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 19 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 48,714,087 3.84% 319,211 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 46,484 0.00% 2,699,349 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 2,297,790 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,760,571 3.84% 5,316,350 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 4,920 6.1750
Purchase 160 6.1760
Purchase 26,646 6.1402
Purchase 43,458 6.1533
Purchase 9,868 6.1715
Purchase 5,936 6.1750
Purchase 1,100 6.1400
Purchase 41,328 6.1750
Purchase 2,490 6.1750
Purchase 17,924 6.1233
Purchase 25,534 6.1744
Purchase 25,534 6.1744
Purchase 160 6.1760
Purchase 276 6.1200
Purchase 1,084 6.1750
Purchase 14,566 6.1790
Purchase 3,300 6.1750
Purchase 4,810 6.1750
Sale 1,490 6.1750
Sale 26,646 6.1402
Sale 575 6.1375
Sale 250 6.1775
Sale 3,300 6.1750
Sale 9,868 6.1715
Sale 420 6.1375
Sale 43,458 6.1533
Sale 4,810 6.1741
Sale 2,490 6.1738
Sale 43,458 6.1533
Sale 14,566 6.1790
Sale 5,936 6.1744
Sale 16,143 6.1750
Sale 250 6.1775
Sale 1,024 6.1750
Sale 25,534 6.1744
Sale 160 6.1760
Sale 17,924 6.1233
Sale 1,100 6.1400
Sale 276 6.1189
Sale 364 6.1750
Sale 400 6.1775
Sale 250 6.1775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1100 6.14
CFD Short 9868 6.1715
CFD Short 160 6.176
CFD Short 14566 6.1789
CFD Long 276 6.1189
CFD Long 26646 6.1402
CFD Long 2490 6.1738
CFD Long 4810 6.174
CFD Long 5936 6.1744
CFD Long 3300 6.175
(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 20 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