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