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               20 March 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      51,390,315      4.15%    2,669,847       0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,857,793      0.15%    4,133,769       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             53,248,108      4.30%     6,803,616      0.55%


(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      4,800                5.9200
Purchase      163,525              5.8550
Purchase      22,200               5.9082
Purchase      46,715               5.8900
Purchase      1,035                5.8911
Purchase      46,301               5.8827
Purchase      170,619              5.8700
Purchase      6,030                5.8361
Purchase      55,000               5.8600
Purchase      19,663               5.8356
Purchase      6,273                5.8560
Purchase      27,398               5.8250
Sale          170,619              5.8700
Sale          1,515                5.8756
Sale          177                  5.8802
Sale          593                  5.8802
Sale          47,799               5.8900
Sale          32,800               5.9120
Sale          1,471                5.8900
Sale          593                  5.8802
Sale          154                  5.8900
Sale          504,540              5.8850
Sale          45,143               5.8850
Sale          683                  5.8900
Sale          46,715               5.8900
Sale          79,015               5.8836
Sale          48,658               5.8789
Sale          132,774              5.8850
Sale          570                  5.8802
Sale          242                  5.8802
Sale          108,323              5.8794

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6030          5.836
CFD            Short         6273          5.856
CFD            Short         46301         5.8826
CFD            Short         1035          5.8911
CFD            Short         22200         5.9082
CFD            Short         4800          5.92
CFD            Long          48658         5.8788
CFD            Long          108323        5.8793
CFD            Long          79015         5.8836


(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)                NO


Date of disclosure                         25 March 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