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               09 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        42,491,120   3.38%       2,482,743    0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives        216,644   0.02%       1,319,612    0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,138,450   0.17%       2,947,632    0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               44,846,214   3.57%       6,749,987    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       2,351                 6.1200
Purchase       8                     6.2500
Purchase       7,000                 6.1062
Purchase       11,554                6.1849
Purchase       9,787                 6.1716
Purchase       1,628                 6.1200
Purchase       63,260                6.1636
Purchase       65,388                6.1617
Purchase       1,596                 6.1200
Purchase       39,882                6.1600
Purchase       11,554                6.1849
Purchase       879                   6.1200
Sale           49,364                6.2276
Sale           2,020                 6.5554
Sale           342,588               6.1875
Sale           39,813                6.2057
Sale           11,554                6.1849
Sale           23,427                6.1574
Sale           250,000               6.2507
Sale           595                   6.5554


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name   Long/Short   Number of Securities  Price Per Unit
CFD            Short        7000                  6.1062
CFD            Short        39882                 6.1599
CFD            Short        65388                 6.1616
CFD            Short        63260                 6.1636
CFD            Short        11554                 6.1849
CFD            Short        8                     6.25
CFD            Long         23427                 6.1574
CFD            Long         11554                 6.185
CFD            Long         39813                 6.2057
CFD            Long         49364                 6.2276


(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)
Call Option         50997               4.856
Call Option         429488              4.8675
Call Option         53240               5.0539


(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                         10 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