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 08 August 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 45,753,258 3.62% 1,236,326 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,626,508 0.21% 3,363,490 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 198,353 0.02% 2,254,909 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,578,119 3.85% 6,854,725 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 1,988 6.1350
Purchase 10,224 6.2368
Purchase 4,791 6.2055
Purchase 12,551 6.2350
Purchase 74,160 6.2000
Purchase 9,100 6.1646
Purchase 6,839 6.2350
Purchase 2,867 6.1350
Purchase 7,336 6.2350
Purchase 1,188 6.2423
Purchase 82,891 6.1350
Purchase 179,519 6.1797
Purchase 2,347 6.1350
Sale 6,839 6.2350
Sale 74,160 6.2000
Sale 773 6.2173
Sale 5,490 6.1413
Sale 8,376 6.0789
Sale 12,551 6.2350
Sale 701 6.2350
Sale 1,988 6.1350
Sale 23,253 6.2350
Sale 15,716 6.1413
Sale 82,891 6.1350
Sale 12,502 6.2350
Sale 2,347 6.1350
Sale 2,867 6.1350
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 9100 6.1645
CFD Short 179519 6.1797
CFD Short 4791 6.2054
CFD Long 8376 6.0789
(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 09 August 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
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of Securities to Exercise Price Type, e.g. Expiry Date
e.g. call option Purchased which the option or (Note 2) American,
derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -751,636 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,503,273 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Option Purchased 198,353 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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