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 17 March 2008
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 49,944,708 4.03% 2,830,919 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,469,519 0.12% 4,218,964 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 51,414,227 4.15% 7,049,883 0.57%
(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 34,913 6.0538
Purchase 1,750 6.0127
Purchase 72,319 5.7259
Purchase 1,000,000 5.7354
Purchase 992 6.0294
Purchase 18,741 5.8454
Purchase 11,020 5.8202
Purchase 71,261 5.7261
Purchase 4,595 5.7250
Purchase 6,832 5.8049
Purchase 127,661 5.7376
Purchase 44,643 5.7828
Purchase 7,434 5.8683
Purchase 45,474 5.8204
Purchase 27,425 5.7795
Purchase 22,234 5.7997
Purchase 19,168 5.7871
Purchase 4,188 5.8450
Purchase 37,655 6.0513
Sale 38,514 5.8329
Sale 22,612 5.7484
Sale 700 5.8350
Sale 19,593 5.7906
Sale 37,168 5.7721
Sale 37,655 6.0512
Sale 2,322 5.7250
Sale 11,020 5.8202
Sale 60,404 5.7373
Sale 135,866 5.8106
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 72319 5.7258
CFD Short 71261 5.726
CFD Short 127661 5.7376
CFD Short 27425 5.7794
CFD Short 25019 5.7807
CFD Short 44643 5.7828
CFD Short 22234 5.7996
CFD Short 45474 5.8204
CFD Short 18741 5.8454
CFD Short 7434 5.8682
CFD Long 60404 5.7372
CFD Long 22612 5.7484
CFD Long 37168 5.7721
CFD Long 135866 5.8106
CFD Long 38514 5.8329
CFD Long 700 5.835
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 18 March 2008
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