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 30 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 41,869,255 3.30% 283,755 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,737,560 1.40% 20,506,891 1.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 2,297,790 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 59,606,815 4.69% 23,088,436 1.82%
(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 292,081 5.9173
Purchase 6,560 5.9560
Purchase 32,436 5.9356
Purchase 1,213 5.9600
Purchase 1,621 5.9511
Purchase 9,361 5.9600
Purchase 17 5.8859
Purchase 7,613 5.9338
Purchase 2,134 5.9600
Sale 37,597 5.9600
Sale 1,500 5.8912
Sale 1,446 5.9699
Sale 11,716 5.9600
Sale 3,536 5.9600
Sale 2,635 5.9600
Sale 24,197 5.9319
Sale 16,868 5.9447
Sale 1,600 5.9461
Sale 1,199 5.9600
Sale 404 5.9600
Sale 64,370 5.9600
Sale 19,344 5.9600
Sale 568 5.9600
Sale 3,256 5.9600
Sale 2,966 5.9600
Sale 33,403 5.9750
Sale 5,123 5.9600
Sale 155 5.9575
Sale 1,508 5.9600
Sale 1,107 5.9600
Sale 8,800 5.9600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 17 5.8858
CFD Short 292081 5.9172
CFD Short 7613 5.9337
CFD Short 32436 5.9356
CFD Short 1621 5.9511
CFD Short 6560 5.956
CFD Long 24197 5.9318
CFD Long 16868 5.9447
CFD Long 1600 5.9461
CFD Long 1446 5.9698
(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)
CALL PURCHASE 207431 3.3511 EURO 1/04/2010 .7283
(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 30 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 -765,930 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,531,860 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Notes
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