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               04 December 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        22,355,353   5.31%         136,547   0.03%
securitie
(2) Derivatives     13,547,791   3.22%      13,503,452   3.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               35,903,144   8.52%      13,639,999   3.24%

(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               941                      1.0496
Purchase               1,041                    1.0410
Purchase               1,800                    1.0290
Purchase               1,000                    1.0318
Purchase               1,942                    1.0294
Purchase               2,408                    1.0380
Purchase               500                      1.0423
Purchase               6,000                    1.0370
Purchase               7,500                    1.0470
Purchase               2,000                    1.0380
Purchase               1,941                    1.0216
Purchase               850                      1.0485
Purchase               961                      1.0404
Purchase               3,000                    1.0410
Purchase               1,973                    1.0460
Purchase               40                       1.0712
Purchase               1,024                    1.0480
Purchase               2,114                    1.0200
Purchase               2,000                    1.0313
Purchase               1,000                    1.0404
Purchase               2,151                    1.0224
Purchase               490                      1.0194
Purchase               1,333                    1.0500
Purchase               954                      1.0265
Purchase               1,000                    1.0496
Purchase               1,616                    Transfer
Purchase               4,731                    1.0500
Purchase               955                      1.0463
Purchase               125                      1.0198
Purchase               2,500                    1.0430
Purchase               1,000                    1.0531
Purchase               84                       1.0386
Purchase               231                      1.0216
Purchase               51,361                   1.0301
Purchase               1,000                    1.0318
Purchase               1,962                    1.0191
Purchase               954                      1.0482
Purchase               76                       1.0483
Purchase               4,725                    1.0580
Purchase               572                      1.0478
Purchase               1,000                    1.0294
Purchase               3,000                    1.0473
Purchase               9                        1.0198
Purchase               2,897                    1.0280
Purchase               132                      1.0526
Purchase               286                      1.0478
Purchase               800                      1.0458
Sale                   350                      1.0418
Sale                   1,664                    1.0350
Sale                   1,340                    1.0400
Sale                   313                      1.0403
Sale                   2,000                    1.0286
Sale                   192                      1.0473
Sale                   2,716                    1.0386
Sale                   794                      1.0504
Sale                   438                      1.0464
Sale                   4,084                    1.0410
Sale                   2,000                    1.0333
Sale                   1,000                    1.0411
Sale                   1,474                    1.0310
Sale                   500                      1.0324
Sale                   2,000                    1.0424
Sale                   9,971                    1.0470
Sale                   7,500                    1.0350
Sale                   82,026                   1.0397
Sale                   9                        1.0198
Sale                   1,865                    1.0313
Sale                   84,808                   1.0355
Sale                   5                        1.0463
Sale                   1,296                    1.0550
Sale                   1,044                    1.0415
Sale                   1,912                    1.0500
Sale                   4,500                    1.0410
Sale                   1,333                    1.0497
Sale                   1,000                    1.0356
Sale                   3,174                    1.0350
Sale                   1,158                    1.0413
Sale                   800                      1.0359
Sale                   1,802                    1.0520
Sale                   142                      1.0473
Sale                   585                      1.0356
Sale                   9                        1.0198
Sale                   2,000                    1.0333
Sale                   6,753                    1.0330
Sale                   1,429                    1.0410
Sale                   400                      1.0523
Sale                   4,264                    1.0497
Sale                   6,000                    1.0400
Sale                   3,000                    1.0310
Sale                   1,469                    1.0410
Sale                   431                      1.0648
Sale                   912                      1.0445
Sale                   5,562                    1.0190
Sale                   4,000                    1.0170
Sale                   2,000                    1.0300
Sale                   1,000                    1.0185
Sale                   4,000                    1.0350
Sale                   2,114                    1.0427
Sale                   774                      1.0366

b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         51361         1.03
CFD            Long          9             1.02
CFD            Long          84808         1.0355
CFD            Long          82026         1.0397

(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                         05 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