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               25 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      50,664,013      4.10%    2,313,338       0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,501,284      0.12%    4,125,507       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             52,165,297     4.22%     6,438,845       0.52%


(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      7,469                5.9838
Purchase      40,907               5.9920
Purchase      13,451               6.0350
Purchase      92,500               6.0350
Purchase      2,502                6.0350
Purchase      399,854              5.9873
Purchase      868                  6.0350
Purchase      170,619              5.9825
Purchase      8,566                6.0350
Purchase      1,500                5.9860
Purchase      3,105                5.9645
Purchase      774                  6.0350
Sale          550                  6.0262
Sale          29,141               6.0350
Sale          16,920               6.0350
Sale          15,900               6.0564
Sale          170,619              5.9825
Sale          600                  5.9956
Sale          2,438                5.9771
Sale          41,607               5.9983
Sale          41,530               6.0350
Sale          1,348                6.0350
Sale          9,060                5.9924
Sale          32,783               5.9777
Sale          16,601               6.0350
Sale          140,497              6.0350
Sale          900                  5.9956
Sale          10,957               6.0350
Sale          6,589                6.0350
Sale          500                  5.9956
Sale          2,800                6.0399
Sale          4,414                6.0350
Sale          491                  6.0350
Sale          12,460               6.0350
Sale          2,716                6.0350
Sale          170,619              5.9825
Sale          699                  6.0262
Sale          8,615                6.0350
Sale          1,091                6.0350
Sale          1,571                6.0350
Sale          835                  6.0350
Sale          54,357               6.0350
Sale          3,900                5.9668
Sale          425                  6.0262
Sale          659                  6.0262
Sale          2,166                5.9956
Sale          699                  6.0262
Sale          660,000              5.9820

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3105          5.9645
CFD            Short         7469          5.9837
CFD            Short         1500          5.986
CFD            Short         399854        5.9872
CFD            Short         40907         5.992
CFD            Long          2438          5.977
CFD            Long          32783         5.9777
CFD            Long          9060          5.9924
CFD            Long          41607         5.9983
CFD            Long          2800          6.0399
CFD            Long          15900         6.0563


(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                         26 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