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               02 January

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      49,339,516      3.90%      167,164       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       86,891      0.01%    2,430,740       0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,426,407      3.91%    2,597,904       0.21%

(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      9,458                6.3519
Purchase      2,388                6.3521
Purchase      2,600                6.3550
Purchase      70,914               6.3549
Purchase      34,412               6.3500
Purchase      16,549               6.4041
Purchase      54,009               6.3720
Purchase      1,804                6.3550
Purchase      724                  6.3700
Purchase      16,549               6.4041
Purchase      98,597               6.3627
Purchase      7,070                6.3518
Purchase      5,894                6.3500
Purchase      3,700                6.3655
Purchase      1,400                6.3500
Purchase      2,400                6.3524
Purchase      2,400                6.3524
Purchase      36,484               6.3495
Purchase      15,149               6.4103
Purchase      2,400                6.3532
Sale          7,070                6.3518
Sale          2,388                6.3521
Sale          2,400                6.3524
Sale          36,484               6.3483
Sale          16,549               6.4041
Sale          15,149               6.4091
Sale          98,597               6.3627
Sale          724                  6.3700
Sale          54,009               6.3720
Sale          1,804                6.3540
Sale          724                  6.3700
Sale          3,700                6.3655
Sale          70,914               6.3549
Sale          1,400                6.3500
Sale          2,600                6.3550
Sale          2,400                6.3524
Sale          98,597               6.3627

(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          6.35
CFD            Short         2400          6.3532
CFD            Short         15149         6.4102
CFD            Long          36484         6.3483
CFD            Long          1804          6.354
CFD            Long          2600          6.355
CFD            Long          3700          6.3655
CFD            Long          54009         6.372

(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                         03 January 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

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.
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