Rule 8.3 - REUTERS GROUP

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              REUTERS GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               10 October 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     77,870,649       6.16%         518,276    0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives   6,816,908       0.54%      14,038,127    1.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     200,093       0.02%       2,293,654    0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            84,887,650       6.71%       16,850,057   1.33%

(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      3,700                6.4569
Purchase      1,200                6.5312
Purchase      70,085               6.4692
Purchase      18,600               6.5092
Purchase      500                  6.4608
Purchase      265                  6.5200
Purchase      1,201                6.4961
Purchase      9,337                6.4848
Purchase      940                  6.5200
Purchase      21,809               6.4886
Purchase      1,201                6.4961
Sale          4,134                6.5012
Sale          4,293                6.5012
Sale          975                  6.4850
Sale          643                  6.4850
Sale          3,493                6.5188
Sale          19,487               6.5012
Sale          2,800                6.4650
Sale          21,000               6.4915
Sale          5,864                6.5159
Sale          5,647                6.5159
Sale          12,962               6.4825
Sale          2,000                6.4862
Sale          903                  6.5000
Sale          1,201                6.4961
Sale          26,618               6.5159

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3700         6.4568
CFD            Short         500          6.4608
CFD            Short         70085        6.4692
CFD            Short         9337         6.4847
CFD            Short         21809        6.4886
CFD            Short         1201         6.496
CFD            Short         18600        6.5092
CFD            Short         1200         6.5311
CFD            Long          2800         6.465
CFD            Long          12962        6.4825
CFD            Long          21000        6.4915
CFD            Long          3493         6.5187

(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                         11 october 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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

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

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   200,093                3.3511           EURO            01/04/2010
Option            Purchased   -764,551               4.0800           EURO            25/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,529,103             4.0800           EURO            25/03/2008
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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