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