946
Sale               333                 1.7001
Sale               25,000              1.7
Sale               2,000               1.6942
Sale               2,498               1.6991
Sale               4,397               1.706
Sale               171                 1.6923
Sale               1,686               1.7071
Sale               3,000               1.6991
Sale               608                 1.6771
Sale               400                 1.7006
Sale               28,263              1.702
Sale               441                 1.7082
Sale               91                  1.6992
Sale               199                 1.7101
Sale               473                 1.7071
Sale               400                 1.6957
Sale               1,355               1.704
Sale               6,650               1.699
Sale               400                 1.7091
Sale               283                 1.7001
Sale               936                 1.7054
Sale               2,244               1.7023
Sale               7,000               1.71
Sale               1,200               1.6947
Sale               1,800               1.7072
Sale               431                 1.7051
Sale               1,151               1.7021
Sale               7,000               1.696
Sale               359                 1.6919
Sale               2,337               1.7121
Sale               500                 1.7121



b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1057          1.7001
CFD            Short         24660         1.7052
CFD            Short         15579         1.7095
CFD            Short         20427         1.7109
CFD            Long          50000         1.6992
CFD            Long          32067         1.7074
CFD            Long          35339         1.7179

(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                         05 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