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