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               07 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      49,549,517      4.00%      742,069       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      500,304      0.04%    4,182,073       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,049,821      4.04%     4,924,142      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      11,849               5.9390
Purchase      1,200                5.9150
Purchase      300                  Transfer
Purchase      5,100                5.9760
Purchase      12,589               5.9050
Purchase      4,244                5.9061
Purchase      36,393               5.9249
Purchase      77,479               5.9265
Purchase      25,851               5.9062
Purchase      840                  5.9050
Purchase      67,150               5.9059
Purchase      28,882               5.8941
Purchase      17,394               5.9050
Sale          400                  5.8606
Sale          28,601               5.9292
Sale          13,551               5.9050
Sale          33,625               5.8932
Sale          19,803               5.9105
Sale          2,300                5.9350
Sale          22,755               5.9050
Sale          1,503                5.8870
Sale          2,420                5.8900
Sale          98,297               5.8819

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         28882         5.8941
CFD            Short         67150         5.9058
CFD            Short         30095         5.9061
CFD            Short         1200          5.915
CFD            Short         36393         5.9248
CFD            Short         77479         5.9265
CFD            Short         11849         5.9389
CFD            Short         5100          5.976
CFD            Long          98297         5.8818
CFD            Long          1503          5.8869
CFD            Long          2420          5.89
CFD            Long          33625         5.8932
CFD            Long          19803         5.9105
CFD            Long          28601         5.9291
CFD            Long          2300          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)


(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                         10 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