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