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