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               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      12,644,942       2.17%       87,247      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,375,817       0.41%    1,174,679      0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,020,759       2.58%    1,261,926      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      16,600               .6051
Purchase      707                  .6081
Purchase      46,318               .6051
Purchase      40,366               .6055
Purchase      10,571               .6075
Purchase      15,816               .6006
Purchase      46,318               .6051
Purchase      56,232               .6098
Purchase      15,344               .6063
Purchase      75,000               .6038
Purchase      10,341               .6001
Purchase      18,670               .6080
Purchase      278,163              .6077
Purchase      13,979               .6095
Purchase      5,952                .6030
Sale          10,341               .6000
Sale          707                  .6079
Sale          16,600               .6050
Sale          15,344               .6063
Sale          40,366               .6055
Sale          40,366               .6055
Sale          5,952                .6030
Sale          46,318               .6051
Sale          15,344               .6063
Sale          18,670               .6080
Sale          15,816               .6006
Sale          13,979               .6094
Sale          10,571               .6074

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         10341          0.6
CFD            Short         16600          0.605
CFD            Short         15344          0.6064
CFD            Short         19377          0.608
CFD            Long          15816          0.6005
CFD            Long          15344          0.6063
CFD            Long          10571          0.6074
CFD            Long          13979          0.6093


(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