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               26  February 2008

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      49,638,509      4.01%       587,511      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      339,374      0.03%     4,198,180      0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,977,883      4.04%     4,785,691      0.39%


(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      6                    6.1467
Purchase      47,496               6.1416
Purchase      92,660               6.1556
Purchase      21,059               6.1150
Purchase      34,517               6.1460
Purchase      39,228               6.1521
Purchase      2,477                6.1272
Purchase      2,610                6.1500
Purchase      22,063               6.1422
Purchase      45,712               6.1046
Purchase      2,049                6.1162
Purchase      78,735               6.1159
Purchase      3,258                6.1800
Purchase      18,437               6.1310
Purchase      20,275               6.1043
Sale          678                  6.1456
Sale          2,000                6.1756
Sale          12,024               6.1623
Sale          1,279                6.1429
Sale          46,106               6.1446
Sale          8,700                6.1400
Sale          21,059               6.1150
Sale          59,712               6.1415
Sale          19,373               6.0867
Sale          20,247               6.1520
Sale          13,376               6.1061

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         20275         6.1043
CFD            Short         45712         6.1045
CFD            Short         78735         6.1159
CFD            Short         2049          6.1161
CFD            Short         18437         6.1309
CFD            Short         47496         6.1415
CFD            Short         22063         6.1421
CFD            Short         34517         6.1459
CFD            Short         6             6.1466
CFD            Short         39228         6.1521
CFD            Short         92660         6.1556
CFD            Long          19373         6.0867
CFD            Long          13376         6.106
CFD            Long          8700          6.14
CFD            Long          59712         6.1414
CFD            Long          46106         6.1446
CFD            Long          20247         6.1519
CFD            Long          12024         6.1622

(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                         27 February 2008
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