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 27 November 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 41,490,433 3.27% 442,157 0.03% securities (2) Derivatives 17,678,448 1.39% 19,846,987 1.56% (other than options) (3) Options and 207,431 0.02% 2,505,221 0.20% agreements to purchase/sell Total 59,376,312 4.68% 22,794,365 1.80% (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 7,861 5.8600 Purchase 2,467 5.8276 Purchase 5,068 5.8600 Purchase 2,031 5.8511 Purchase 19,671 5.8629 Purchase 1,000 5.8190 Purchase 9,832 5.8600 Purchase 43,078 5.8750 Sale 43,078 5.8750 Sale 7,861 5.8600 Sale 300 5.8493 Sale 133,570 5.8333 Sale 1,000 5.8190 Sale 106,970 5.9200 Sale 1,472 5.8601 Sale 1,000 5.8190 Sale 93,461 5.8625 Sale 43,078 5 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Short 2467 5.8276 CFD Short 2031 5.8511 CFD Short 19671 5.8629 CFD Long 1000 5.819 CFD Long 133570 5.8332 CFD Long 300 5.8492 CFD Long 1472 5.8601 CFD Long 93461 5.8624 (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 28 November 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 207,431 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010 Option Purchased -207,431 0.0000 EURO 01/04/2010 Option Purchased -765,930 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008 Option Purchased -1,531,860 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008 Notes 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

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