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