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               05 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      48,278,506       3.82%          463,527   0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives   15,615,657       1.23%       17,031,628   1.35%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      207,431       0.02%        2,505,221   0.20%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             64,101,594       5.07%       20,000,376   1.58%

(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      416,901              6.5216
Purchase      477                  6.5417
Purchase      547,620              6.5216
Purchase      547,620              6.5216
Purchase      632                  6.4849
Purchase      448,456              6.5216
Purchase      1,380                6.5360
Purchase      416,901              6.5216
Purchase      250,000              6.5225
Purchase      4,334                6.5300
Purchase      448,456              6.5216
Purchase      13,749               6.5200
Purchase      161,598              6.5216
Purchase      15,312               6.5264
Purchase      1,324,575            6.5214
Sale          547,620              6.5216
Sale          161,598              6.5216
Sale          9,391                6.5188
Sale          448,456              6.5216
Sale          1,500                6.5262
Sale          477                  6.5400
Sale          1,673                6.4883
Sale          1,000                6.5262
Sale          62,475               6.5261
Sale          475                  6.5363
Sale          200                  6.5292
Sale          416,901              6.5216
Sale          1,494                6.5168

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         632           6.4849
CFD            Short         15312         6.5263
CFD            Short         4334          6.53
CFD            Short         1380          6.5359
CFD            Long          1673          6.4882
CFD            Long          9391          6.5187
CFD            Long          62475         6.5261
CFD            Long          200           6.5292

(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                         06 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