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 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      49,108,419      3.97%    1,966,470       0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,721,147      0.14%    4,146,480       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,829,566      4.11%    6,112,950       0.49%


(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      48,675               5.8600
Purchase      17,951               5.8600
Purchase      142,136              5.8600
Purchase      17,969               5.8700
Purchase      15,387               5.8572
Purchase      27,052               5.9037
Purchase      19,195               5.8681
Purchase      58,681               5.8873
Purchase      3,300                5.8550
Purchase      27,176               5.8811
Purchase      17,768               5.8473
Purchase      18                   5.9050
Purchase      47,376               5.8318
Purchase      55,935               5.8853
Purchase      4,291                5.8711
Sale          17,951               5.8600
Sale          142,16               5.8600
Sale          86,769               5.8042
Sale          48,675               5.8600
Sale          2,000                5.8020
Sale          286,789              5.8638
Sale          542,542              5.8107
Sale          830                  5.7962
Sale          55,706               5.8393
Sale          28,348               5.9062
Sale          42,023               5.8820
Sale          1,750                5.8806
Sale          17,969               5.8700
Sale          1,500                5.8712
Sale          18                   5.9050
Sale          5,670                5.7900
Sale          142,121              5.8600
Sale          355                  5.8712
Sale          475                  5.8712
Sale          4,517                5.8700
Sale          9,441                5.8242
Sale          36,136               5.8700
Sale          54,513               5.8791



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         47376         5.8317
CFD            Short         17768         5.8472
CFD            Short         3300          5.855
CFD            Short         15387         5.8571
CFD            Short         4291          5.8711
CFD            Short         55935         5.8852
CFD            Short         58681         5.8872
CFD            Long          2000          5.802
CFD            Long          86769         5.8042
CFD            Long          9441          5.8242
CFD            Long          55706         5.8392
CFD            Long          286789        5.8638
CFD            Long          54513         5.8791
CFD            Long          42023         5.882
CFD            Long          28348         5.9061



(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                         20 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