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               08 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        42,995,594   3.42%       3,194,306    0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives        235,275   0.02%       1,275,309    0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,698,323   0.21%       2,437,532    0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               45,929,192   3.65%       6,907,147    0.55%


(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       480,000               6.3675
Purchase       120,000               6.4202
Purchase       564,000               6.3523
Purchase       293,041               6.3375
Purchase       94,743                6.3002
Purchase       2,040                 6.3000
Purchase       100                   6.3100
Purchase       22,100                6.1163
Purchase       3,600                 6.4874
Purchase       5,096                 6.3013
Purchase       9,293                 6.3000
Purchase       564,000               6.3523
Purchase       31,983                6.3000
Purchase       1,350,000             6.4795
Purchase       1,721,115             4.9225
Purchase       280,897               6.2551
Purchase       570                   6.3000
Sale           298,482               6.3391
Sale           79,300                6.4000
Sale           33,300                6.4000
Sale           4,622                 6.3000
Sale           564,000               6.3523
Sale           480,000               6.3675
Sale           1,721,115             4.9225
Sale           10,407                6.2894
Sale           1,350,000             6.4795
Sale           87,809                6.3119
Sale           17,292                6.2518
Sale           15,500                6.4000
Sale           2,040                 6.3000
Sale           10,188                6.3812
Sale           235,597               6.2207
Sale           100                   6.3075


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name   Long/Short   Number of Securities  Price Per Unit
CFD            Short        22100                 6.1163
CFD            Short        280897                6.2551
CFD            Short        94743                 6.3001
CFD            Short        5096                  6.3012
CFD            Short        72738                 6.3228
CFD            Short        293041                6.3375
CFD            Short        564000                6.3523
CFD            Short        3600                  6.4873
CFD            Long         235597                6.2207
CFD            Long         17292                 6.2518
CFD            Long         87809                 6.3119
CFD            Long         298482                6.3391
CFD            Long         10188                 6.3812

(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                         09 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