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               27 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      49,320,838      3.89%      149,550       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       69,277      0.01%    2,473,120       0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%    2,297,790       0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,390,115      3.89%    4,920,460       0.39%


(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      5,410                6.3300
Purchase      56,085               6.3264
Purchase      4,774                6.3746
Purchase      290                  6.3300
Purchase      755                  6.3850
Purchase      5,831                6.2770
Purchase      20,357               6.3342
Purchase      4,127                6.3409
Purchase      1,400                6.2800
Purchase      8,087                6.3373
Purchase      1,045                6.3697
Purchase      210,000              6.3467
Purchase      1,800                6.3306
Purchase      8,147                6.3500
Purchase      5,400                6.3296
Purchase      20,357               6.3342
Purchase      39,457               6.3271
Purchase      40,367               6.3312
Sale          5,831                6.2760
Sale          755                  6.3850
Sale          40,367               6.3312
Sale          8,147                6.3500
Sale          5,400                6.3296
Sale          20,357               6.3342
Sale          4,774                6.3746
Sale          210,000              6.3467
Sale          4,127                6.3409
Sale          400                  6.4339
Sale          56,085               6.3264
Sale          56,085               6.3264
Sale          8,087                6.3361
Sale          39,457               6.3271
Sale          1,800                6.3306
Sale          210,000              6.3467
Sale          5,410                6.3289
Sale          290                  6.3300
Sale          1,400                6.2800
Sale          4,774                6.3746
Sale          4,127                6.3409

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1400          6.28
CFD            Short         5400          6.3296
CFD            Short         5410          6.33
CFD            Short         8147          6.35
CFD            Long          5831          6.276
CFD            Long          1800          6.3305
CFD            Long          40367         6.3311
CFD            Long          8087          6.3361
CFD            Long          4127          6.3409
CFD            Long          210000        6.3466
CFD            Long          400           6.4339


(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                         28 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