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               06 December 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      42,228,323      3.32%       290,830      0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives   18,140,216      1.43%     21,245,234     1.67%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%     2,297,790      0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             60,368,539      4.75%     23,833,854     1.88%


(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      219,000              5.8750
Purchase      1,100                5.8960
Purchase      2,100                5.9031
Purchase      1,100                5.8960
Purchase      279,921              5.8450
Purchase      12,625               5.8987
Purchase      256,060              5.8450
Purchase      8,100                5.9014
Purchase      110,094              5.8981
Purchase      2,274                5.8950
Purchase      39,210               5.9092
Sale          1,100                5.8960
Sale          256,060              5.8450
Sale          2,839                5.8962
Sale          58,469               5.8886
Sale          483                  5.8789
Sale          75,109               5.8854
Sale          110,765              5.8750
Sale          92                   5.9142
Sale          6,075                5.8962
Sale          8,484                5.8956
Sale          2,285                5.8962
Sale          2,075                5.8962
Sale          1,746                5.8962
Sale          2,111                5.8962
Sale          279,921              5.8450
Sale          174                  5.9350
Sale          12,922               5.8731
Sale          1,642                5.8962

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1100          5.896
CFD            Short         110094        5.898
CFD            Short         12625         5.8987
CFD            Short         8100          5.9014
CFD            Short         2100          5.903
CFD            Short         39210         5.9091
CFD            Long          483           5.8788
CFD            Long          75109         5.8854
CFD            Long          58469         5.8886
CFD            Long          8484          5.8956
CFD            Long          92            5.9142
CFD            Long          174           5.935

(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                         07 December 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