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               18 December 2007

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      48,705,685      3.84%      314,245       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       41,518      0.00%    2,712,147       0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%    2,297,790       0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,747,203      3.84%    5,324,182       0.42%


(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      11,400               6.0547
Purchase      4,133                6.1397
Purchase      3,104                6.1400
Purchase      2,100                6.1117
Purchase      325,822              6.1317
Purchase      50,297               6.1400
Purchase      63,533               6.1400
Purchase      182,870              6.1188
Purchase      2,200                6.1500
Purchase      17,663               6.0786
Purchase      4,816                6.1417
Purchase      25,250               6.1433
Purchase      59,874               6.1408
Purchase      16,942               6.1400
Purchase      447                  6.0111
Purchase      1,000                6.0900
Sale          275,398              6.1263
Sale          500                  6.1412
Sale          1,000                6.0900
Sale          11,400               6.0536
Sale          230                  6.1412
Sale          59,874               6.1397
Sale          450                  6.1412
Sale          2,200                6.1500
Sale          4,816                6.1417
Sale          325,82               6.1317
Sale          1,630                6.1037
Sale          182,870              6.1188
Sale          2,200                6.1450
Sale          848                  6.1392
Sale          25,250               6.1424
Sale          3,104                6.1388
Sale          447                  6.0100
Sale          16,942               6.1400
Sale          67,239               6.1400
Sale          50,297               6.1400
Sale          2,100                6.1117

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         447           6.0111
CFD            Short         11400         6.0547
CFD            Short         1000          6.09
CFD            Short         4816          6.1416
CFD            Long          2100          6.1116
CFD            Long          182870        6.1188
CFD            Long          3104          6.1388
CFD            Long          848           6.1392
CFD            Long          59874         6.1396
CFD            Long          25250         6.1424
CFD            Long          2200          6.145
CFD            Long          2200          6.15


(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         19 December 2007
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   -765,930               4.0800           EURO           25/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,531,860             4.0800           EURO           25/03/2008


Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk