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               26 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      50,727,038      4.10%    2,260,027       0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,460,428      0.12%    4,125,507       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             52,187,466      4.22%    6,385,534       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      1,605                6.0350
Purchase      1,578                5.9911
Purchase      112,986              5.9972
Purchase      24,603               5.9713
Purchase      11,080               5.9745
Purchase      14,919               5.9761
Purchase      10,441               5.9692
Purchase      920                  5.9900
Purchase      12,455               6.0350
Purchase      849                  6.0600
Purchase      2,546                6.0600
Purchase      1,647                6.0600
Purchase      55,000               5.8900
Purchase      16,404               5.9760
Purchase      446                  5.9900
Purchase      663                  5.9900
Sale          12,455               6.0350
Sale          7,594                5.9843
Sale          1,578                6.0588
Sale          1,493                5.9611
Sale          4,212                5.9889
Sale          2,007                5.9889
Sale          7,000                5.9681
Sale          55,000               5.8900
Sale          1,605                6.0350
Sale          300                  5.9806
Sale          14,591               5.9905
Sale          1,006                5.9750
Sale          27,450               5.9756
Sale          68,826               5.9658

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         10441         5.9691
CFD            Short         2460          5.9712
CFD            Short         11080         5.9744
CFD            Short         14919         5.9761
CFD            Short         1578          5.9911
CFD            Short         112986        5.9971
CFD            Long          1493          5.9611
CFD            Long          6882          5.9658
CFD            Long          7000          5.9681
CFD            Long          27450         5.9755
CFD            Long          7594          5.9842
CFD            Long          6219          5.9888
CFD            Long          14591         5.9905
CFD            Long          1578          6.0588


(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                         27 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