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 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      48,752,257      3.94%    1,731,299       0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,503,927      0.12%    4,111,444       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,256,184      4.06%    5,842,743       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      3,223                6.0251
Purchase      8,697                5.9950
Purchase      4                    6.0800
Purchase      33,086               6.0817
Purchase      11,627               5.9950
Purchase      19,574               6.0225
Purchase      26,024               5.9950
Purchase      10,143               6.1152
Purchase      2,988                6.0483
Purchase      11,631               6.0800
Purchase      9,425                6.0350
Purchase      81,064               6.0400
Purchase      27,749               6.0909
Sale          4,935                5.9950
Sale          9,471                6.0050
Sale          11,631               6.0800
Sale          38,873               6.0779
Sale          319,809              6.0558
Sale          18,929               5.9956
Sale          600                  5.9040
Sale          28,365               6.0452
Sale          2,878                6.0055
Sale          11,627               5.9950
Sale          2,900                5.9940
Sale          20,017               5.9950
Sale          700                  6.0300
Sale          1,434                6.0300
Sale          15,521               5.9950
Sale          8,697                5.9950
Sale          8,002                5.9950
Sale          4                    6.0800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         19574         6.0224
CFD            Short         9425          6.035
CFD            Short         81064         6.0399
CFD            Short         2988          6.0483
CFD            Short         33086         6.0816
CFD            Short         27749         6.0908
CFD            Short         10143         6.1151
CFD            Long          600           5.904
CFD            Long          2900          5.994
CFD            Long          18929         5.9955
CFD            Long          9471          6.005
CFD            Long          2134          6.03
CFD            Long          28365         6.0452
CFD            Long          319809        6.0558
CFD            Long          38873         6.0779


(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)                NO


Date of disclosure                         17 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