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 10 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 45,738,302 3.62% 1,897,174 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,148,098 0.25% 3,493,263 0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 404,062 0.03% 2,229,659 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,290,462 3.90% 7,620,096 0.60%
(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 22,896 6.0122
Purchase 1,147 6.2000
Purchase 1,147 5.9800
Purchase 8,948 6.2197
Purchase 16,860 6.2466
Purchase 20,960 6.0000
Purchase 100,000 6.0541
Sale 71,856 5.9989
Sale 1,147 6.2000
Sale 133,913 6.2506
Sale 43,520 6.2401
Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
09/08/2007 Purchase 4,105 6.2288
09/08/2007 Purchase 16,775 6.2466
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 22896 6.0121
CFD Short 100000 6.054
CFD Long 5388 5.8792
CFD Long 37471 5.9418
CFD Long 71856 5.9989
CFD Long 180349 6.0366
CFD Long 43520 6.2401
CFD Long 133913 6.2505
(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 13 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 207,431 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010
Option Purchased 196,632 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010
Option Purchased -743,220 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,486,439 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
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