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               14 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      48,797,873      3.84%      562,978       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives       37,118      0.00%    3,066,459       0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%    2,297,790       0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,834,991      3.85%    5,927,227       0.47%


(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      36,698               6.1010
Purchase      4,019                6.1050
Purchase      1,730                6.0651
Purchase      10,686               6.0886
Purchase      14,459               6.1114
Purchase      6,066                6.1050
Purchase      3,398                6.1288
Purchase      1,730                6.0651
Purchase      11,553               6.0996
Purchase      5,914                6.1050
Purchase      6,227                6.1050
Purchase      83,355               6.0815
Purchase      12,843               6.1119
Purchase      122,718              6.0884
Purchase      13,016               6.1020
Purchase      96,601               6.0835
Purchase      4,395                6.1050
Purchase      45,920               6.1050
Purchase      3,398                6.1288
Purchase      36,698               6.1010
Purchase      258                  6.0495
Purchase      4,395                6.1050
Purchase      13,776               6.1050
Sale          10,263               6.0342
Sale          12,843               6.1119
Sale          4,395                6.1050
Sale          3,398                6.1288
Sale          14,459               6.1114
Sale          36,698               6.1010
Sale          6,520                6.1050
Sale          122,718              6.0884
Sale          11,553               6.0996
Sale          122,718              6.0884
Sale          1,730                6.0651
Sale          9,987                6.1050
Sale          5,914                6.1050
Sale          258                  6.0484
Sale          206,482              6.1050
Sale          96,601               6.0835
Sale          13,016               6.1020
Sale          1,730                6.0643
Sale          1,730                6.0651
Sale          83,355               6.0815
Sale          10,686               6.0886

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         10686         6.0885
CFD            Short         11553         6.0996
CFD            Short         14459         6.1113
CFD            Short         3398          6.1288
CFD            Long          258           6.0484
CFD            Long          1730          6.0643
CFD            Long          96601         6.0835
CFD            Long          13016         6.102
CFD            Long          12843         6.1119


(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         17 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