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               15 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      77,831,804       6.15%         546,709    0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,835,460       0.62%      15,207,273    1.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      200,394       0.02%       2,505,419    0.20%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             85,867,658       6.79%      18,259,401    1.44%


(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      1,800                6.6257
Purchase      4,100                6.6100
Purchase      1,329                6.5500
Purchase      1,800                6.5810
Purchase      1,847                6.6000
Purchase      19,482               6.5500
Purchase      2,109                6.5973
Purchase      1,435                6.6115
Purchase      39,093               6.6346
Purchase      1,418                6.5500
Sale          803                  6.5488
Sale          10,800               6.5750
Sale          34,634               6.5813
Sale          53                   6.6100
Sale          7,336                6.5894
Sale          1,000                6.5550
Sale          5,450                6.6202
Sale          4,300                6.6088
Sale          6,300                6.5750
Sale          100                  6.6192
Sale          1,418                6.5500


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1800          6.5809
CFD            Short         4100          6.61
CFD            Short         1435          6.6115
CFD            Short         1800          6.6256
CFD            Short         39093         6.6346
CFD            Long          803           6.5487
CFD            Long          1000          6.555
CFD            Long          34634         6.5812
CFD            Long          7336          6.5894
CFD            Long          4300          6.6088
CFD            Long          100           6.6192


(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                         16 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   200,394                3.3511           EURO           01/04/2010
Option            Purchased   -207,394               0.0000           EURO           01/04/2010
Option            Purchased   -766,008               4.0800           EURO           25/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,532,017             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