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               15 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        24,326,035   5.78%         246,127   0.06%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      9,007,055   2.14%       9,548,543   2.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               33,333,090   7.91%        9,794,670  2.33%

(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           1,000               1.3274
Purchase           7,339               1.3624
Purchase           4,500               1.54
Purchase           1,452               1.3649
Purchase           14,527              1.369
Purchase           1,110               1.3374
Purchase           744                 1.3274
Purchase           1,650               1.2976
Purchase           369                 1.3267
Purchase           10,000              1.319
Purchase           3,592               1.3917
Purchase           65                  1.3449
Purchase           100                 1.2871
Purchase           651                 1.3498
Purchase           744                 1.3264
Purchase           1,000               1.3969
Purchase           3,880               1.2884
Purchase           736                 1.3418
Purchase           1,000               1.3318
Purchase           4,609               1.3017
Purchase           5,000               1.3154
Purchase           699                 1.2872
Purchase           4,965               1.2998
Purchase           264                 1.3324
Purchase           2,000               1.3242
Purchase           2,000               1.3416
Purchase           1,506               1.3274
Purchase           2,250               1.3332
Purchase           361                 1.3449
Purchase           137                 1.3949
Purchase           2,241               1.3267
Purchase           7,389               1.3449
Purchase           218                 1.3349
Purchase           2,642               1.3245
Purchase           1,000               1.2998
Purchase           1,129               1.3114
Purchase           250                 1.3224
Purchase           65                  1.4099
Purchase           2,041               1.4099
Purchase           708                 1.3934
Purchase           3,000               1.2998
Purchase           2,000               1.3949
Purchase           2,008               1.4037
Purchase           3,795               1.3449
Purchase           3,756               1.3308
Purchase           300                 1.3244
Purchase           3,783               1.3117
Purchase           718                 1.3608
Purchase           5,000               1.3349
Purchase           115                 1.2945
Purchase           2,000               1.2998
Purchase           1,000               1.4099
Purchase           904                 1.3267
Purchase           1,100               1.3999
Purchase           10,000              1.32
Purchase           1,500               1.3649
Purchase           1,491               1.3181
Purchase           300                 1.3449
Purchase           1,474               1.3449
Purchase           500                 1.3897
Purchase           195                 1.3155
Purchase           669                 1.3649
Purchase           769                 1.2998
Purchase           3,177               1.2884
Purchase           284                 1.4074
Purchase           3,629               1.3674
Purchase           2,000               1.2861
Purchase           832                 1.3297
Purchase           269                 1.3306
Purchase           3,826               1.2971
Purchase           3,091               1.2837
Purchase           7,000               1.42
Purchase           10,573              1.3301
Purchase           2,459               1.399
Purchase           47,129              1.3829
Purchase           27,133              1.347
Purchase           28                  1.3299
Purchase           369                 1.3155
Purchase           2,003               1.3976
Purchase           153                 1.4099
Purchase           102                 1.3349
Purchase           2,119               1.4049
Purchase           980                 1.3599
Purchase           2,000               1.3574
Purchase           5,000               1.2998
Purchase           183                 1.2872
Purchase           1,016               1.2871
Purchase           1,497               1.3358
Purchase           500                 1.3015
Purchase           1,959               1.3306
Purchase           3,000               1.2998
Purchase           5,248               1.4099
Purchase           1,865               1.3274
Purchase           1,000               1.3997
Purchase           1,473               1.3574
Purchase           500                 1.2874
Purchase           1,000               1.2963
Purchase           3,734               1.33
Purchase           1,423               1.3934
Purchase           3,795               1.3117
Purchase           154,155             1.3428
Purchase           1,557               1.2842
Purchase           426                 1.3739
Purchase           1,350               1.3308
Purchase           5,430               1.289
Purchase           250                 1.3449
Purchase           2,000               1.2897
Purchase           744                 1.3274
Purchase           1,000               1.3318
Purchase           500                 1.3299
Purchase           2,000               1.3224
Purchase           5,000               1.3976
Purchase           1,000               1.2949
Purchase           500                 1.3967
Purchase           1,361               1.3224
Purchase           750                 1.3316
Purchase           4,000               1.3349
Purchase           5,000               1.3449
Purchase           1,000               1.3165
Purchase           7,099               1.3999
Purchase           2,326               1.2897
Purchase           810                 1.3114
Purchase           400                 1.3317
Purchase           524                 1.4099
Purchase           10,000              1.3674
Purchase           400                 1.3299
Purchase           1,500               1.2998
Purchase           751                 1.3299
Sale               600                 1.388
Sale               3,091               1.2916
Sale               465                 1.3131
Sale               1,600               1.388
Sale               450                 1.318
Sale               680                 1.318
Sale               400                 1.388
Sale               515                 1.318
Sale               440                 1.318
Sale               1,340               1.318
Sale               1,600               1.3887
Sale               400                 1.318
Sale               1,000               1.3887
Sale               400                 1.3629
Sale               665                 1.318
Sale               1,350               1.3932
Sale               300                 1.3236
Sale               525                 1.318
Sale               10,000              1.3968
Sale               10,296              1.3984
Sale               10,000              1.3601
Sale               1,668               1.4197
Sale               500                 1.318
Sale               560                 1.388
Sale               630                 1.3887
Sale               990                 1.318
Sale               360                 1.318
Sale               44,995              1.3917
Sale               850                 1.393
Sale               530                 1.318
Sale               365                 1.388
Sale               440                 1.318
Sale               975                 1.388
Sale               630                 1.318
Sale               450                 1.388
Sale               154,584             1.3422
Sale               460                 1.388
Sale               1,320               1.388
Sale               1,000               1.393
Sale               525                 1.318
Sale               1,000               1.3967
Sale               595                 1.388
Sale               1,560               1.318
Sale               1,000               1.388
Sale               690                 1.388
Sale               600                 1.318
Sale               3,289               1.3002
Sale               970                 1.318
Sale               3,401               1.3017
Sale               530                 1.388
Sale               380                 1.388
Sale               270                 1.318
Sale               497                 1.2891
Sale               830                 1.388
Sale               580                 1.388
Sale               735                 1.388
Sale               1,168               1.3204
Sale               420                 1.388
Sale               12,738              1.3927
Sale               120                 1.3912
Sale               4,000               1.3257
Sale               270                 1.388
Sale               450                 1.388
Sale               4,609               1.3283
Sale               1,422               1.388
Sale               2,530               1.388
Sale               50                  1.3509
Sale               634                 1.3401
Sale               1,791               1.3274
Sale               255                 1.2991
Sale               465                 1.318
Sale               354                 1.3294
Sale               600                 1.3223
Sale               920                 1.318
Sale               480                 1.388
Sale               2,170               1.3232
Sale               525                 1.3887
Sale               1,311               1.4079
Sale               700                 1.318
Sale               400                 1.3307
Sale               5,000               1.3887
Sale               3,500               1.3276
Sale               3,252               1.309
Sale               500                 1.2924
Sale               310                 1.393
Sale               12,316              1.3401
Sale               550                 1.318
Sale               660                 1.388
Sale               3,542               1.3303
Sale               500                 1.3301
Sale               150                 1.3957
Sale               7,225               1.3
Sale               272                 1.3183
Sale               1,265               1.318
Sale               1,000               1.35
Sale               3,795               1.3247
Sale               500                 Transfer
Sale               300                 1.3526
Sale               881                 1.3403
Sale               335                 1.318
Sale               620                 1.318
Sale               420                 1.318
Sale               332                 1.2832
Sale               4,860               1.318
Sale               270                 1.388
Sale               896                 1.3576
Sale               272                 1.3103
Sale               150                 1.3009
Sale               3,000               1.3204
Sale               500                 1.3914
Sale               578                 1.3532
Sale               49,160              1.395
Sale               579                 1.2839
Sale               4,000               1.3252
Sale               1,519               1.309
Sale               882                 1.3253
Sale               1,557               1.3251
Sale               2,545               1.3293
Sale               2,000               1.3262
Sale               5,000               1.3207
Sale               1,000               1.2926
Sale               781                 1.391
Sale               4,029               1.3932
Sale               3,826               1.3253
Sale               1,426               1.3974
Sale               2,750               1.2851
Sale               1,000               1.3247
Sale               1,638               1.4029
Sale               8,000               1.3355
Sale               1,443               1.391
Sale               1,000               1.3256
Sale               300                 1.3203
Sale               730                 1.3927
Sale               224                 1.3009
Sale               222                 1.3509
Sale               1,000               1.392
Sale               800                 1.3907
Sale               3,795               1.3253
Sale               699                 1.3311
Sale               1,000               1.3626
Sale               3,162               1.3919
Sale               1,200               1.3263
Sale               776                 1.2991
Sale               2,306               1.4054
Sale               206                 1.2924
Sale               1,232               1.3612
Sale               2,041               1.3947
Sale               102                 1.3201
Sale               5,518               1.3231
Sale               1,060               1.383
Sale               1,721               1.391
Sale               7,500               1.3333
Sale               5,000               1.3949
Sale               1,303               1.4054
Sale               1,059               1.3378
Sale               617                 1.3636
Sale               661                 1.3201
Sale               80                  1.334
Sale               12,274              1.3944
Sale               200                 1.2916
Sale               1,010               1.393
Sale               1,180               1.388
Sale               1,050               1.388
Sale               540                 1.388
Sale               1,500               1.3887
Sale               825                 1.3381
Sale               215                 1.318
Sale               540                 1.388
Sale               330                 1.3887
Sale               420                 1.318
Sale               380                 1.388
Sale               514                 1.3257
Sale               3,783               1.3001
Sale               1,100               1.3887
Sale               430                 1.388
Sale               440                 1.318
Sale               375                 1.318
Sale               10,125              1.3297
Sale               630                 1.318
Sale               975                 1.393
Sale               805                 1.318
Sale               280                 1.393
Sale               465                 1.318
Sale               625                 1.318
Sale               250                 1.318
Sale               580                 1.393
Sale               675                 1.3526
Sale               245                 1.3887
Sale               670                 1.388
Sale               651                 1.3009
Sale               5,718               1.2921
Sale               1,000               1.2963
Sale               2,000               1.362
Sale               18,000              1.3581
Sale               2,500               1.3293
Sale               1,000               1.3236
Sale               5,000               1.3251
Sale               3,880               1.3403
Sale               325                 1.3256
Sale               700                 1.3281
Sale               910                 1.388
Sale               1,435               1.393
Sale               665                 1.318
Sale               365                 1.318
Sale               2,200               1.3301
Sale               1,135               1.3364
Sale               835                 1.318
Sale               1,735               1.318
Sale               4,965               1.3303
Sale               500                 1.388
Sale               1,000               1.388
Sale               615                 1.388
Sale               2,400               1.3887
Sale               1,580               1.388
Sale               1,300               1.3887


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
14/11/2007 Sale          1,060                1.3830


b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         10573         1.33
CFD            Short         154155        1.3427
CFD            Short         47129         1.3829
CFD            Long          10125         1.3297
CFD            Long          154584        1.3421
CFD            Long          44995         1.3917
CFD            Long          10000         1.3967
CFD            Long          1668          1.4197


(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                         16 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