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 21 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 11,222,797 2.66% 34,996 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 31,840 0.01% 1,733,315 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,254,637 2.67% 1,768,311 0.42%
(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 1,241,199 .8566
Purchase 24,377 .8870
Purchase 5,907 .8870
Purchase 88,967 .8870
Purchase 80,460 .8550
Purchase 8,000 .8751
Purchase 1,241,199 .8566
Purchase 15,802 .8921
Purchase 23,802 .8947
Purchase 17,338 .8961
Purchase 80,460 .8550
Purchase 80,460 .8551
Purchase 15,831 .9050
Purchase 1,312,057 .8560
Purchase 1,131,812 .8552
Purchase 30,284 .8870
Purchase 8,000 .9000
Purchase 68,082 .8625
Purchase 15,967 .8974
Sale 65,856 .8550
Sale 80,460 .8550
Sale 8,000 .8999
Sale 15,802 .8920
Sale 23,802 .8947
Sale 16,821 .8550
Sale 5,907 .8870
Sale 80,460 .8550
Sale 8,000 .8750
Sale 1,131,812 .8550
Sale 52,852 .8550
Sale 103,469 .8550
Sale 23,802 .8947
Sale 900 .8973
Sale 15,831 .9050
Sale 30,849 .8550
Sale 545 .8846
Sale 68,082 .8623
Sale 125 .8846
Sale 15,967 .8974
Sale 16,084 .9042
Sale 10,941 .8550
Sale 14,443 .8550
Sale 1,241,199 .8566
Sale 57,324 .8550
Sale 1,312,057 .8560
Sale 360 .8846
Sale 254 .8846
Sale 24,377 .8870
Sale 490 .8846
Sale 17,338 .8960
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1212272 0.8551
CFD Short 68082 0.8624
CFD Short 8000 0.8751
CFD Short 17338 0.896
CFD Short 15967 0.8974
CFD Long 15802 0.8919
CFD Long 8000 0.8998
(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 24 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