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               05 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      49,575,739      4.00%      780,382       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      538,617      0.04%    4,111,644       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,114,356      4.05%     4,892,026      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      149,767              5.9228
Purchase      1,000                5.9460
Purchase      1,721                5.9346
Purchase      3,277                5.9600
Purchase      144,008              5.8400
Purchase      1,555                5.9050
Purchase      9,384                5.9223
Purchase      4,241                5.9311
Purchase      3,200                5.9600
Sale          475                  5.8956
Sale          590                  5.8962
Sale          600                  5.8956
Sale          4,805                5.9156
Sale          900                  5.9300
Sale          525                  5.8962
Sale          7,004                5.9326
Sale          700                  5.8956
Sale          500                  5.8956
Sale          330                  5.8956
Sale          465                  5.8962
Sale          15,000               5.9100
Sale          578                  5.9418
Sale          1,000                5.9418
Sale          650                  5.8956
Sale          500                  5.8956
Sale          578                  5.9418
Sale          400                  5.9154
Sale          70,452               5.9259
Sale          3,397                5.8965
Sale          385                  5.9100
Sale          610                  5.9156
Sale          2,600                5.9043
Sale          769                  5.9356
Sale          230                  5.8962
Sale          1,000                5.9100
Sale          1,500                5.8962
Sale          1,005                5.9100
Sale          10,455               5.8400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1555          5.905
CFD            Short         9384          5.9223
CFD            Short         149767        5.9228
CFD            Short         4241          5.9311
CFD            Short         1000          5.946
CFD            Short         6477          5.96
CFD            Long          3397          5.8964
CFD            Long          2600          5.9042
CFD            Long          4805          5.9156
CFD            Long          70452         5.9259
CFD            Long          900           5.93
CFD            Long          7004          5.9325

(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                         06 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