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 05 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 22,436,471 5.33% 126,486 0.03%
securitie
(2) Derivatives 13,629,890 3.24% 13,672,570 3.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 36,066,361 8.56% 13,799,056 3.28%
(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 2,500 0.9769
Purchase 10,330 0.968
Purchase 500 0.9805
Purchase 285 1.0023
Purchase 1,000 1.0026
Purchase 200 0.9952
Purchase 400 0.9924
Purchase 2,000 1.0016
Purchase 2,000 0.9895
Purchase 2,553 0.9716
Purchase 2,042 0.9792
Purchase 400 0.9983
Purchase 23,934 1.039
Purchase 103 0.9683
Purchase 207 0.9716
Purchase 1,000 1.0026
Purchase 2,000 1.0226
Purchase 1,984 0.9991
Purchase 979 1.0085
Purchase 2,000 0.9941
Purchase 1,000 1.0093
Purchase 150 1.0127
Purchase 1,100 0.9851
Purchase 999 0.9891
Purchase 468 1.037
Purchase 1,000 0.9813
Purchase 6,085 0.986
Purchase 2,500 0.9724
Purchase 148 1.0095
Purchase 37 1.006
Purchase 600 0.9826
Purchase 2,500 0.9961
Purchase 5,000 0.994
Purchase 1,000 1.0387
Purchase 1,969 1.0156
Purchase 12,536 0.9827
Purchase 1,000 0.9811
Purchase 2,039 0.9804
Purchase 2,929 1.024
Purchase 370 0.9804
Purchase 1,200 0.999
Purchase 500 1.0227
Purchase 600 0.9796
Purchase 1,011 0.9882
Purchase 1,039 0.9509
Purchase 2,001 0.9994
Purchase 1,000 1.0227
Purchase 1,500 0.9986
Purchase 79,624 1.0105
Purchase 484 1.0023
Purchase 1,000 0.999
Purchase 23,433 0.9692
Purchase 53,525 0.995
Purchase 8 0.9696
Purchase 2,047 0.9685
Purchase 1,773 0.9994
Purchase 1,500 1.0128
Purchase 1,944 1.0197
Purchase 2,000 0.9792
Purchase 2,474 1.0025
Purchase 1,025 Transfer
Purchase 4,000 0.9999
Purchase 301 0.9519
Purchase 3,000 0.9939
Purchase 1,000 1.0093
Purchase 1,930 1.0358
Purchase 1,000 0.9996
Purchase 2,500 1.0027
Purchase 1,826 0.9742
Purchase 2,000 1.0278
Sale 100 1.0203
Sale 2,500 0.9774
Sale 834 0.96
Sale 1,500 1.0051
Sale 1,973 1.003
Sale 1,231 0.9837
Sale 1,543 0.9908
Sale 1,000 1.0021
Sale 2,553 0.98
Sale 1,000 0.9907
Sale 1,000 0.9837
Sale 2,500 0.9775
Sale 370 1.0028
Sale 1,000 1.0028
Sale 70 0.9877
Sale 5,747 0.99
Sale 159 0.9759
Sale 1,944 1.0372
Sale 2,042 1.0164
Sale 10,000 1.036
Sale 5,000 0.99
Sale 404 1.0244
Sale 4,153 0.955
Sale 10,000 1.037
Sale 350 0.9908
Sale 511 0.9792
Sale 1,000 0.9983
Sale 211 0.9774
Sale 300 1.0002
Sale 2,000 1.0054
Sale 1,500 0.9908
Sale 10,000 0.9704
Sale 359 0.9569
Sale 1,737 0.96
Sale 1,000 1.003
Sale 2,239 1.0372
Sale 12,536 0.9961
Sale 69,563 1.0198
Sale 1,000 0.9767
Sale 1,921 1.0254
Sale 1,000 0.9997
Sale 2,500 0.9916
Sale 1,024 1.003
Sale 474 0.9596
Sale 1,773 0.9895
Sale 10,723 0.986
Sale 1,036 0.9908
Sale 200 1.013
Sale 94 1.0007
Sale 995 1.0054
Sale 2,047 0.9908
Sale 1,505 1.013
Sale 5,000 0.9984
Sale 10,000 1.037
Sale 249 0.9994
Sale 1,500 0.9917
Sale 1,678 1.0013
Sale 1,500 0.9919
Sale 1,826 1.0123
Sale 6,000 0.955
b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 23433 0.9691
CFD Short 12536 0.9826
CFD Short 53525 0.995
CFD Short 79624 1.0105
CFD Long 12536 0.9961
CFD Long 69563 1.0197
(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 06 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
Thursday, 5th September 2024
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