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