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               03 March 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      49,380,943      3.99%      849,009       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      607,244      0.05%    4,109,981       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,988,187      4.04%     4,958,990      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      1,661                5.9750
Purchase      1,332                5.9223
Purchase      1,998                5.9115
Purchase      771                  5.9750
Purchase      11,094               5.8868
Purchase      18,326               5.9326
Purchase      771                  5.9750
Purchase      1,682                5.9750
Purchase      1,208                5.9750
Purchase      4,262                5.8861
Purchase      6,475                5.9750
Purchase      11,335               5.9449
Purchase      2,497                5.8850
Purchase      4,317                5.9750
Purchase      2,700                5.8707
Sale          6,475                5.9751
Sale          2,067                5.9302
Sale          6,475                5.9750
Sale          19,493               5.9328
Sale          1,468                5.9200
Sale          12,442               5.9314
Sale          13,551               5.8850
Sale          363                  5.9150
Sale          26,085               5.9439
Sale          2,149                5.8850
Sale          1,898                5.9357

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2700          5.8707
CFD            Short         4262          5.8861
CFD            Short         11094         5.8868
CFD            Short         1998          5.9115
CFD            Short         1332          5.9222
CFD            Short         18326         5.9326
CFD            Short         11335         5.9449
CFD            Long          363           5.915
CFD            Long          1468          5.92
CFD            Long          12442         5.9313
CFD            Long          19493         5.9328
CFD            Long          1898          5.9357
CFD            Long          26085         5.9438

(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
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.

None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO


Date of disclosure                         04 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