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               09 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        24,178,604   5.74%         231,887   0.06%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      8,272,843   1.96%       8,340,701   1.98%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               32,451,447   7.70%       8,572,588   2.04%

(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              1,346                  1.4725
Purchase              5,122                  1.4625
Purchase              4,150                  1.4457
Purchase              699                    1.4288
Purchase              2,095                  1.4314
Purchase              500                    1.4474
Purchase              274                    1.4550
Purchase              500                    1.4694
Purchase              4,142                  1.4482
Purchase              5,122                  1.4575
Purchase              3,542                  1.4515
Purchase              4,664                  1.5007
Purchase              200                    1.4675
Purchase              5,000                  1.5015
Purchase              209                    1.4298
Purchase              300                    1.4400
Purchase              233                    1.4575
Purchase              500                    1.4438
Purchase              3,385                  1.4675
Purchase              5,758                  1.4675
Purchase              1,000                  1.4722
Purchase              2,011                  1.4800
Purchase              200                    1.4350
Purchase              1,330                  1.4500
Purchase              324                    1.5085
Purchase              500                    1.4772
Purchase              7,633                  1.4980
Purchase              202                    1.4342
Purchase              124                    1.5075
Purchase              203,037                1.4710
Purchase              65,565                 1.4746
Purchase              28,185                 1.4899
Purchase              2,113                  1.4703
Purchase              5,000                  1.4517
Purchase              222,565                1.4635
Purchase              2,675                  1.4850
Purchase              96                     1.4500
Purchase              2,000                  1.4575
Purchase              3,435                  1.4463
Purchase              6                      1.4625
Purchase              60                     1.4800
Purchase              79,529                 1.4460
Purchase              102                    1.4692
Purchase              651                    1.4997
Purchase              2,023                  1.4692
Purchase              4,776                  1.4656
Purchase              13,556                 1.4328
Purchase              1,000                  1.4706
Purchase              846                    1.4481
Purchase              367                    1.4550
Purchase              1,468                  1.4457
Purchase              5,000                  1.4875
Purchase              1,000                  1.4747
Purchase              6,857                  1.4500
Purchase              1,500                  1.4972
Purchase              2,000                  1.4650
Purchase              1,000                  1.4525
Purchase              513                    1.4385
Purchase              3,383                  1.4669
Purchase              210                    1.4575
Purchase              5,209                  1.4300
Purchase              5,000                  1.4989
Purchase              5,000                  1.4800
Purchase              2,000                  1.4608
Purchase              5,000                  1.4406
Purchase              1,983                  1.5015
Purchase              2,000                  1.4407
Purchase              1,357                  1.4608
Sale                  3,965                  1.4525
Sale                  1,000                  1.4906
Sale                  639                    1.4642
Sale                  5,000                  1.4990
Sale                  3,254                  1.4621
Sale                  1,136                  1.4640
Sale                  340                    1.4525
Sale                  222                    1.4446
Sale                  2,562                  1.4375
Sale                  500                    1.4750
Sale                  960                    1.4697
Sale                  1,145                  1.4657
Sale                  162                    1.4787
Sale                  1,000                  1.4442
Sale                  5,000                  1.4315
Sale                  4,500                  1.4525
Sale                  1,145                  1.4640
Sale                  1,000                  1.4525
Sale                  894                    1.4663
Sale                  176                    1.4291
Sale                  94                     1.4644
Sale                  1,411                  1.4777
Sale                  11                     1.4940
Sale                  5,122                  1.4800
Sale                  33,067                 1.4938
Sale                  4,501                  1.4642
Sale                  20,000                 1.4640
Sale                  69                     1.4430
Sale                  2,751                  1.4540
Sale                  179                    1.4657
Sale                  900                    1.4632
Sale                  2,000                  1.4540
Sale                  943                    1.4653
Sale                  7,557                  1.4500
Sale                  720                    1.4622
Sale                  237,682                1.4679
Sale                  721                    1.4500
Sale                  600                    1.4699
Sale                  111                    1.4475
Sale                  73                     1.4825
Sale                  600                    1.4708
Sale                  85,576                 1.4650
Sale                  202                    1.4417
Sale                  125                    1.4821
Sale                  5,000                  1.4716
Sale                  370                    1.4629
Sale                  3,151                  1.4549
Sale                  3,542                  1.4504
Sale                  2,000                  1.4649
Sale                  213                    1.4997
Sale                  4,776                  1.4775
Sale                  4,600                  1.4520
Sale                  5,000                  1.4549
Sale                  1,000                  1.4491
Sale                  917                    1.4553
Sale                  763                    1.4519
Sale                  777                    1.5015
Sale                  59,025                 1.4700
Sale                  6,000                  1.4610
Sale                  350                    1.4647
Sale                  4,834                  1.4436
Sale                  1,000                  1.4416
Sale                  3,000                  1.4647
Sale                  202                    1.4644
Sale                  67                     1.4675
Sale                  180                    1.4616
Sale                  1,041                  1.4912
Sale                  2,500                  1.4666
Sale                  3,000                  1.4812
Sale                  3,00                   1.4744
Sale                  47,103                 1.4750
Sale                  100                    1.4401
Sale                  39                     1.4643
Sale                  3,385                  1.5015
Sale                  1,450                  1.4547
Sale                  4,757                  1.4506
Sale                  5,000                  1.4806
Sale                  696                    1.4675
Sale                  2,600                  1.4413
Sale                  344                    1.4644
Sale                  2,105                  1.4514
Sale                  223                    1.4506
Sale                  500                    1.4707
Sale                  1,000                  1.4699
Sale                  326                    1.4999
Sale                  1,500                  1.4692
Sale                  6,000                  1.4936
Sale                  3,606                  1.4637
Sale                  2,000                  1.5015
Sale                  657                    1.4700
Sale                  339                    1.4990
Sale                  333                    1.4607
Sale                  5,000                  1.4382
Sale                  6,000                  1.4890
Sale                  11,680                 1.4900
Sale                  3,000                  1.4557
Sale                  4,000                  1.4640
Sale                  1,428                  1.4291
Sale                  5,054                  1.4900
Sale                  402                    1.4691
Sale                  198                    1.4649
Sale                  931                    1.4703
Sale                  490                    1.4275
Sale                  687                    1.4770
Sale                  600                    1.4936


b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         13556         1.4327
CFD            Short         222565        1.4634
CFD            Short         2113          1.4702
CFD            Short         65565         1.4746
CFD            Short         28185         1.4898
CFD            Short         93721         1.5949
CFD            Long          85576         1.465
CFD            Long          237682        1.4678
CFD            Long          125           1.482

(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                         12 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