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               07 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        24,197,620   5.74%         346,207   0.08%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      7,774,597   1.85%       7,669,799   1.82%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               31,972,217   7.59%        8,016,006  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           2,560               1.55
Purchase           1,000               1.5669
Purchase           4,511               1.6625
Purchase           100                 1.6625
Purchase           100                 1.5576
Purchase           1,927               1.5451
Purchase           1,000               1.5651
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           1,000               1.5758
Purchase           4,000               1.6274
Purchase           1,232               1.6085
Purchase           1,270               1.5745
Purchase           19,000              1.65
Purchase           1,880               1.595
Purchase           4,231               1.6445
Purchase           647                 1.545
Purchase           3,149               1.5776
Purchase           292                 1.6625
Purchase           4,826               1.6575
Purchase           4,000               1.5368
Purchase           1,000               1.6137
Purchase           617                 1.6189
Purchase           4,000               1.5369
Purchase           1,115               1.5995
Purchase           613                 1.6296
Purchase           1,859               1.6137
Purchase           2,504               1.6491
Purchase           6,361               1.572
Purchase           3,009               1.6491
Purchase           1,000               1.5758
Purchase           4,317               1.6117
Purchase           4,445               1.5745
Purchase           1,500               1.563
Purchase           3,131               1.5965
Purchase           1,297               1.5418
Purchase           6,025               1.65
Purchase           650                 1.5375
Purchase           2,562               1.5608
Purchase           100                 1.6495
Purchase           1,000               1.6125
Purchase           1,337               1.5528
Purchase           70                  1.57
Purchase           630                 1.5651
Purchase           3,119               1.5925
Purchase           400                 1.6018
Purchase           3,000               1.5319
Purchase           5,000               1.6495
Purchase           1,225               1.5747
Purchase           4,000               1.6482
Purchase           1,000               1.5371
Purchase           150                 1.6331
Purchase           5,000               1.6552
Purchase           6,510               1.536
Purchase           642                 1.5369
Purchase           2,000               1.5527
Purchase           95                  1.6542
Purchase           1,200               1.6372
Purchase           1,000               1.6522
Purchase           1,000               1.5559
Purchase           200                 1.555
Purchase           2,000               1.6296
Purchase           1,232               1.6085
Purchase           1,791               1.6625
Purchase           1,171               1.5775
Purchase           129                 1.5488
Purchase           29,088              1.547
Purchase           93,471              1.595
Purchase           12,389              1.52
Purchase           500                 1.5885
Purchase           3,000               1.5965
Purchase           3,637               1.6495
Purchase           306                 1.5965
Purchase           5,750               1.52
Purchase           40,123              1.5444
Purchase           4,000               1.5451
Purchase           9,453               1.578
Purchase           3,006               1.6527
Purchase           1,411               1.5594
Purchase           2,000               1.6062
Purchase           14,000              1.6575
Purchase           4,432               1.6524
Purchase           4,000               1.5705
Purchase           1,365               1.6566
Purchase           10,368              1.6077
Purchase           800                 1.5744
Purchase           250                 1.6472
Purchase           6,026               1.65
Purchase           3,007               1.6625
Sale               1,630               1.5675
Sale               4,317               1.6083
Sale               3,637               1.5267
Sale               400                 1.6446
Sale               1,115               1.5512
Sale               5,534               1.5615
Sale               771                 1.5329
Sale               970                 1.536
Sale               2,000               1.535
Sale               267                 1.6107
Sale               423                 1.6249
Sale               4,900               1.5605
Sale               1,000               1.6103
Sale               1,170               1.5481
Sale               100                 1.5912
Sale               50                  1.6232
Sale               1,000               1.5604
Sale               2,500               1.583
Sale               1,000               1.527
Sale               4,000               1.5564
Sale               250                 1.6144
Sale               2,500               1.6425
Sale               283                 1.5513
Sale               187                 1.555
Sale               250                 Transfer
Sale               5,000               1.5509
Sale               500                 1.5615
Sale               207                 1.6425
Sale               2,206               1.5625
Sale               2,222               1.5866
Sale               1,206               1.5827
Sale               500                 1.6029
Sale               2,600               1.5615
Sale               2,000               1.6103
Sale               3,200               1.5829
Sale               300                 1.5312
Sale               472                 1.631
Sale               12,336              1.545
Sale               2,662               1.6503
Sale               1,000               1.535
Sale               5,122               1.56
Sale               175                 1.6133
Sale               283                 1.5456
Sale               4,000               1.5652
Sale               548                 1.6425
Sale               148                 1.5735
Sale               2,610               1.6003
Sale               5,145               1.555
Sale               500                 1.5605
Sale               3,000               1.589
Sale               1,250               1.621
Sale               600                 1.6228
Sale               420                 1.644
Sale               98,684              1.5801
Sale               1,000               1.5609
Sale               46                  Transfer
Sale               430                 1.6253
Sale               87                  1.5552
Sale               200                 1.6496
Sale               1,200               1.5857
Sale               4,716               1.5517
Sale               18,000              1.564
Sale               1,500               1.535
Sale               330                 1.5481
Sale               1,614               1.5775
Sale               318                 1.6253
Sale               100                 1.6257
Sale               7,000               1.6443
Sale               500                 1.6528
Sale               481                 1.5616
Sale               630                 1.5755
Sale               64,829              1.6161
Sale               1,775               1.6273
Sale               5,865               1.6203
Sale               3,000               1.5819
Sale               298                 1.535
Sale               557                 1.5503
Sale               500                 1.5865
Sale               274                 1.6444
Sale               5,302               1.55
Sale               20,000              1.535
Sale               1,206               1.5827
Sale               587                 1.6444


b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         40123         1.5444
CFD            Short         93471         1.5949
CFD            Long          98684         1.58
CFD            Long          64829         1.616

(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                         08 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