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               08 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        24,108,928   5.72%         268,941   0.06%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      7,949,460   1.89%       7,914,996   1.88%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               32,058,388   7.61%       8,183,937   1.94%

(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              3,000                  1.4521
Purchase              1,000                  1.4978
Purchase              1,000                  1.4987
Purchase              1,500                  1.4968
Purchase              4,802                  1.4575
Purchase              125                    1.4602
Purchase              100                    1.4625
Purchase              1,100                  1.46
Purchase              4,847                  1.444
Purchase              500                    1.461
Purchase              200                    1.4975
Purchase              500                    1.4595
Purchase              1,384                  1.4445
Purchase              1,369                  1.4442
Purchase              2,000                  1.4985
Purchase              3,000                  1.495
Purchase              3,336                  1.4892
Purchase              4,353                  1.4089
Purchase              200                    1.4975
Purchase              2,053                  1.461
Purchase              5,077                  1.4674
Purchase              1,250                  1.4325
Purchase              1,070                  1.4947
Purchase              5,000                  1.4867
Purchase              1,000                  1.49
Purchase              50,000                 1.499
Purchase              4,286                  1.4725
Purchase              1,000                  1.4442
Purchase              10,000                 1.497
Purchase              166,061                1.4964
Purchase              1,331                  1.4892
Purchase              200                    1.4888
Purchase              1,000                  1.5069
Purchase              1,000                  1.5025
Purchase              1,000                  1.4958
Purchase              2,737                  1.4514
Purchase              100                    1.461
Purchase              2,000                  1.4722
Purchase              322                    1.49
Purchase              786                    1.461
Purchase              18,536                 1.4985
Purchase              161                    1.4978
Purchase              2,744                  1.4575
Purchase              684                    1.461
Purchase              682                    1.44
Purchase              1,984                  1.4985
Purchase              1,000                  1.4575
Purchase              1,331                  1.4892
Purchase              4,500                  1.4274
Purchase              3,448                  1.4499
Purchase              18,226                 1.4953
Purchase              106                    1.4225
Purchase              1,431                  1.3975
Purchase              639                    1.4442
Purchase              1,000                  1.46
Purchase              1,500                  1.4996
Purchase              86                     1.4085
Purchase              4,383                  1.4842
Purchase              2,000                  1.4089
Purchase              703                    1.397
Purchase              692                    1.4442
Purchase              3,317                  1.4975
Purchase              966                    1.4875
Purchase              1,000                  1.461
Purchase              191                    1.4992
Purchase              6,729                  1.486
Purchase              42,615                 1.52
Purchase              4,000                  1.397
Purchase              63                     1.44
Purchase              39                     1.52
Purchase              2,042                  1.4575
Purchase              28,973                 1.52
Purchase              42,249                 1.4731
Purchase              1,140                  1.4025
Purchase              684                    1.461
Purchase              666                    1.4994
Purchase              100                    1.4997
Purchase              150                    1.4892
Purchase              2,000                  1.397
Purchase              672                    1.461
Purchase              659                    1.4975
Purchase              94                     1.5008
Purchase              1,349                  1.4825
Purchase              20,000                 1.49
Purchase              377                    1.4808
Purchase              1,000                  1.4475
Purchase              500                    1.44
Purchase              1,000                  1.4445
Purchase              300                    1.5092
Purchase              4,000                  1.4442
Purchase              663                    1.4875
Purchase              3,434                  1.4467
Purchase              1,751                  1.4274
Purchase              335                    1.4818
Purchase              2,000                  1.397
Sale                  750                    1.4957
Sale                  1,104                  1.4854
Sale                  500                    1.4856
Sale                  2,669                  1.4991
Sale                  825                    1.497
Sale                  11,700                 1.4976
Sale                  39                     1.52
Sale                  2,634                  1.4974
Sale                  2,731                  1.4974
Sale                  8,286                  1.4874
Sale                  42,615                 1.52
Sale                  6,579                  1.5
Sale                  200                    1.4954
Sale                  485                    1.4956
Sale                  416                    1.4766
Sale                  250                    1.4015
Sale                  5,000                  1.4957
Sale                  500                    1.4599
Sale                  400                    1.4275
Sale                  647                    1.5015
Sale                  7,500                  1.5054
Sale                  1,300                  1.4991
Sale                  1,000                  1.4961
Sale                  196                    1.4814
Sale                  621                    1.4971
Sale                  3,007                  1.4275
Sale                  266                    1.5113
Sale                  2,500                  1.5002
Sale                  785                    1.4175
Sale                  2,933                  1.4824
Sale                  650                    1.4991
Sale                  5,000                  1.4802
Sale                  568                    1.499
Sale                  7,000                  1.489
Sale                  133                    1.4971
Sale                  2,000                  1.4995
Sale                  4,000                  1.482
Sale                  28,973                 1.52
Sale                  750                    1.4957
Sale                  360                    1.4854
Sale                  1,000                  1.5011
Sale                  216                    1.4974
Sale                  2,056                  1.4813
Sale                  1,400                  1.4954
Sale                  500                    1.5004
Sale                  500                    1.4947
Sale                  10,000                 1.5198
Sale                  2,600                  1.5054
Sale                  2,309                  1.4015
Sale                  1,000                  1.4991
Sale                  1,500                  1.4933
Sale                  5,000                  1.4904
Sale                  1,100                  1.4891
Sale                  4,608                  1.482
Sale                  1,500                  1.4961
Sale                  2,402                  1.4991
Sale                  3,363                  1.4823
Sale                  1,431                  1.4964
Sale                  5,000                  1.5163
Sale                  606                    1.4622
Sale                  526                    1.4974
Sale                  236                    1.5004
Sale                  302                    1.4328
Sale                  650                    1.4981
Sale                  1,052                  1.5004
Sale                  699                    1.4854
Sale                  500                    1.5054
Sale                  1,000                  1.51
Sale                  2,108                  1.4961
Sale                  1,296                  1.4961
Sale                  7,273                  1.499
Sale                  1,338                  1.5054
Sale                  754                    1.4854
Sale                  4,286                  1.4857
Sale                  90                     1.4409
Sale                  2,744                  1.4981
Sale                  3,448                  1.4822
Sale                  4,000                  1.4859
Sale                  1,000                  1.4964
Sale                  1,000                  1.4951
Sale                  136                    1.496
Sale                  1,000                  1.4958
Sale                  16,278                 1.5021
Sale                  495                    1.4981
Sale                  375                    1.4954
Sale                  153,163                1.4932
Sale                  13,681                 1.52
Sale                  700                    1.496
Sale                  519                    1.5069
Sale                  1,270                  1.4991
Sale                  4,500                  1.4823
Sale                  6,779                  1.496
Sale                  416                    1.4991
Sale                  3,434                  1.4801
Sale                  642                    1.4957
Sale                  600                    1.4814
Sale                  3,455                  1.4991
Sale                  210                    1.4361
Sale                  390                    1.4175
Sale                  595                    1.4824
Sale                  600                    1.4953
Sale                  6,729                  1.4985
Sale                  29,088                 1.499
Sale                  3,000                  1.4436
Sale                  600                    1.4958
Sale                  668                    1.4884
Sale                  1,000                  Transfer
Sale                  152                    1.4966
Sale                  150                    1.4175
Sale                  4,353                  1.4603
Sale                  7,158                  1.4175
Sale                  7,000                  1.496
Sale                  3,000                  1.4961
Sale                  6,332                  1.4954
Sale                  365                    1.4971
Sale                  1,200                  1.5007
Sale                  638                    1.4999
Sale                  1,384                  1.5004
Sale                  6,025                  1.499
Sale                  47                     1.5019
Sale                  193                    1.5004
Sale                  3,000                  1.4169
Sale                  500                    1.4981
Sale                  1,000                  1.4275
Sale                  1,355                  1.4961
Sale                  500                    1.4175
Sale                  1,232                  1.4325
Sale                  616                    1.4944
Sale                  1,500                  1.4327
Sale                  2,000                  1.4813
Sale                  2,000                  1.5023
Sale                  700                    1.4994
Sale                  300                    1.4953
Sale                  1,500                  1.4966
Sale                  3,317                  1.4953
Sale                  2,004                  1.4175
Sale                  450                    1.4927
Sale                  403                    1.4175
Sale                  2,313                  1.4957
Sale                  1,232                  1.4325
Sale                  2,784                  1.4956
Sale                  461                    1.5024
Sale                  240                    1.5056
Sale                  6,000                  1.495
Sale                  123                    1.4328
Sale                  50,000                 1.496
Sale                  1,200                  1.4983
Sale                  786                    1.4991
Sale                  4,837                  1.4679
Sale                  237                    1.4947


b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         125           1.4601
CFD            Short         42249         1.4731
CFD            Short         18226         1.4952
CFD            Short         166061        1.4963
CFD            Short         18536         1.4985
CFD            Long          153163        1.4932
CFD            Long          11700         1.4975
CFD            Long          10000         1.5197

(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                         09 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