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 25 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 78,475,638 6.20% 418,097 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,097,354 0.64% 15,939,806 1.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 200,101 0.02% 2,298,271 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 86,773,093 6.86% 18,656,174 1.47%
(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 52,845 6.5000
Purchase 77,229 6.4854
Purchase 5,000 6.5237
Purchase 96,641 6.3850
Purchase 1,756 6.3812
Purchase 5,683 6.5400
Purchase 19,392 6.5249
Purchase 17,930 6.5064
Purchase 158,536 6.4900
Purchase 23,595 6.5096
Purchase 3,296 6.5400
Purchase 36,280 Transfer
Purchase 69,277 6.5289
Purchase 36,280 6.3850
Purchase 700 6.5108
Sale 27,013 6.5168
Sale 6,088 6.5400
Sale 9,667 6.5188
Sale 105,691 6.5000
Sale 36,280 Transfer
Sale 96,641 Transfer
Sale 5,643 6.5388
Sale 11,260 6.4526
Sale 1,200 6.5250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1756 6.3812
CFD Short 77229 6.4853
CFD Short 17930 6.5063
CFD Short 23595 6.5095
CFD Short 700 6.5108
CFD Short 5000 6.5237
CFD Short 19392 6.5248
CFD Short 69277 6.5289
CFD Long 27013 6.5167
CFD Long 9667 6.5188
CFD Long 1200 6.525
CFD Long 5643 6.5387
(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 26 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 200,101 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010
Option Purchased -766,090 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,532,180 4.080 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