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 28 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 49,377,014 3.89% 148,162 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 67,889 0.01% 2,524,647 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 2,297,790 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,444,903 3.90% 4,970,599 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 2,106 6.3050
Purchase 1,100 6.2662
Purchase 2,834 6.3194
Purchase 4,300 6.3419
Purchase 53,648 6.3094
Purchase 9,619 6.3597
Purchase 7,405 6.3538
Purchase 6,253 6.3495
Purchase 4,300 6.3419
Purchase 7,054 6.3484
Purchase 2,106 6.3050
Purchase 9,034 6.3600
Purchase 56,720 6.3149
Purchase 20,224 6.3505
Purchase 71,766 6.3211
Purchase 71,766 6.3211
Purchase 288 6.3011
Purchase 7,771 6.3504
Sale 7,054 6.3484
Sale 4,300 6.3419
Sale 20,224 6.3505
Sale 56,720 6.3149
Sale 7,771 6.3504
Sale 2,834 6.3194
Sale 9,619 6.3587
Sale 71,766 6.3211
Sale 53,648 6.3094
Sale 1,100 6.2650
Sale 2,106 6.3050
Sale 20,224 6.3505
Sale 7,405 6.3538
Sale 6,253 6.3495
Sale 7,879 6.3600
Sale 288 6.3000
Sale 7,054 6.3484
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
27/12/2007 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 1100 6.2661
CFD Short 288 6.3011
CFD Short 56720 6.3148
CFD Short 4300 6.3418
CFD Short 6253 6.3495
CFD Short 7405 6.3537
CFD Long 2834 6.3193
CFD Long 7054 6.3484
CFD Long 7771 6.3504
CFD Long 9619 6.3587
CFD Long 400 6.4339
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
27/12/2007 Sale 4,127 6.3409
(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 31 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 -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