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               14 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        24,433,786   5.80%         234,030   0.06%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      8,785,683   2.09%       9,336,686   2.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               33,219,469   7.89%       9,570,716   2.27%

(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           682                 1.4649
Purchase           100                 1.3973
Purchase           2,686               1.4788
Purchase           407                 1.4364
Purchase           2,044               1.4674
Purchase           1,000               1.4473
Purchase           712                 1.3874
Purchase           437                 1.4874
Purchase           4,873               1.5389
Purchase           192                 1.5221
Purchase           3,597               1.3897
Purchase           3,252               1.5129
Purchase           200                 1.4599
Purchase           3,626               1.3788
Purchase           2,242               1.4444
Purchase           21,680              1.4499
Purchase           1,000               1.3892
Purchase           1,500               1.3735
Purchase           300                 1.5425
Purchase           700                 1.3976
Purchase           5,156               1.4449
Purchase           5,000               1.3898
Purchase           1,000               1.3974
Purchase           2,000               1.4086
Purchase           2,836               1.4103
Purchase           2,619               1.4774
Purchase           10,000              1.5241
Purchase           2,000               1.4999
Purchase           1,066               1.3924
Purchase           5,000               1.3878
Purchase           143                 1.3949
Purchase           5,000               1.3973
Purchase           4,942               1.4403
Purchase           3,630               1.3772
Purchase           6,309               1.5849
Purchase           281                 1.3692
Purchase           500                 1.5849
Purchase           149,305             1.4557
Purchase           4,471               1.4449
Purchase           680                 1.4449
Purchase           3,000               1.3695
Purchase           4,758               1.4624
Purchase           2,000               1.4842
Purchase           3,000               1.3593
Purchase           2,000               1.5192
Purchase           60                  1.5079
Purchase           701                 1.4008
Purchase           4,966               1.4995
Purchase           2,000               1.4061
Purchase           2,500               1.5177
Purchase           1,000               1.3962
Purchase           5,000               1.5295
Purchase           4,000               1.3973
Purchase           1,500               1.3849
Purchase           750                 1.4086
Purchase           1,000               1.4635
Purchase           2,000               1.4367
Purchase           500                 1.4649
Purchase           3,735               1.4365
Purchase           37,636              1.4485
Purchase           10,125              1.4083
Purchase           127,564             1.4876
Purchase           1,413               1.392
Purchase           6,579               1.392
Purchase           347                 1.3972
Purchase           5,000               1.3978
Purchase           500                 1.4086
Purchase           500                 1.3924
Purchase           781                 1.388
Purchase           1,000               1.3821
Purchase           1,000               1.3895
Purchase           1,000               1.4924
Purchase           2,000               1.3699
Purchase           3,000               1.4449
Purchase           358                 1.3938
Purchase           2,004               1.5299
Purchase           1,000               1.3979
Purchase           1,000               1.5386
Purchase           4,940               1.5079
Purchase           1,619               1.4914
Purchase           2,883               1.3874
Purchase           1,000               1.4649
Purchase           3,595               1.3908
Purchase           830                 1.5127
Purchase           1,000               1.3895
Purchase           1,200               1.3718
Purchase           724                 1.3972
Purchase           1,000               1.4792
Purchase           1,200               1.367
Purchase           195                 1.4924
Purchase           500                 1.3824
Purchase           325                 1.5079
Purchase           5,718               1.3899
Purchase           1,960               1.4792
Purchase           2,011               1.5206
Purchase           5,000               1.3868
Purchase           2,000               1.5165
Purchase           2,022               1.4724
Purchase           6,834               1.4549
Purchase           2,000               1.3609
Purchase           2,000               1.5349
Purchase           1,013               1.367
Purchase           3,000               1.3735
Purchase           5                   1.3972
Purchase           3,139               1.5824
Purchase           709                 1.3849
Purchase           3,500               1.3874
Purchase           900                 1.4086
Purchase           365                 1.4637
Purchase           4,000               1.5383
Purchase           5,365               1.4724
Purchase           2,130               1.3974
Purchase           16,891              1.48
Purchase           542                 1.4524
Purchase           1,000               1.3973
Purchase           1,315               1.4899
Purchase           5,000               1.3695
Purchase           5,810               1.5399
Purchase           206                 1.3928
Purchase           1,000               1.3908
Purchase           250                 1.3973
Sale               1,000               1.5091
Sale               450                 1.379
Sale               1,391               1.3962
Sale               1,000               1.5001
Sale               146,254             1.4508
Sale               540                 1.3791
Sale               142                 1.5126
Sale               3,000               1.4403
Sale               1,984               1.3597
Sale               750                 1.4733
Sale               700                 1.3791
Sale               5,000               1.5207
Sale               5,500               1.4671
Sale               1,500               1.474
Sale               531                 1.4672
Sale               150                 1.491
Sale               3,936               1.4551
Sale               3,795               1.3926
Sale               2,048               1.5126
Sale               500                 1.461
Sale               1,060               1.383
Sale               3,818               1.383
Sale               4,000               1.4457
Sale               39                  1.4043
Sale               4,000               1.534
Sale               3,149               1.387
Sale               1,052               1.5601
Sale               2,000               1.394
Sale               5,810               1.4571
Sale               500                 1.4809
Sale               3,000               1.3926
Sale               500                 1.4519
Sale               5,000               1.4361
Sale               408                 1.5171
Sale               325                 1.5376
Sale               575                 1.5113
Sale               4,012               1.4902
Sale               180                 1.4623
Sale               569                 1.4336
Sale               1,936               1.5501
Sale               2,500               1.382
Sale               2,000               1.511
Sale               1,552               1.5119
Sale               900                 1.5183
Sale               2,000               1.404
Sale               2,000               1.5001
Sale               50                  1.523
Sale               3,628               1.5404
Sale               500                 1.512
Sale               3,188               1.4019
Sale               3,000               1.3873
Sale               803                 1.5226
Sale               1,081               1.5103
Sale               1,000               1.5164
Sale               500                 1.3857
Sale               1,000               1.5126
Sale               5,323               1.3903
Sale               1,000               1.5109
Sale               602                 1.4807
Sale               1,294               1.4023
Sale               1,554               1.5106
Sale               1,500               1.5578
Sale               454                 1.4963
Sale               95                  1.4912
Sale               1,000               1.5681
Sale               314                 1.5164
Sale               1,000               1.381
Sale               100                 1.5001
Sale               2,004               1.5678
Sale               3,247               1.5301
Sale               500                 1.3859
Sale               67                  1.5299
Sale               700                 1.3791
Sale               430                 1.379
Sale               500                 1.4857
Sale               21,680              1.516
Sale               1,052               1.382
Sale               1,294               1.4023
Sale               654                 1.5326
Sale               4,940               1.3885
Sale               561                 1.4806
Sale               21,680              1.496
Sale               2,053               1.4622
Sale               1,000               1.507
Sale               3,360               1.5283
Sale               100                 1.5076
Sale               500                 1.3791
Sale               1,000               1.483
Sale               2,819               1.3937
Sale               6,309               1.4571
Sale               82                  1.3832
Sale               1,640               1.5122
Sale               200                 1.503
Sale               1,500               1.507
Sale               1,000               1.5501
Sale               568                 1.5601
Sale               1,022               1.5122
Sale               5,365               1.4653
Sale               808                 1.5157
Sale               10,946              1.403
Sale               1,000               1.4009






b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         10125         1.4082
CFD            Short         37636         1.4484
CFD            Short         149305        1.4556
CFD            Short         127564        1.4875
CFD            Long          146254        1.4507
CFD            Long          67            1.5

(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                         15 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