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 21 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 49,579,310 3.91% 144,373 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 63,345 0.00% 2,763,954 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 2,297,790 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,642,655 3.92% 5,206,117 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 4,600 6.3276
Purchase 159,094 6.3263
Purchase 18,068 6.3350
Purchase 265,639 6.3350
Purchase 4,400 6.1986
Purchase 90,423 6.3350
Purchase 151,140 6.3266
Purchase 47 6.3350
Purchase 1,085 6.3250
Purchase 10,247 6.3350
Purchase 2,800 6.3200
Purchase 13,772 6.3350
Purchase 1,400 6.2100
Purchase 236,800 6.3293
Purchase 3,646 6.3350
Purchase 1,085 6.3258
Purchase 126,000 6.2350
Purchase 1,072 6.3250
Purchase 18,368 6.2300
Purchase 72,785 6.3350
Purchase 17,638 6.3350
Purchase 4,400 6.1986
Purchase 251 6.3350
Purchase 27,102 6.3350
Purchase 27 6.3350
Purchase 159,094 6.3263
Purchase 1,767 6.3350
Purchase 13,047 6.3318
Purchase 7,101 6.3350
Purchase 2,282 6.3025
Purchase 1,085 6.3250
Purchase 755 6.3350
Purchase 16,381 6.3350
Sale 4,400 6.1986
Sale 81,016 6.3350
Sale 1,400 6.2100
Sale 126,000 6.2350
Sale 72,785 6.3350
Sale 126,000 6.2350
Sale 1,072 6.3250
Sale 10,247 6.3338
Sale 13,047 6.3318
Sale 2,282 6.3013
Sale 20,210 6.3350
Sale 15,104 6.3350
Sale 13,047 6.3318
Sale 4,600 6.3276
Sale 1,085 6.3250
Sale 17,638 6.3350
Sale 1,085 6.3250
Sale 755 6.3350
Sale 1,287 6.3350
Sale 159,094 6.3263
Sale 236,800 6.3293
Sale 151,140 6.3266
Sale 2,800 6.3200
Sale 1,400 6.2100
Sale 496 6.3350
Sale 755 6.3350
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
20/12/2007 Sale 4,400 272.7400
20/12/2007 Purchase 4,400 272.7400
20/12/2007 Sale 1,400 86.9400
20/12/2007 Purchase 4,400 272.7400
20/12/2007 Sale 1,400 86.9400
20/12/2007 Purchase 1,400 86.9400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4400 6.1986
CFD Short 2282 6.3024
CFD Short 1072 6.325
CFD Short 1085 6.3257
CFD Short 151140 6.3266
CFD Short 4600 6.3276
CFD Long 1400 6.21
CFD Long 126000 6.235
CFD Long 2800 6.32
CFD Long 10247 6.3337
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
20/12/2007 Short 4,400 272.7399
20/12/2007 Long 1,400 86.94
(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 24 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