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