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