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               04 May 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        42,853,003   3.41%       3,349,789    0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives        706,428   0.06%       1,059,615    0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,664,524   0.21%       2,417,199    0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               46,223,955   3.67%       6,826,603    0.54%


(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       125,000               6.1586
Purchase       41,326                6.1279
Purchase       28,030                6.0000
Purchase       62,346                5.3486
Purchase       159,000               6.1831
Purchase       24,503                6.1587
Purchase       60,000                5.7244
Purchase       97,716                5.9734
Purchase       354,285               5.9257
Purchase       22,870                6.1575
Purchase       41,326                6.1279
Purchase       13                    6.1400
Purchase       400,000               6.1800
Purchase       9,542                 6.1687
Sale           60,000                5.7631
Sale           643,02                7 5.2015
Sale           56,611                5.3047
Sale           4,594                 4.9765
Sale           600,000               5.7467
Sale           103,468               6.1620
Sale           125,000               6.1732
Sale           27,447                6.1575
Sale           18,101                6.1224
Sale           41,326                6.1279
Sale           400,000               6.3056
Sale           9,542                 5.1415
Sale           24,854                5.7491


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name   Long/Short   Number of Securities  Price Per Unit
CFD            Short        62346                 5.3486
CFD            Short        60000                 5.7243
CFD            Short        354285                5.9257
CFD            Short        97716                 5.9734
CFD            Short        41326                 6.1279
CFD            Short        13                    6.14
CFD            Short        125000                6.1585
CFD            Short        24503                 6.1587
CFD            Short        9542                  6.1687
CFD            Short        159000                6.1831
CFD            Long         4594                  4.9765
CFD            Long         9542                  5.1414
CFD            Long         56611                 5.3046
CFD            Long         24854                 5.7491
CFD            Long         60000                 5.763
CFD            Long         18101                 6.1224
CFD            Long         41326                 6.128
CFD            Long         103468                6.162
CFD            Long         125000                6.1732

(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                         08 May 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