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 20 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 49,214,454 3.88% 138,139 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 57,866 0.00% 2,737,343 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 2,297,790 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,272,320 3.88% 5,173,272 0.41%
(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 34,388 6.2112
Purchase 59,201 6.2007
Purchase 809 6.1860
Purchase 13,374 6.1750
Purchase 1,200 6.1950
Purchase 11,215 6.1997
Purchase 586,108 6.1400
Purchase 4,044 6.2300
Purchase 1,200 6.1900
Purchase 36,922 6.1873
Purchase 478,150 6.2050
Purchase 34,651 6.1805
Purchase 22,803 6.1441
Purchase 12,398 6.1732
Purchase 9,231 6.1918
Purchase 82,004 6.1850
Purchase 809 6.1860
Purchase 82,004 6.1850
Sale 11,215 6.1997
Sale 199 6.1824
Sale 1,200 6.1950
Sale 12,398 6.1721
Sale 809 6.1860
Sale 59,201 6.2007
Sale 22,803 6.1441
Sale 36,922 6.1873
Sale 586,108 6.1400
Sale 34,388 6.2112
Sale 34,651 6.1805
Sale 1,200 6.1900
Sale 13,374 6.1750
Sale 4,800 6.2300
Sale 440 6.1824
Sale 9,231 6.1918
Sale 59,201 6.2007
Sale 82,004 6.1850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 34651 6.1805
CFD Short 809 6.1859
CFD Short 36922 6.1872
CFD Short 1200 6.19
CFD Short 9231 6.1918
CFD Long 12398 6.172
CFD Long 1200 6.195
CFD Long 11215 6.1997
CFD Long 34388 6.2111
(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 21 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