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               31 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      72,873,013       5.76%         403,319    0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives   15,293,168       1.21%       16,880,142   1.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      207,431       0.02%        2,505,221   0.20%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             88,373,612       6.98%       19,788,682   1.56%

(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      20,937               Transfer
Purchase      795                  6.6180
Purchase      32,055               6.5694
Purchase      5,971                Transfer
Purchase      49,814               6.5959
Purchase      67,200               6.5668
Purchase      5,971                Transfer
Purchase      800                  6.5328
Purchase      8,556                6.6013
Purchase      11,495               6.6106
Purchase      110,291              6.5976
Purchase      3,420                Transfer
Purchase      52,549               6.5695
Purchase      730                  6.6000
Sale          29,172               6.5670
Sale          5,395                Transfer
Sale          4,624                Transfer
Sale          604                  6.5638
Sale          9                    6.5889
Sale          14,922               Transfer
Sale          7,452                6.6000
Sale          3,000                6.5550
Sale          5,971                Transfer
Sale          5,015                Transfer
Sale          7,074,000            6.6250
Sale          6,929                6.6000
Sale          15,294               Transfer
Sale          1,100                6.5500
Sale          572                  6.6000
Sale          2,559                6.6000
Sale          72,467               6.5730
Sale          6,088                6.6000
Sale          6,388                6.6000
Sale          52,282               6.5734

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         800           6.5327
CFD            Short         67200         6.5667
CFD            Short         32055         6.5694
CFD            Short         52549         6.5695
CFD            Short         49814         6.5959
CFD            Short         8556          6.6012
CFD            Short         11495         6.6106
CFD            Long          3000          6.555
CFD            Long          604           6.5638
CFD            Long          29172         6.5669
CFD            Long          52282         6.5734
CFD            Long          9             6.5888
CFD            Long          7074000       6.625


(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                         01 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

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