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               06 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        22,454,003   5.33%         126,486   0.03%
securitie
(2) Derivatives     13,735,856   3.26%      13,719,310   3.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%               0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               36,189,859   8.59%      13,845,796   3.29%

(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                 19,838                  Transfer
Purchase                 4,795                   1.0360
Purchase                 2,381                   1.0297
Purchase                 967                     1.0163
Purchase                 700                     1.0204
Purchase                 964                     1.0245
Purchase                 2,000                   1.0295
Purchase                 4,854                   1.0300
Purchase                 925                     1.0493
Purchase                 2,030                   1.0344
Purchase                 769                     1.0392
Purchase                 55                      1.0388
Purchase                 160                     1.0392
Purchase                 1,190                   1.0227
Purchase                 200                     1.0262
Purchase                 534                     1.0448
Purchase                 1,341                   1.0346
Purchase                 557                     1.0392
Purchase                 2,759                   1.0208
Purchase                 1,912                   1.0344
Purchase                 2,977                   1.0000
Purchase                 3,500                   1.0250
Purchase                 73,562                  Transfer
Purchase                 11,146                  1.0348
Purchase                 1,000                   1.0296
Purchase                 478                     1.0244
Purchase                 500                     1.0344
Purchase                 35,594                  1.0267
Purchase                 1,000                   1.0291
Purchase                 1,600                   1.0158
Purchase                 10,606                  Transfer
Sale                     1,500                   1.0332
Sale                     820                     1.0304
Sale                     1,000                   1.0299
Sale                     2,000                   1.0289
Sale                     336                     1.0419
Sale                     1,984                   1.0279
Sale                     724                     1.0250
Sale                     400                     1.0403
Sale                     3,500                   1.0392
Sale                     214                     1.0304
Sale                     957                     1.0372
Sale                     2,087                   1.0255
Sale                     2,085                   1.0044
Sale                     2,030                   1.0319
Sale                     6,085                   1.0309
Sale                     1,341                   1.0123
Sale                     4,000                   1.0432
Sale                     2,118                   1.0409
Sale                     1,000                   1.0218
Sale                     369                     1.0314
Sale                     253                     1.0305
Sale                     901                     1.0279
Sale                     600                     1.0204
Sale                     158                     1.0427
Sale                     500                     1.0269
Sale                     500                     1.0256
Sale                     23,433                  1.0298
Sale                     82,533                  1.0348
Sale                     500                     1.0241
Sale                     500                     1.0279
Sale                     47                      1.0402
Sale                     979                     1.0304
Sale                     2,000                   1.0243
Sale                     147                     1.0107
Sale                     2,151                   1.0264
Sale                     1,000                   1.0279
Sale                     2,703                   1.0392
Sale                     100                     1.0210
Sale                     1,200                   1.0223
Sale                     2,474                   .9730
Sale                     5,774                   1.0392
Sale                     4,748                   1.0402
Sale                     611                     1.0445
Sale                     1,000                   1.0279
Sale                     2,500                   1.0192
Sale                     1,000                   1.0255
Sale                     500                     1.0337

b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         35594         1.0266
CFD            Short         11146         1.0347
CFD            Long          23433         1.0298
CFD            Long          82533         1.0348

(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                         07 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