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               13 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        24,179,268   5.74%         237,081   0.06%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      8,639,362   2.05%       9,012,056   2.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               32,818,630   7.79%       9,249,137   2.20%

(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 (GBP)
                   Securities
Purchase           3,000               1.5196
Purchase           642                 1.5296
Purchase           850                 1.5348
Purchase           1,000               1.5365
Purchase           4,663               1.4921
Purchase           500                 1.5347
Purchase           924                 1.5294
Purchase           2,896               1.4985
Purchase           3,214               1.5554
Purchase           208                 1.5392
Purchase           252                 1.5291
Purchase           645                 1.5498
Purchase           1,063               1.5323
Purchase           200                 1.495
Purchase           4,649               1.4965
Purchase           37                  1.5221
Purchase           325                 1.534
Purchase           424                 1.4965
Purchase           228                 1.4748
Purchase           6,767               1.4692
Purchase           1,303               1.534
Purchase           2,500               1.5228
Purchase           200                 1.5473
Purchase           10,000              1.518
Purchase           454                 1.495
Purchase           1,000               1.4748
Purchase           328                 1.5242
Purchase           2,000               1.5373
Purchase           5,859               1.544
Purchase           6,662               1.4924
Purchase           146                 1.5498
Purchase           4,000               1.5292
Purchase           1,307               1.5294
Purchase           1,294               1.5324
Purchase           1,052               1.5197
Purchase           4,730               1.4799
Purchase           399                 1.5351
Purchase           2,000               1.4887
Purchase           1,185               1.4992
Purchase           639                 1.537
Purchase           880                 1.5017
Purchase           100                 1.5158
Purchase           1,294               1.5324
Purchase           342                 1.5184
Purchase           148,722             1.5212
Purchase           212,655             1.5234
Purchase           326                 1.5291
Purchase           1,000               1.5342
Purchase           267                 1.5365
Purchase           1,656               1.4949
Purchase           1,000               1.4965
Purchase           971                 1.5286
Purchase           283                 1.5386
Purchase           312                 1.5348
Purchase           3,000               1.537
Purchase           200                 1.5357
Purchase           500                 Transfer
Purchase           10,000              1.504
Purchase           6                   1.4921
Purchase           400                 1.5198
Purchase           1,250               1.5184
Purchase           600                 1.5348
Sale               13,708              1.515
Sale               2,000               1.5284
Sale               300                 1.5232
Sale               1,215               1.4826
Sale               3,440               1.5257
Sale               500                 1.5409
Sale               5,270               1.5191
Sale               646                 1.5232
Sale               6,354               1.5202
Sale               2,000               1.5181
Sale               4,096               1.5294
Sale               674                 1.4752
Sale               3,000               1.5259
Sale               26                  1.5227
Sale               507                 1.4702
Sale               1,710               1.5176
Sale               1,000               1.524
Sale               3,672               1.5157
Sale               500                 1.5332
Sale               250                 1.5282
Sale               226                 1.5183
Sale               99                  1.5171
Sale               500                 1.5203
Sale               789                 1.5276
Sale               1,000               1.5156
Sale               1,338               1.5334
Sale               500                 1.5262
Sale               1,353               1.5204
Sale               1,331               1.4752
Sale               1,186               1.5217
Sale               10,368              1.5432
Sale               3,000               1.5269
Sale               5,785               1.5264
Sale               171                 1.515
Sale               2,663               1.5192
Sale               1,331               1.4752
Sale               461                 1.5131
Sale               5,000               1.5438
Sale               20,339              1.5202
Sale               340                 1.5181
Sale               500                 1.5181
Sale               61                  1.5298
Sale               1,050               1.5366
Sale               1,550               1.5247
Sale               2,583               1.4703
Sale               2,580               1.5156
Sale               75,000              1.5201
Sale               500                 1.5226
Sale               3,321               1.5142
Sale               4,682               1.5166
Sale               124                 1.4963
Sale               4,663               1.5163
Sale               3,000               1.5182
Sale               200                 1.5056
Sale               2,000               1.4966
Sale               12,000              1.4824
Sale               128                 Transfer
Sale               6,000               1.5101
Sale               11,416              1.5226
Sale               4,000               1.5151
Sale               1,000               1.4964
Sale               160                 1.5244
Sale               500                 1.5257
Sale               500                 1.5249
Sale               4,000               1.5382
Sale               2,000               1.5282
Sale               500                 1.5196
Sale               155,711             1.5217




b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         880           1.5016
CFD            Short         148722        1.5212
CFD            Short         212655        1.5233
CFD            Long          20339         1.5201
CFD            Long          155711        1.5216
CFD            Long          61            1.5298
CFD            Long          5000          1.5437

(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                         14 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