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 20 November 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 41,846,929 3.30% 340,390 0.03% securities (2) Derivatives 16,809,632 1.32% 18,696,572 1.47% (other than options) (3) Options and 207,431 0.02% 2,505,221 0.20% agreements to purchase/sell Total 58,863,992 4.64% 21,542,183 1.70% (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 2,100 5.9434 Purchase 2,100 5.9434 Purchase 40,169 6.0423 Purchase 10,900 5.9679 Purchase 3,900 5.9656 Purchase 93,077 5.9596 Purchase 5,400 5.9907 Purchase 253,339 5.9877 Purchase 8,000 5.9793 Purchase 19,839 6.0000 Sale 500 5.9262 Sale 800 6.0000 Sale 12 5.9992 Sale 304 5.9300 Sale 719 6.0000 Sale 1,490 5.9400 Sale 330 5.9300 Sale 5,054 5.9737 Sale 7,040 5.9475 Sale 2,100 5.9434 Sale 4,333 6.0000 Sale 3,000 6.0000 Sale 600 6.0000 Sale 1,733 6.0000 Sale 1,500 6.0000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Short 2100 5.9434 CFD Short 93077 5.9595 CFD Short 3900 5.9656 CFD Short 10900 5.9679 CFD Short 8000 5.9792 CFD Short 253339 5.9877 CFD Short 5400 5.9907 CFD Short 40169 6.0423 CFD Long 304 5.93 CFD Long 7040 5.9475 CFD Long 12 5.9991 (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 21 November 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 207,431 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010 Option Purchased -207,431 0.0000 EURO 01/04/2010 Option Purchased -765,930 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008 Option urchased -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

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