Rule 8.3 - NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS

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              NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 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      12,169,378       2.09%      118,911      0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,446,835       0.42%    1,141,470      0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,616,213       2.51%    1,260,381      0.22%


(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      55,339               .6030
Purchase      112,000              .6132
Purchase      55,339               .6030
Purchase      217                  .6099
Purchase      707                  .6287
Purchase      112,000              .6131
Purchase      47,039               .6286
Purchase      135,157              .6145
Purchase      32,182               .5901
Purchase      112,000              .6131
Purchase      22,617               .6048
Purchase      18,266               .6125
Purchase      16,820               .5917
Purchase      21,635               .6046
Purchase      46,214               .6059
Purchase      15,902               .6126
Sale          112,000              .6131
Sale          55,339               .6030
Sale          32,182               .5901
Sale          135,157              .6145
Sale          707                  .6286
Sale          22,617               .6048
Sale          47,039               .6286
Sale          15,902               .6125
Sale          46,214               .6059
Sale          112,000              .6131
Sale          135,157              .6145
Sale          18,266               .6125
Sale          217                  .6099
Sale          21,635               .6045
Sale          16,820               .5917
Sale          217                  .6099


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         16820         0.5917
CFD            Short         22617         0.6048
CFD            Short         15902         0.6125
CFD            Short         112000        0.6131
CFD            Long          21635         0.6045
CFD            Long          46214         0.6059
CFD            Long          217           0.6099
CFD            Long          18266         0.6124
CFD            Long          47746         0.6285


(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                         18 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