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