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               06 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        24,138,502   5.73%         449,766   0.11%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      7,611,084   1.81%       7,536,205   1.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               31,749,586   7.54%        7,985,971  1.90%%

(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              5,000                  1.7121
Purchase              1,509                  1.6892
Purchase              1,205                  1.6585
Purchase              30,395                 1.645
Purchase              5,856                  1.6977
Purchase              7,273                  1.6639
Purchase              3,082                  1.6761
Purchase              1,000                  1.6761
Purchase              6,027                  1.6497
Purchase              1,140                  1.7344
Purchase              1,200                  1.6562
Purchase              100                    1.6978
Purchase              602                    1.6587
Purchase              200                    1.6892
Purchase              35                     1.6478
Purchase              1,216                  1.6435
Purchase              769                    1.6434
Purchase              3,000                  1.7142
Purchase              4,450                  1.7324
Purchase              7,192                  1.659
Purchase              2,000                  1.6909
Purchase              59,025                 1.745
Purchase              1,811                  1.6411
Purchase              2,000                  1.7396
Purchase              3,058                  1.6358
Purchase              4,467                  1.669
Purchase              168                    1.6992
Purchase              2,000                  1.6987
Purchase              1,219                  1.6394
Purchase              1,484                  1.6842
Purchase              400                    1.6969
Purchase              28,653                 1.745
Purchase              100                    1.6408
Purchase              500                    1.6517
Purchase              5,000                  1.7425
Purchase              4,000                  1.6963
Purchase              1,138                  1.7371
Purchase              5,000                  1.6358
Purchase              2,108                  1.6762
Purchase              4,094                  1.7097
Purchase              182                    1.6892
Purchase              258                    1.7389
Purchase              333                    1.6508
Purchase              1,500                  1.6497
Purchase              6,100                  1.6957
Purchase              102,737                1.6557
Purchase              903                    1.6525
Purchase              30,000                 1.7176
Purchase              55,037                 1.6859
Purchase              373                    1.7442
Purchase              5,054                  1.64
Purchase              4,800                  1.6498
Purchase              2,359                  1.708
Purchase              310                    1.6102
Purchase              4,368                  1.7066
Purchase              2,662                  1.6775
Purchase              1,000                  1.6645
Purchase              4,000                  1.6987
Purchase              200                    1.6959
Purchase              4,012                  1.7445
Purchase              28,901                 1.73
Purchase              113                    1.6494
Purchase              1,557                  1.6691
Purchase              1,000                  1.676
Purchase              1,098                  1.6385
Purchase              11,908                 1.754
Purchase              3,645                  1.6358
Sale                  400                    1.651
Sale                  500                    1.6849
Sale                  500                    1.7357
Sale                  1,200                  1.7363
Sale                  4,000                  1.6832
Sale                  100                    1.6739
Sale                  1,500                  1.7503
Sale                  450                    1.6351
Sale                  1,287                  1.7272
Sale                  1,332                  1.7279
Sale                  100                    1.6996
Sale                  3,348                  1.6619
Sale                  4,467                  1.7386
Sale                  1,000                  1.687
Sale                  1,332                  1.7423
Sale                  5,000                  1.648
Sale                  1,814                  1.7246
Sale                  790                    1.6513
Sale                  52                     1.6414
Sale                  500                    1.6857
Sale                  2,000                  1.6927
Sale                  1,285                  1.7304
Sale                  1,250                  1.7043
Sale                  355                    1.7246
Sale                  2,500                  1.7006
Sale                  700                    1.6872
Sale                  500                    Transfer
Sale                  345                    1.7113
Sale                  20                     1.643
Sale                  2,036                  1.7098
Sale                  80                     1.6943
Sale                  125                    1.6857
Sale                  1,958                  1.6351
Sale                  652                    1.6719
Sale                  1,000                  1.6657
Sale                  100                    1.6935
Sale                  5,856                  1.7405
Sale                  9,601                  1.746
Sale                  957                    1.637
Sale                  7,313                  1.7405
Sale                  1,459                  1.7466
Sale                  1,138                  1.7063
Sale                  1,500                  1.7503
Sale                  4,000                  1.7386
Sale                  414                    1.6917
Sale                  3,593                  1.7405
Sale                  3,500                  1.7322
Sale                  1,000                  1.7464
Sale                  7,192                  1.64
Sale                  298                    1.687
Sale                  4,094                  1.6949
Sale                  80,193                 1.7031
Sale                  1,073                  1.653
Sale                  96,555                 1.6605
Sale                  30,000                 1.6654
Sale                  880                    1.654
Sale                  4                      1.64
Sale                  368                    1.647
Sale                  500                    1.722
Sale                  2,000                  1.6366
Sale                  62,265                 1.6875
Sale                  18,556                 1.652
Sale                  3,981                  1.6414
Sale                  317                    1.7426
Sale                  147                    1.6857
Sale                  258                    1.6924
Sale                  600                    1.7033
Sale                  1,000                  1.6916
Sale                  4,450                  1.6423
Sale                  1,500                  1.7464
Sale                  1,034                  1.653
Sale                  7,400                  1.732
Sale                  75                     1.6401
Sale                  6,170                  1.64
Sale                  1,714                  1.7503
Sale                  1,000                  1.7323
Sale                  218                    1.7407
Sale                  616                    1.7503
Sale                  3,000                  1.6937
Sale                  310                    1.7272
Sale                  134                    1.725
Sale                  253                    1.6923
Sale                  321                    1.654
Sale                  26,095                 1.707
Sale                  470                    1.6872
Sale                  144                    1.6749
Sale                  3,082                  1.6374
Sale                  2,500                  1.6883
Sale                  437                    1.732
Sale                  915                    1.658
Sale                  3,036                  1.6416
Sale                  176                    1.6979
Sale                  1,550                  1.719
Sale                  526                    1.7043
Sale                  500                    1.733
Sale                  432                    1.637
Sale                  1,969                  1.6513
Sale                  55,425                 1.7142
Sale                  2,000                  1.6719

b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         4800          1.6497
CFD            Short         55037         1.6858
CFD            Short         2359          1.7079
CFD            Short         30000         1.7175
CFD            Long          4             1.64
CFD            Long          30000         1.6654
CFD            Long          62265         1.6874
CFD            Long          80193         1.703
CFD            Long          55425         1.7141

(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                         07 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