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               16 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        24,086,502   5.72%         246,201   0.06%
securitie
(2) Derivatives      9,222,581   2.19%       9,609,371   2.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               33,309,083   7.91%        9,855,572  2.34%

(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 Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase              752                   1.3297
Purchase              300                   1.3286
Purchase              1,117                 1.3288
Purchase              2,430                 1.3258
Purchase              500                   1.3292
Purchase              5,000                 1.3497
Purchase              556                   1.3471
Purchase              2,000                 1.3597
Purchase              401                   1.3334
Purchase              4,888                 1.3217
Purchase              500                   Transfer
Purchase              5,000                 1.3302
Purchase              355                   1.3498
Purchase              3,786                 1.3461
Purchase              111                   1.3449
Purchase              500                   1.3289
Purchase              500                   1.3258
Purchase              500                   1.3272
Purchase              300                   1.3317
Purchase              3,000                 1.3268
Purchase              743                   1.3449
Purchase              148                   1.3424
Purchase              1,203                 1.3298
Purchase              377                   1.3259
Purchase              1,000                 1.3311
Purchase              739                   1.3294
Purchase              3,704                 1.3498
Purchase              2,000                 1.3295
Purchase              14,998                1.326
Purchase              1,104                 1.3449
Purchase              500                   1.3346
Purchase              541                   1.3555
Purchase              553                   1.3258
Purchase              735                   1.3597
Purchase              1,000                 1.3555
Purchase              1,712                 1.3268
Purchase              500                   1.3424
Purchase              300                   1.3298
Purchase              5,255                 1.332
Purchase              3,000                 1.3492
Purchase              65                    1.3268
Purchase              296                   1.3497
Purchase              144                   1.3287
Purchase              743                   1.3225
Purchase              527                   1.3282
Purchase              314                   Transfer
Purchase              599                   1.3258
Purchase              3,000                 1.3444
Purchase              2,000                 1.3268
Purchase              1,000                 1.3289
Purchase              2,624                 1.3338
Purchase              1,000                 1.3277
Purchase              500                   1.3361
Purchase              5,000                 1.3258
Purchase              1,000                 1.3288
Purchase              53,928                1.324
Purchase              1,000                 1.3299
Purchase              800                   1.3311
Purchase              2,000                 1.3361
Purchase              500                   1.3385
Purchase              1,325                 1.3269
Purchase              3,000                 1.3258
Purchase              300                   1.3311
Purchase              743                   1.3444
Purchase              1,000                 1.3282
Purchase              6,195                 1.32
Purchase              5,000                 1.3302
Purchase              1,900                 1.341
Purchase              741                   1.3258
Purchase              17,699                1.323
Purchase              500                   1.3262
Purchase              1,000                 1.3278
Purchase              5,000                 1.3272
Purchase              5,000                 1.3555
Sale                  700                   1.3258
Sale                  250                   1.3308
Sale                  5,000                 1.3597
Sale                  1,000                 1.3273
Sale                  1,278                 1.3268
Sale                  256                   1.3188
Sale                  1,000                 1.3376
Sale                  1,505                 1.3283
Sale                  148                   1.3251
Sale                  675                   1.3344
Sale                  4,610                 1.3258
Sale                  900                   1.3344
Sale                  5,000                 1.3268
Sale                  4,888                 1.3253
Sale                  9,042                 1.3268
Sale                  1,198                 1.3258
Sale                  215                   1.3413
Sale                  300                   1.3344
Sale                  1,000                 1.3298
Sale                  875                   1.3344
Sale                  1,104                 1.317
Sale                  137,770               1.3285
Sale                  4,000                 1.3264
Sale                  386                   1.3222
Sale                  1,000                 1.3229
Sale                  585                   1.3344
Sale                  2,075                 1.3344
Sale                  3,008                 1.3258
Sale                  5,000                 1.3245
Sale                  675                   1.3344
Sale                  57,542                1.3271
Sale                  544                   1.3247
Sale                  1,100                 1.3275
Sale                  175                   1.325
Sale                  565                   1.3303
Sale                  750                   1.302
Sale                  1,770                 1.3344
Sale                  500                   1.3233
Sale                  2,000                 1.3258
Sale                  1,122                 1.3278
Sale                  5,781                 1.3281
Sale                  15,214                1.3299
Sale                  500                   1.3247
Sale                  5,241                 1.3261
Sale                  100                   1.3491
Sale                  1,616                 1.326
Sale                  180                   1.326
Sale                  454                   1.3238
Sale                  43,000                1.3238
Sale                  233                   1.3222
Sale                  2,475                 1.3354
Sale                  500                   1.3275
Sale                  10,755                1.3248
Sale                  500                   1.3251
Sale                  1,307                 1.3278
Sale                  500                   1.3288
Sale                  1,000                 1.3237
Sale                  726                   1.3269
Sale                  3,786                 1.3251
Sale                  1,514                 1.3215
Sale                  2,624                 1.3249
Sale                  335                   1.3583
Sale                  4,942                 1.3258
Sale                  47                    1.3264
Sale                  1,000                 1.331
Sale                  533                   1.3249
Sale                  1,200                 1.3215
Sale                  202                   1.322
Sale                  528                   1.322
Sale                  7,754                 1.3411
Sale                  1,825                 1.322
Sale                  600                   1.3344
Sale                  2,200                 1.3344
Sale                  700                   1.3424
Sale                  500                   1.3218
Sale                  1,130                 1.3284
Sale                  960                   1.3273
Sale                  198                   1.3308
Sale                  450                   1.3344
Sale                  3,704                 1.3278
Sale                  3,000                 1.3353
Sale                  3,177                 1.3258
Sale                  669                   1.3258
Sale                  500                   1.3258
Sale                  563                   1.3253
Sale                  5,000                 1.3237
Sale                  130                   1.3283
Sale                  541                   1.3308
Sale                  1,298                 1.3223
Sale                  14,527                1.3273
Sale                  20,354                1.326
Sale                  500                   1.3342

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         53928         1.324
CFD            Short         5000          1.3302
CFD            Short         1900          1.341
CFD            Long          57542         1.3271
CFD            Long          137770        1.3285
CFD            Long          15214         1.3298
CFD            Long          5000          1.3597

(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                         19 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