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               26 September 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        24,382,876   5.79%         468,206    0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives        439,769   0.10%          24,635    0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         22,319   0.01%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                24,844,964  5.90%          492,841   0.12%


(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/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      275                  1.8396
Purchase      56                   1.7800
Purchase      500                  1.8275
Purchase      1,900                1.6970
Purchase      125                  1.7680
Purchase      1,086                1.8400
Purchase      814                  1.8420
Purchase      1,186                1.8546
Purchase      105                  1.7670
Purchase      2,183                1.8200
Purchase      3,324                1.8050
Purchase      5,000                1.8300
Purchase      2,000                1.8200
Purchase      3,309                1.8130
Purchase      213                  1.8090
Purchase      16,156               1.8140
Purchase      1,000                1.8190
Purchase      20                   1.8250
Purchase      4,000                1.8440
Purchase      500                  1.8100
Purchase      1,000                1.8097
Purchase      2,715                1.8410
Purchase      55,096               1.8150
Purchase      113                  1.7630
Purchase      1,000                1.8300
Purchase      1,800                1.8200
Purchase      769                  1.6890
Purchase      560                  1.7847
Purchase      2,500                1.7590
Purchase      800                  1.7850
Purchase      5,479                1.8250
Purchase      1,500                1.6800
Purchase      106                  1.7640
Purchase      583                  1.7590
Purchase      6,665                1.7900
Purchase      544                  1.8145
Purchase      1,000                1.8390
Purchase      1,612                1.8440
Purchase      500                  1.7620
Purchase      4,000                1.8380
Purchase      500                  1.7150
Purchase      62                   1.7960
Purchase      1,628                1.8418
Purchase      200                  1.8450
Purchase      111                  1.7887
Purchase      2,000                1.8120
Purchase      5,000                1.8090
Purchase      500                  1.8390
Purchase      1,130                1.7690
Purchase      700                  1.6880
Purchase      500                  1.8140
Purchase      4,150                1.8110
Purchase      500                  1.7980
Purchase      500                  1.6800
Purchase      5,407                1.8380
Purchase      2,670                1.8430
Purchase      4,000                1.8150
Purchase      1,190                1.6800
Purchase      2,944                1.6980
Purchase      2,733                1.7630
Purchase      385                  1.7880
Purchase      1,000                1.7896
Purchase      49                   1.7587
Purchase      250                  1.8115
Purchase      269                  1.8050
Purchase      268                  1.8087
Purchase      3,264                1.8380
Purchase      289                  1.6800
Purchase      1,753                1.6980
Purchase      4,000                1.8217
Purchase      1,000                1.7670
Purchase      5,000                1.7770
Purchase      80                   1.8040
Purchase      760                  1.8480
Purchase      25                   1.8040
Purchase      1,000                1.8430
Purchase      1,000                1.8207
Purchase      500                  1.8092
Purchase      2,000                1.7995
Purchase      227                  1.7590
Purchase      350                  1.7973
Purchase      407                  1.8040
Purchase      742                  1.8396
Purchase      1,000                1.7190
Purchase      418                  1.7990
Purchase      1,000                1.8077
Purchase      533                  1.8430
Purchase      1,000                1.7890
Purchase      1,500                1.7680
Purchase      2,000                1.7530
Purchase      556                  1.7970
Purchase      2,157                1.8410
Purchase      4,000                1.7900
Purchase      2,000                1.7430
Purchase      1,500                1.7530
Purchase      2,000                1.7975
Purchase      1,356                1.8400
Purchase      100                  1.8190
Purchase      1,683                1.7690
Purchase      1,000                1.6890
Purchase      1,631                1.8075
Purchase      3,800                1.8420
Purchase      100                  1.8440
Purchase      2,000                1.7880
Purchase      3,000                1.8200
Purchase      51,339               1.7900
Purchase      350                  1.8440
Purchase      500                  1.7656
Purchase      2,188                1.8130
Purchase      5                    1.7757
Purchase      541                  1.8467
Purchase      2,684                1.8490
Purchase      500                  1.8450
Purchase      1,100                1.7990
Purchase      5                    1.6880
Purchase      276                  1.8108
Purchase      557                  1.7626
Purchase      500                  1.8250
Purchase      103                  1.8090
Purchase      200                  1.7850
Purchase      1,753                1.6980
Purchase      2,483                1.8000
Purchase      2,000                1.6980
Purchase      500                  1.8380
Purchase      4,292                1.8420
Purchase      5,747                1.7300
Purchase      4                    1.8377
Purchase      500                  1.8090
Purchase      1,500                1.7500
Purchase      150                  1.6800
Purchase      1,102                1.7980
Purchase      1,700                1.7150
Purchase      100                  1.7818
Purchase      10,000               1.6980
Purchase      3,946                1.7630
Purchase      3,000                1.8195
Purchase      4,000                1.7430
Purchase      2,000                1.7590
Purchase      543                  1.8102
Purchase      600                  1.7626
Purchase      6,000                1.8200
Purchase      800                  1.7640
Purchase      389                  1.7975
Purchase      269                  1.8200
Purchase      449                  1.8470
Purchase      13,683               1.8229
Purchase      2,701                1.8370
Purchase      412                  1.7930
Purchase      543                  1.8170
Purchase      1,000                1.8230
Purchase      5,000                1.8152
Purchase      500                  1.6880
Purchase      534                  1.7995
Purchase      1,711                1.7400
Purchase      278                  1.7940
Purchase      1,500                1.7000
Purchase      1,000                1.7980
Purchase      6,532                1.8370
Purchase      2,500                1.8100
Purchase      247                  1.8190
Purchase      557                  1.7640
Purchase      3,200                1.7340
Purchase      2,000                1.8090
Purchase      1,698                1.7530
Purchase      5,000                1.7590
Purchase      2,000                1.7480
Purchase      28                   1.7850
Purchase      1,000                1.7846
Purchase      224                  1.7806
Purchase      150                  1.8390
Purchase      1,000                1.7350
Purchase      1,000                1.7590
Purchase      240                  1.8367
Purchase      413                  1.8530
Purchase      1,000                1.8425
Purchase      1,000                1.6944
Purchase      5,000                1.8165
Purchase      100                  1.7721
Purchase      2,000                1.7400
Purchase      107                  1.8377
Purchase      3,448                1.7400
Purchase      160                  1.8537
Purchase      220                  1.8017
Purchase      554                  1.7740
Purchase      1,700                1.8378
Purchase      1,000                1.8170
Purchase      2,714                1.8420
Purchase      11,302               1.7600
Purchase      1,000                1.7790
Purchase      2,485                1.7880
Purchase      5,000                1.8195
Purchase      459                  1.7740
Purchase      300                  1.7900
Purchase      2,000                1.7400
Purchase      2,500                1.8200
Purchase      1,120                1.7847
Purchase      500                  1.7760
Purchase      505                  1.6900
Purchase      2,000                1.8500
Purchase      2,250                1.7630
Purchase      1,081                1.8290
Purchase      587                  1.6800
Purchase      1,112                1.7980
Purchase      1,000                1.7677
Purchase      1,649                1.8050
Purchase      2,72                 1.8247
Purchase      2,307                1.8200
Purchase      276                  1.8100
Purchase      555                  1.7990
Purchase      287                  1.6900
Purchase      3,000                1.7480
Purchase      152                  1.8380
Purchase      1,672                1.7940
Purchase      5,000                1.8060
Purchase      500                  1.8290
Purchase      39                   1.8085
Purchase      7,000                1.8180
Purchase      267                  1.8150
Purchase      379                  1.8050
Purchase      48                   1.7890
Purchase      2,186                1.8290
Purchase      200                  1.7940
Purchase      540                  1.8280
Purchase      1,000                1.8162
Purchase      1,400                1.8200
Purchase      2,500                1.8000
Purchase      156                  1.8300
Purchase      1,000                1.8030
Purchase      7,345                1.7600
Purchase      5,022                1.7920
Purchase      1,654                1.7992
Purchase      2,250                Transfer
Purchase      42,500               1.6540
Purchase      82                   1.8080
Purchase      55                   1.8157
Purchase      541                  1.8168
Purchase      200                  1.8430
Purchase      5,681                1.7600
Purchase      2,810                1.7790
Purchase      3,316                1.8092
Purchase      500                  1.6800
Purchase      595                  1.6800
Purchase      6,924                1.7200
Purchase      543                  1.8390
Purchase      3,000                1.7400
Purchase      1,000                1.8147
Purchase      10,000               1.7310
Purchase      5,212                1.8120
Purchase      541                  1.8150
Purchase      5,027                1.7900
Purchase      82                   1.7656
Purchase      5,000                1.7430
Purchase      20                   1.8389
Purchase      58                   1.6890
Purchase      1,136                1.7600
Purchase      2,000                1.7590
Purchase      1,000                1.6900
Purchase      272                  1.7850
Purchase      80                   1.7150
Purchase      5,425                1.8430
Purchase      10,826               1.8370
Purchase      3,871                1.8082
Purchase      13,000               1.6980
Purchase      3,000                1.8215
Purchase      1,648                1.8200
Purchase      888                  1.6890
Purchase      1,463                1.8590
Purchase      7,500                1.7800
Purchase      500                  1.8000
Purchase      5,430                1.8300
Purchase      200                  1.7800
Purchase      1                    1.8000
Purchase      1,700                1.8370
Purchase      415,996              1.7993
Purchase      5,000                1.8090
Purchase      290                  1.6890
Purchase      559                  1.7880
Purchase      2,500                1.7800
Purchase      2,000                1.8470
Purchase      844                  1.7590
Purchase      48,691               1.7200
Purchase      264                  1.8386
Purchase      1,200                1.7970
Purchase      1,107                1.8062
Purchase      198                  1.8430
Purchase      1,000                1.7850
Purchase      1,739                1.8400
Purchase      4,347                1.8170
Purchase      95,848               1.7635
Purchase      2,699                1.8400
Purchase      2,500                1.7600
Purchase      1,500                1.7600
Purchase      3,000                1.8052
Purchase      95,505               1.6713
Purchase      108                  1.8388
Purchase      186                  1.8100
Purchase      2,000                1.8200
Purchase      2,500                1.8000
Purchase      2,316                1.8085
Purchase      3,000                1.8330
Purchase      2,000                1.8427
Purchase      1,000                1.7900
Purchase      244                  1.7817
Purchase      3,333                1.8000
Purchase      1,300                1.8212
Purchase      1,618                1.8537
Purchase      802                  1.8200
Purchase      206,148              1.6530
Purchase      3,233                1.8440
Purchase      1,000                1.7310
Purchase      500                  1.8120
Purchase      456                  1.8420
Purchase      5,718                1.6103
Purchase      200                  1.6643
Purchase      400                  1.8354
Purchase      1,500                1.7150
Purchase      750                  1.8450
Purchase      4,000                1.8430
Purchase      105                  1.8077
Purchase      1,500                1.7680
Purchase      93                   1.6800
Purchase      275                  1.7627
Purchase      100                  1.7998
Purchase      4,000                1.8330
Purchase      800                  1.8087
Purchase      384                  1.7937
Purchase      1,015                1.8200
Purchase      1,348                1.8400
Purchase      1,000                1.7100
Purchase      500                  1.7580
Purchase      1,200                1.7830
Purchase      1,000                1.7600
Purchase      2,000                1.8195
Purchase      239                  1.8177
Purchase      1,180                1.6800
Purchase      892                  1.8430
Purchase      1,000                1.6980
Purchase      5,000                1.7300
Purchase      2,500                1.8070
Purchase      1,500                1.7886
Purchase      1,711                1.7400
Purchase      3,278                1.8300
Purchase      200                  1.6980
Purchase      100                  1.8570
Purchase      1,500                1.7500
Purchase      5,000                1.7470
Purchase      2,280                1.8390
Purchase      1,000                1.8076
Purchase      1,000                1.7480
Purchase      715                  1.7980
Purchase      1,105                1.7940
Purchase      1,000                1.6950
Purchase      1,106                1.7992
Purchase      1,000                1.6970
Purchase      2,000                1.8000
Sale          4,000                1.8150
Sale          400                  1.8340
Sale          1,648                1.7990
Sale          1,104                1.7960
Sale          750                  1.7590
Sale          9,525                1.7890
Sale          1,000                1.8300
Sale          3,000                1.8400
Sale          2,000                1.8040
Sale          1,726                1.8110
Sale          2,000                1.8000
Sale          2,000                1.7500
Sale          2,232                1.8500
Sale          1,436                1.7720
Sale          1,500                1.7500
Sale          1,027                1.7600
Sale          1,728                1.8300
Sale          4,000                1.8000
Sale          1,957                1.7100
Sale          1,000                1.8400
Sale          200                  1.8210
Sale          459                  1.8050
Sale          4,000                1.7860
Sale          1,387                1.8026
Sale          1,164                1.7550
Sale          1,311                1.8334
Sale          2,000                1.7600
Sale          1,000                1.8400
Sale          1,000                1.8344
Sale          1,000                1.8040
Sale          1,130                1.8290
Sale          220                  1.8140
Sale          2,000                1.8400
Sale          3,875                1.8200
Sale          500                  1.8100
Sale          700                  1.7585
Sale          1,000                1.7800
Sale          300                  1.7824
Sale          642                  1.6620
Sale          3,448                1.8020
Sale          2,000                1.8002
Sale          1,000                1.8010
Sale          10,665               1.7900
Sale          2,140                1.7500
Sale          177                  1.8020
Sale          1,165                1.8030
Sale          319                  1.6800
Sale          512                  1.8400
Sale          5,027                1.8050
Sale          96                   1.7793
Sale          2,976                1.8150
Sale          500                  1.7800
Sale          600                  1.7510
Sale          5,000                1.8400
Sale          1,300                1.8090
Sale          207                  1.7700
Sale          2,500                1.8000
Sale          5,740                1.7500
Sale          10,000               1.8010
Sale          500                  1.7870
Sale          1,500                1.7500
Sale          4,000                1.8440
Sale          2,500                1.8460
Sale          656                  1.6800
Sale          1,000                1.8500
Sale          1,711                1.7600
Sale          2,829                1.8010
Sale          2,00                 1.8460
Sale          3,500                1.7870
Sale          840                  1.7576
Sale          1,359                1.7880
Sale          302                  1.6660
Sale          4,331                1.7600
Sale          400                  1.7623
Sale          13,889               1.8000
Sale          8,749                1.7950
Sale          226                  1.8310
Sale          603                  1.7424
Sale          583                  1.8104
Sale          1,305                1.7820
Sale          500                  1.8200
Sale          5,000                1.8000
Sale          3,001                1.7520
Sale          2,500                1.7700
Sale          1,000                1.7840
Sale          2,789                1.8300
Sale          1,711                1.7604
Sale          550                  1.8000
Sale          2,033                1.8200
Sale          2,480                1.7330
Sale          2,000                1.8370
Sale          5,073                1.7560
Sale          1,500                1.8180
Sale          1,001                1.6800
Sale          1,000                1.7700
Sale          553                  1.7660
Sale          500                  1.8050
Sale          5,022                1.8200
Sale          1,000                1.8454
Sale          500                  1.7830
Sale          250                  1.7410
Sale          2,957                1.7610
Sale          2,150                1.7530
Sale          104                  1.7650
Sale          861                  1.7304
Sale          871                  1.8200
Sale          3,000                1.8250
Sale          1,000                1.8500
Sale          1,00                 1.7600
Sale          3,871                1.8240
Sale          800                  1.7520
Sale          800                  1.8400
Sale          1,000                1.8250
Sale          1,000                1.8040
Sale          50,000               1.8400
Sale          1,500                1.6620
Sale          2,250                Transfer
Sale          6,000                1.7890
Sale          2,000                1.7720
Sale          2,000                1.8400
Sale          494                  1.8040
Sale          176                  1.7600
Sale          2,000                1.8264
Sale          5,000                1.7850
Sale          1,180                1.7800
Sale          1,000                1.7830
Sale          842                  1.7833
Sale          5,362                1.7940
Sale          500                  1.8090
Sale          650                  1.7450
Sale          4,000                1.7890
Sale          1,140                1.7550
Sale          2,000                1.8040
Sale          5,000                1.8010
Sale          800                  1.7900
Sale          1,00                 1.7800
Sale          2,000                1.8200
Sale          1,480                1.8200
Sale          630                  1.7630
Sale          1,500                1.7450
Sale          3,333                1.8400
Sale          483                  1.8110
Sale          2,000                1.8090
Sale          1,135                1.7840
Sale          1,075                1.8424
Sale          3,000                1.8500
Sale          1,143                1.7610
Sale          3,000                1.8150
Sale          1,000                1.8500
Sale          1,726                1.8053
Sale          700                  1.8400
Sale          1,000                1.8360
Sale          9,147                1.8110
Sale          2,188                1.8300
Sale          4,000                1.7540
Sale          516                  1.8403
Sale          5,000                1.8440
Sale          4,000                1.7820
Sale          2,800                1.8180
Sale          1,500                1.8200
Sale          480                  1.7930
Sale          500                  1.7980
Sale          1,000                1.7810
Sale          27,488               1.8120
Sale          90                   1.6800
Sale          1,307                1.7650
Sale          1,642                1.8000
Sale          272                  1.8402
Sale          6,000                1.8400
Sale          100                  1.7417
Sale          18,000               1.8500
Sale          3,484                1.7590
Sale          2,483                1.8220
Sale          800                  1.8360
Sale          1,241                1.7550
Sale          574                  1.8090
Sale          3                    1.6620
Sale          500                  1.7950
Sale          2,186                1.8500
Sale          345                  1.8380
Sale          5,516                1.8130
Sale          2,500                1.7860
Sale          125                  1.8110
Sale          1,083                1.7604
Sale          5,000                1.8240
Sale          1,000                1.7980
Sale          4,150                1.8480
Sale          8,000                1.8410
Sale          1,004                1.8010
Sale          1,500                1.8150
Sale          900                  1.7830
Sale          2,000                1.7820
Sale          647                  1.8060
Sale          677                  1.8000
Sale          1,000                1.8100
Sale          500                  1.7603
Sale          1,000                1.8000
Sale          1,500                1.7990
Sale          7,000                1.8500
Sale          3,324                1.7700
Sale          964                  1.7820
Sale          430                  1.7654
Sale          5,212                1.8500
Sale          2,944                1.8000
Sale          3,890                1.8240
Sale          2,000                1.7560
Sale          1,03                 1.6620
Sale          497                  1.7560
Sale          614                  1.8360
Sale          500                  1.8404
Sale          750                  1.7850
Sale          4,000                1.7860
Sale          5,000                1.8250
Sale          468                  1.6822
Sale          5,000                1.7890
Sale          269                  1.8150
Sale          10,000               1.8430
Sale          200                  1.8090
Sale          653                  1.7600
Sale          715                  1.7600
Sale          633                  1.8020
Sale          2,021                1.7925
Sale          832                  1.7600
Sale          745                  1.7600
Sale          1,185                1.7600
Sale          1,510                1.7600
Sale          650                  1.7600
Sale          1,753                1.8400
Sale          366                  1.7600
Sale          1,000                1.8450
Sale          1,400                1.8267
Sale          1,597                1.7600
Sale          1,940                1.7600
Sale          420                  1.7600
Sale          800                  1.7560
Sale          1,698                1.8460
Sale          1,000                1.7820
Sale          730                  1.8152
Sale          650                  1.7800
Sale          6,924                1.7200
Sale          2,000                1.8120
Sale          4,347                1.8510
Sale          750                  1.8137
Sale          457                  1.8370
Sale          1,500                1.7840
Sale          500                  1.8070
Sale          750                  1.7600
Sale          2,500                1.7740
Sale          580                  1.7530
Sale          5,000                1.8180
Sale          5,000                1.7800
Sale          3,000                1.8000
Sale          1,184                1.8110
Sale          3,337                1.8400
Sale          1,000                1.8010
Sale          646                  1.6620
Sale          1,074                1.8000
Sale          2,000                1.7660
Sale          2,733                1.8300
Sale          4,000                1.8380
Sale          2,000                1.8010
Sale          650                  1.8000
Sale          1,120                1.8150
Sale          958                  1.7533
Sale          3,478                1.7880
Sale          4,981                1.7690
Sale          5,000                1.8020
Sale          7,500                1.8010
Sale          193                  1.7575
Sale          1,495                1.7704
Sale          2,500                1.8120
Sale          2,000                1.8100
Sale          176                  1.8110
Sale          2,000                1.8243
Sale          651                  1.6800
Sale          2,000                1.7750
Sale          500                  1.7700
Sale          1,000                1.6850
Sale          1,800                1.8350
Sale          832                  1.8050
Sale          7,000                1.8500
Sale          505                  1.7600
Sale          2,000                1.7890
Sale          650                  1.7600
Sale          689                  1.7600
Sale          670                  1.7600
Sale          5,000                1.7600
Sale          1,695                1.7600
Sale          1,849                1.7600
Sale          1,32                 1.7600
Sale          95,848               1.7635
Sale          935                  1.7600
Sale          412,887              1.8048
Sale          1,439                1.7600
Sale          857                  1.7600
Sale          480                  1.7600
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          1,022                1.7600
Sale          610                  1.7600
Sale          1,175                1.7600
Sale          1,000                1.7600
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          5,718                1.8337
Sale          141                  1.7600
Sale          946                  1.7600
Sale          467                  1.7600
Sale          685                  1.7600
Sale          2,316                1.8085
Sale          1,719                1.7600
Sale          30,210               1.6936
Sale          48,691               1.7200
Sale          912                  1.7600
Sale          370                  1.7600
Sale          375                  1.7600
Sale          1,695                1.7600
Sale          1,000                1.8420
Sale          1,425                1.8454
Sale          153                  1.7600
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          295                  1.7600
Sale          202,849              1.7678
Sale          3,310                1.7730
Sale          506                  1.7600
Sale          400                  1.7600
Sale          625                  1.7600
Sale          145                  1.7600
Sale          1,466                1.7600
Sale          425                  1.7600
Sale          275                  1.7600
Sale          526                  1.7600
Sale          644                  1.7600
Sale          661                  1.7600
Sale          107,300              1.7066
Sale          1,303                1.7600
Sale          245                  1.7600
Sale          665                  1.7600
Sale          243                  1.7600
Sale          2,330                1.7600
Sale          2,000                1.8054
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          467                  1.7600
Sale          6,924                1.7200
Sale          590                  1.7600
Sale          735                  1.7600
Sale          2,765                1.7600
Sale          250                  1.7600
Sale          2,500                1.7700
Sale          95,848               1.7635
Sale          1,500                1.7600
Sale          570                  1.7600
Sale          522                  1.7600
Sale          2,316                1.8085
Sale          590                  1.7600
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          207                  1.7600
Sale          2,000                1.7600
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          740                  1.7600
Sale          48,691               1.7200
Sale          59,573               1.6452
Sale          415                  1.7600
Sale          780                  1.7600
Sale          205,727              1.6598
Sale          1,045                1.7600
Sale          915                  1.7600
Sale          750                  1.7600
Sale          6,081                1.7600
Sale          568                  1.7600
Sale          479                  1.7600
Sale          1,150                1.7600
Sale          3,000                1.8020
Sale          500                  1.7600
Sale          2,500                1.8330
Sale          760                  1.8303
Sale          1,000                1.6620
Sale          3,000                1.7530
Sale          500                  1.8380
Sale          238                  1.7880
Sale          2,209                1.7900
Sale          500                  1.7720
Sale          968                  1.6620
Sale          6,665                1.8010
Sale          500                  1.8110
Sale          1,000                1.7800
Sale          5,040                1.8160
Sale          1,500                1.7540
Sale          2,000                1.8000
Sale          23,000               1.8110
Sale          500                  1.7820
Sale          800                  1.7980
Sale          1,184                1.7940
Sale          250                  1.7550
Sale          1,500                1.8100
Sale          479                  1.7730
Sale          4,000                1.8000
Sale          1,183                1.7910
Sale          3,946                1.7750
Sale          2,000                1.7440
Sale          4,250                1.8010
Sale          300                  1.8450
Sale          7,111                1.7900
Sale          5,000                1.8400
Sale          3,316                1.8300
Sale          500                  1.8400
Sale          3,542                1.8010
Sale          500                  1.8010
Sale          6,730                1.8120
Sale          12,750               1.8350
Sale          2,000                1.8450
Sale          4,532                1.7990
Sale          202                  1.7840
Sale          1,105                1.8400
Sale          5,000                1.8040
Sale          3,855                1.7520
Sale          1,500                1.7870
Sale          306                  1.8000
Sale          5,826                1.8400
Sale          1,500                1.7800
Sale          3,277                1.7710
Sale          200                  1.8250
Sale          2,816                1.7920
Sale          300                  1.8340
Sale          475                  1.8000
Sale          30                   1.6620
Sale          540                  1.8313
Sale          3,309                1.7930
Sale          1,200                1.8110
Sale          545                  1.7760
Sale          4,500                1.8200
Sale          4,506                1.7500
Sale          3,000                1.7890
Sale          2,958                1.7500
Sale          2,568                1.8180
Sale          2,280                1.7600
Sale          200                  1.8010
Sale          71,387               1.8120
Sale          282                  1.8403
Sale          915                  1.8042
Sale          760                  1.7930
Sale          2,000                1.7500
Sale          1,500                1.7530
Sale          4,680                1.7890
Sale          17,000               1.8110
Sale          279                  1.8210
Sale          500                  1.7100
Sale          184                  1.8400
Sale          1,000                1.8110
Sale          4,000                1.8360
Sale          42,000               1.8400
Sale          1,800                1.8500
Sale          178,506              1.8300
Sale          1,102                1.8420
Sale          11,110               1.8100
Sale          370                  1.8120
Sale          5,000                1.7610
Sale          1,000                1.8402
Sale          3,247                1.8480
Sale          5,000                1.8090
Sale          700                  1.8180
Sale          2,500                1.8500
Sale          880                  1.7830
Sale          500                  1.7520
Sale          494                  1.7450
Sale          2,250                1.7830
Sale          955                  1.6800
Sale          1,000                1.8042
Sale          2,325                1.7800
Sale          1,470                1.8434
Sale          6,204                1.8280
Sale          1,110                1.8020
Sale          1,290                1.8100
Sale          406                  1.8400
Sale          750                  1.8010
Sale          2,000                1.7637
Sale          2,828                1.8400
Sale          449                  1.7843
Sale          582                  1.8100
Sale          2,000                1.7450
Sale          2,715                1.8200
Sale          1,000                1.8150
Sale          1,000                1.7920
Sale          3,200                1.7740
Sale          749                  1.7560
Sale          5,000                1.8400
Sale          3,278                1.8340
Sale          3,50                 1.8200
Sale          1,000                1.8352
Sale          2,500                1.8000
Sale          1,200                1.8060
Sale          4,191                1.7700
Sale          500                  1.8100
Sale          1,000                1.8100
Sale          2,806                1.8360
Sale          700                  1.8090
Sale          1,000                1.7404
Sale          6,299                1.7520
Sale          2,000                1.8100
Sale          2,907                1.6860
Sale          5,151                1.8060
Sale          282                  1.8030
Sale          670                  1.8480
Sale          500                  1.7790
Sale          5,480                1.8400
Sale          2,800                1.8110
Sale          200                  1.7890
Sale          2,561                1.6900
Sale          997                  1.8127
Sale          2,245                1.7820
Sale          1,753                1.7800
Sale          10,239               1.8200
Sale          500                  1.8200
Sale          1,774                1.7100
Sale          31,499               1.8500
Sale          9,800                1.8090
Sale          504                  1.7920
Sale          1,000                1.8094
Sale          245                  1.8110
Sale          3,000                1.8150
Sale          500                  1.8130
Sale          233                  1.6670
Sale          1,000                1.7400
Sale          3,264                1.8250
Sale          1,000                1.7560
Sale          290                  1.7810
Sale          1,000                1.7900
Sale          640                  1.8100
Sale          2,000                1.7530
Sale          598                  1.8027
Sale          109                  1.8053
Sale          385                  1.8404
Sale          5,000                1.8240
Sale          5,000                1.8400
Sale          317                  1.8152
Sale          7,450                1.8010
Sale          1,000                1.8010
Sale          5,000                1.7910
Sale          5,000                1.7620
Sale          1,662                1.7500
Sale          1,000                1.8210
Sale          400                  1.6800
Sale          1,277                1.7520
Sale          2,000                1.7570
Sale          940                  1.7600
  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            5718           1.6103
CFD             Short            206148         1.653
CFD             Short            200            1.6643
CFD             Short            95505          1.6713
CFD             Short            415996         1.7993
CFD             Short            1              1.8
CFD             Short            1300           1.8211
CFD             Long             59573          1.6451
CFD             Long             205727         1.6597
CFD             Long             107300         1.7066
CFD             Long             202849         1.7678
CFD             Long             2021           1.7925
CFD             Long             412887         1.8048
CFD             Long             2316           1.8084
CFD             Long             5718           1.8337

(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)                YES


Date of disclosure                         27 September 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


DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Product name,      Written or    Number of Securities to   Exercise Price   Type, e.g.     Expiry Date
e.g. call option   Purchased     which the option or       (Note 2)         American,
                                 derivative relates                         European etc.
Option             Purchased     7,103                     15.8111          EURO           11/10/2007
Option             Purchased     15,216                    19.3427          EURO           11/10/2007

Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk