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 30 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 22,924,690 5.44% 138,932 0.03% securitie (2) Derivatives 13,299,173 3.16% 13,354,935 3.17% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 36,223,863 8.60% 13,493,867 3.20% (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 Price per unit Securities (GBP) Purchase 1,500 1.07 Purchase 1,000 1.1076 Purchase 1,000 1.0926 Purchase 5,000 1.055 Purchase 1,000 1.0789 Purchase 79 1.1065 Purchase 1,000 1.1036 Purchase 1,000 1.1139 Purchase 188 1.0687 Purchase 6,781 1.106 Purchase 550 1.0915 Purchase 800 1.0967 Purchase 1,500 1.112 Purchase 6,800 1.069 Purchase 91 1.0935 Purchase 1,500 1.076 Purchase 5,000 1.103 Purchase 1,000 1.0981 Purchase 10,000 1.099 Purchase 250 1.0935 Purchase 953 1.0492 Purchase 1,000 1.0789 Purchase 2,519 1.18 Purchase 9,115 1.097 Purchase 425 1.1754 Purchase 8,996 1.1 Purchase 959 1.0997 Purchase 2,806 1.069 Purchase 1,660 1.0935 Purchase 1,000 1.1018 Purchase 36,113 1.1 Purchase 197 1.0975 Purchase 1,000 1.0869 Purchase 1,000 1.0756 Purchase 1,000 1.0615 Purchase 809 1.0968 Purchase 213 Transfer Purchase 46 1.0859 Purchase 321 1.0673 Purchase 1,500 1.087 Purchase 1,355 1.096 Purchase 402 1.169 Purchase 1,377 1.089 Purchase 374 1.0972 Purchase 1,500 1.108 Purchase 910 1.0977 Purchase 834 1.178 Purchase 902 1.0895 Purchase 5,000 1.1 Purchase 64 1.0749 Purchase 980 1.0983 Purchase 500 1.0935 Purchase 90 1.1028 Purchase 5,181 1.098 Purchase 1,036 1.1045 Purchase 4,973 1.098 Purchase 2,270 1.0935 Purchase 616 1.0791 Purchase 35 1.0789 Purchase 1,500 1.087 Purchase 213 1.169 Purchase 1,000 1.0614 Purchase 1,350 1.1 Purchase 1,802 1.1 Purchase 898 1.0999 Purchase 219 1.0971 Purchase 2,491 1.076 Purchase 9,823 1.18 Purchase 1,000 1.0664 Purchase 500 1.0665 Purchase 896 1.1016 Purchase 6,777 1.1 Purchase 3,500 1.112 Purchase 21,697 1.1 Purchase 3,050 1.109 Purchase 1,785 1.12 Purchase 2,000 1.087 Purchase 28,508 1.099 Purchase 898 1.0997 Purchase 825 1.1445 Purchase 9,055 1.098 Purchase 2,400 1.045 Purchase 877 1.0643 Purchase 165 1.0959 Purchase 152,520 1.0908 Purchase 898 1.0996 Purchase 98,646 1.0937 Purchase 3,000 1.099 Purchase 1,000 1.0963 Purchase 438 1.1045 Purchase 8,653 1.1102 Purchase 5,079 1.0602 Purchase 268,511 1.18 Purchase 3,000 1.109 Purchase 191 1.169 Purchase 1,348 1.112 Purchase 100 Transfer Purchase 1,000 1.0492 Purchase 200 1.0999 Purchase 5,218 1.098 Purchase 427 1.169 Purchase 1,500 1.096 Purchase 441 1.1118 Purchase 1,055 1.12 Purchase 1,000 1.0947 Sale 615 1.0907 Sale 347 1.1001 Sale 1,527 1.079 Sale 6,777 1.099 Sale 2,500 1.089 Sale 7,425 1.152 Sale 155 1.1405 Sale 542 1.1181 Sale 1,800 1.062 Sale 100 1.0846 Sale 100 1.102 Sale 2,400 1.099 Sale 180 1.1165 Sale 227 1.0953 Sale 24,985 1.071 Sale 2,100 1.097 Sale 1,621 1.124 Sale 2,500 1.109 Sale 1,709 1.11 Sale 2,600 1.111 Sale 402 1.0565 Sale 500 1.0927 Sale 1,656 1.08 Sale 100 1.0559 Sale 3,677 1.09 Sale 1,694 1.072 Sale 2,806 1.089 Sale 959 1.0616 Sale 6,800 1.15 Sale 2,940 1.099 Sale 2,500 1.18 Sale 341 1.0724 Sale 1,000 1.0991 Sale 2,150 1.099 Sale 500 1.1055 Sale 700 1.1029 Sale 3,500 1.131 Sale 223 1.162 Sale 11,710 1.15 Sale 8,438 1.122 Sale 217 1.0991 Sale 5,000 1.165 Sale 7,000 1.102 Sale 270 1.1033 Sale 3,000 1.088 Sale 5,000 1.099 Sale 10,000 1.097 Sale 7,153 1.12 Sale 1,000 1.18 Sale 9,115 1.089 Sale 500 1.0923 Sale 79 1.1148 Sale 309 1.08 Sale 750 1.1023 Sale 9,823 1.18 Sale 138,988 1.18 Sale 350 1.08 Sale 650 1.08 Sale 1,000 1.102 Sale 2,400 1.11 Sale 500 1.1263 Sale 199 1.104 Sale 400 1.1137 Sale 980 1.131 Sale 4,977 1.072 Sale 10,000 1.15 Sale 500 1.1238 Sale 500 1.0635 Sale 20,000 1.0968 Sale 425 1.0918 Sale 432 1.1071 Sale 5,629 1.092 Sale 3,000 1.16 Sale 500 1.0599 Sale 834 1.1018 Sale 15,000 1.077 Sale 5,000 1.085 Sale 1,762 1.08 Sale 1,213 1.07 Sale 4,000 1.103 Sale 8,293 1.061 Sale 500 1.0916 Sale 503 1.1078 Sale 2,491 1.09 Sale 1,874 1.076 Sale 1,785 1.101 Sale 400 1.0992 Sale 476 1.1025 Sale 359 1.1022 Sale 400 1.0781 Sale 3,000 1.122 Sale 120 1.0899 Sale 3,000 1.115 Sale 2,270 1.08 Sale 500 1.0617 Sale 8,293 1.099 Sale 159,447 1.0943 Sale 3,500 1.096 Sale 953 1.0859 Sale 1,125 1.102 Sale 2,341 1.09 Sale 8,272 1.085 Sale 272 1.0864 Sale 5,000 1.071 Sale 5,000 1.082 Sale 791 1.0608 Sale 5,000 1.099 b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Short 5079 1.0602 CFD Short 152520 1.0907 CFD Short 98646 1.0937 CFD Short 8653 1.1102 CFD Long 159447 1.0942 CFD Long 20000 1.0967 CFD Long 79 1.1148 (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 03 December 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

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