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               13 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      49,011,415      3.96%    1,508,135       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,266,370      0.10%    4,110,939       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,277,785      4.06%     5,619,074      0.45%


(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      13,059               5.9464
Purchase      62,997               5.9402
Purchase      10,547               6.0385
Purchase      10,323               5.9473
Purchase      40,788               5.9732
Purchase      4,126                5.9163
Purchase      4,000                5.9821
Purchase      2,496                6.0674
Purchase      1,446                6.0800
Sale          5,509                5.9750
Sale          2,988                5.9743
Sale          416,136              5.9206
Sale          10,925               6.0034
Sale          4,122                6.0788
Sale          5,700                5.9811
Sale          39,292               5.9485
Sale          17,051               5.8900
Sale          11,529               5.9427
Sale          1,094                5.8704
Sale          595                  6.0800
Sale          81,064               6.0791
Sale          69,604               5.9700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8424          5.9171
CFD            Short         62997         5.9402
CFD            Short         13059         5.9464
CFD            Short         10323         5.9473
CFD            Short         40788         5.9731
CFD            Short         4000          5.9821
CFD            Short         10547         6.0385
CFD            Long          416136        5.9206
CFD            Long          11529         5.9427
CFD            Long          39292         5.9485
CFD            Long          69604         5.97
CFD            Long          2988          5.9742
CFD            Long          5700          5.9811
CFD            Long          10925         6.0033
CFD            Long          4122          6.0788
CFD            Long          81064         6.079

(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                         14 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