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               29 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      49,402,980      3.99%      832,286       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      590,521      0.05%    4,103,960       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,993,501      4.04%    4,936,246       0.40%


(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      7,106                5.9824
Purchase      3,738                5.9819
Purchase      4,843                5.9917
Purchase      31,861               5.9814
Purchase      141                  5.9750
Purchase      6,918                5.9750
Purchase      14,117               5.9750
Purchase      9,467                5.9750
Purchase      668                  5.9750
Purchase      1,804                5.9761
Purchase      2,009                5.9750
Purchase      14,002               5.9876
Purchase      35,738               5.9819
Purchase      6,372                5.9925
Purchase      729                  5.9819
Purchase      7,589                5.9819
Purchase      3,454                5.9819
Purchase      724                  5.9750
Purchase      3,141                5.9750
Purchase      10,261               5.9750
Purchase      2,206                5.9750
Purchase      48,915               5.9819
Purchase      53,729               6.0168
Purchase      16,231               5.9819
Sale          3,308                5.9911
Sale          36,351               5.9752
Sale          300                  5.9700
Sale          21,331               5.9877
Sale          8,526                6.0470
Sale          99,213               5.9847
Sale          3,826                5.9750
Sale          2,500                5.9876
Sale          6,516                5.9789
Sale          21,059               5.9750
Sale          13,932               5.9750
Sale          20,233               5.9969
Sale          1,487                5.9913

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1804          5.976
CFD            Short         31861         5.9814
CFD            Short         7106          5.9823
CFD            Short         14002         5.9875
CFD            Short         4843          5.9916
CFD            Short         53729         6.0168
CFD            Long          36351         5.9751
CFD            Long          6516          5.9789
CFD            Long          99213         5.9846
CFD            Long          23831         5.9876
CFD            Long          3308          5.991
CFD            Long          20233         5.9969
CFD            Long          8526          6.0469


(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                         03 March 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