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               11 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      49,670,169      4.01%      818,302       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      576,537      0.05%    4,105,906       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,246,706      4.06%     4,924,208      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      111,642              6.0115
Purchase      1,176                6.0150
Purchase      1,340                5.9750
Purchase      142,136              6.0183
Purchase      21,526               6.0025
Purchase      213,193              6.0201
Purchase      25,096               6.0201
Purchase      142,121              6.0183
Purchase      2,783                6.0550
Purchase      49,538               6.0170
Purchase      2,383                5.9761
Purchase      14,521               6.0415
Sale          350                  6.0106
Sale          250                  5.9850
Sale          39,831               6.0297
Sale          467                  6.0100
Sale          13,551               5.9750
Sale          7,613                6.0050
Sale          29,292               6.0182
Sale          915                  6.0010
Sale          4,517                5.9750
Sale          3,700                6.0545
Sale          142,121              6.0182
Sale          142,136              6.0182

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2383          5.9761
CFD            Short         111642        6.0115
CFD            Short         1176          6.015
CFD            Short         25096         6.02
CFD            Short         14521         6.0414
CFD            Short         2783          6.055
CFD            Long          7613          6.005
CFD            Long          467           6.01
CFD            Long          29292         6.0181
CFD            Long          39831         6.0296
CFD            Long          3700          6.0544

(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                         12 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