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               04 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      49,375,134      3.99%      930,129       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      688,364      0.06%    4,178,125       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,063,498      4.04%    5,108,254       0.41%


(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      70,452               5.8409
Purchase      1,840                5.8400
Purchase      2,886                5.8411
Purchase      2,800                5.8400
Purchase      4,534                5.8343
Purchase      40,125               5.8420
Purchase      3,700                5.8576
Purchase      1,044                5.8250
Purchase      12,745               5.8400
Purchase      522                  5.8432
Purchase      53,227               5.8681
Sale          1,000                5.8458
Sale          2,600                5.8493
Sale          4,517                5.8400
Sale          3,797                5.8308
Sale          4,454                5.8509
Sale          9,601                5.8713
Sale          35,331               5.8343
Sale          2,423                5.8361
Sale          39,960               5.8421
Sale          96,001               5.8335

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1044          5.825
CFD            Short         4534          5.8342
CFD            Short         2800          5.84
CFD            Short         70452         5.8408
CFD            Short         2886          5.841
CFD            Short         40125         5.8419
CFD            Short         3700          5.8576
CFD            Short         53227         5.868
CFD            Long          3797          5.8307
CFD            Long          96001         5.8334
CFD            Long          35331         5.8343
CFD            Long          39960         5.8421
CFD            Long          2600          5.8492
CFD            Long          4454          5.8508
CFD            Long          9601          5.8712


(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                         05 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