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               19 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       9,999,155      2.37%       118,766      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       52,724      0.01%       430,620      0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             10,051,879      2.39%       549,386      0.13%


(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      16,886               .9028
Purchase      15,054               .9022
Purchase      16,856               .9027
Purchase      30                   .9130
Purchase      1,832                .9076
Purchase      30                   .9130
Purchase      16,886               .9028
Sale          700                  .9127
Sale          525                  .9167
Sale          15,054               .9022
Sale          535                  .9127
Sale          925                  .9127
Sale          300                  .9167
Sale          370                  .9167
Sale          350                  .9127
Sale          425                  .9127
Sale          30                   .9130
Sale          645                  .9167
Sale          290                  .9127
Sale          370                  .9167
Sale          425                  .9167
Sale          1,130                .9127
Sale          370                  .9167
Sale          16,856               .9027
Sale          625                  .9127
Sale          495                  .9167
Sale          1,000                .9063
Sale          565                  .9167
Sale          385                  .9127
Sale          500                  .9167
Sale          475                  .9167
Sale          1,832                .9075
Sale          450                  .9167
Sale          480                  .9167
Sale          1,500                .9017
Sale          690                  .9127
Sale          310                  .9127
Sale          800                  .9167
Sale          440                  .9127
Sale          435                  .9127
Sale          600                  .9167
Sale          2,000                .9127
Sale          260                  .9127
Sale          30                   .9130
Sale          385                  .9127
Sale          465                  .9167
Sale          30                   .9130
Sale          490                  .9127
Sale          605                  .9127
Sale          260                  .9127
Sale          500                  .9167
Sale          530                  .9127
Sale          2,300                .9167
Sale          16,886               .9028
Sale          415                  .9127
Sale          305                  .9167

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         15054         0.9021
CFD            Short         1832          0.9076
CFD            Long          30            0.913


(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                         20 December 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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