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               12 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      49,527,242      4.00%    1,009,261       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      767,496      0.06%    4,111,711       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,294,738      4.06%    5,120,972       0.41%


(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      28,330               5.9894
Purchase      4,102                5.9462
Purchase      5,568                6.0092
Purchase      1,674                5.9878
Purchase      35,771               6.0600
Purchase      10,071               5.9882
Purchase      3,605                5.9864
Purchase      1,512                5.9900
Purchase      5,021                6.0600
Purchase      72,167               6.0106
Purchase      25,262               5.9961
Purchase      515                  6.0050
Sale          4,722                5.9900
Sale          1,804                6.0589
Sale          10,143               6.0588
Sale          9,321                5.9858
Sale          40,788               6.0591
Sale          886                  5.9773
Sale          3,970                6.0600
Sale          127,661              5.9886
Sale          41,587               5.9977
Sale          2,889                5.9992
Sale          4,150                6.0588
Sale          88,604               6.0104

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3605          5.9864
CFD            Short         10071         5.9881
CFD            Short         28330         5.9893
CFD            Short         1512          5.99
CFD            Short         25262         5.996
CFD            Short         5568          6.0092
CFD            Short         72167         6.0106
CFD            Long          9321          5.9857
CFD            Long          127661        5.9885
CFD            Long          4722          5.9899
CFD            Long          41587         5.9977
CFD            Long          2889          5.9992
CFD            Long          88604         6.0103
CFD            Long          14293         6.0588
CFD            Long          1804          6.0589
CFD            Long          40788         6.059


(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                         13 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