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 03 January 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 48,511,538 3.84% 827,789 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 746,503 0.06% 2,028,626 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,258,041 3.90% 2,856,415 0.23%
(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 1,084 6.3150
Purchase 336,000 6.3468
Purchase 50,669 6.3490
Purchase 50,669 6.3490
Purchase 106,083 6.2850
Purchase 57,386 6.2508
Purchase 9,756 6.3150
Purchase 23,890 6.3802
Purchase 2,250 6.3450
Purchase 6,500 6.2880
Purchase 10 6.2650
Purchase 8,198 6.3010
Purchase 16,332 6.3210
Purchase 10,447 6.3242
Purchase 17,899 6.2893
Purchase 8,062 6.2995
Purchase 112,844 6.2952
Purchase 17,899 6.2893
Purchase 16,979 6.3116
Purchase 336,000 6.3468
Purchase 22,962 6.3128
Purchase 700 6.2890
Purchase 67,358 6.2866
Purchase 106,08 6.3100
Purchase 5,466 6.2747
Purchase 5,304 6.3150
Purchase 2,250 6.3450
Purchase 79 6.3851
Sale 2,250 6.3442
Sale 336,000 6.3468
Sale 1,601 6.3600
Sale 16,979 6.3116
Sale 1,159 6.3922
Sale 8,062 6.2995
Sale 50,669 6.3490
Sale 16,332 6.3210
Sale 22,962 6.3128
Sale 2,250 6.3450
Sale 336,000 6.3468
Sale 112,844 6.2952
Sale 2,250 6.3450
Sale 336,000 6.3468
Sale 700 6.2890
Sale 10 6.2650
Sale 17,899 6.2893
Sale 10,447 6.3242
Sale 700 6.2890
Sale 67,358 6.2866
Sale 6,500 6.2880
Sale 336,000 6.3468
Sale 57,386 6.2508
Sale 112,844 6.2952
Sale 23,890 6.3791
Sale 5,466 6.2738
Sale 336,000 6.3468
Sale 79 6.3838
Sale 6,500 6.2880
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 17899 6.2893
CFD Short 16332 6.321
CFD Short 10447 6.3241
CFD Short 23890 6.3802
CFD Long 5466 6.2738
CFD Long 67358 6.2866
CFD Long 6500 6.288
CFD Long 700 6.289
CFD Long 16979 6.3116
CFD Long 22962 6.3128
CFD Long 2250 6.3442
CFD Long 1008000 6.3468
CFD Long 79 6.3837
(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 04 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