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 27 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 50,939,829 4.12% 2,085,897 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,286,298 0.10% 4,126,291 0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,226,127 4.22% 6,212,188 0.50%
(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 663 5.9450
Purchase 14,417 5.9532
Purchase 27,102 5.9450
Purchase 1,541 5.9411
Purchase 7,462 5.9500
Purchase 7,091 5.9483
Purchase 15,570 5.9450
Purchase 3,867 5.9461
Purchase 12,621 5.9463
Purchase 245,350 5.9769
Purchase 7,464 5.9638
Sale 1,541 5.9689
Sale 8,903 5.9436
Sale 64,888 5.9450
Sale 1,457 5.9450
Sale 11,278 5.9514
Sale 15,878 5.9500
Sale 2,426 5.9762
Sale 1,000 5.9712
Sale 575 5.9506
Sale 22,411 5.9590
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8903 5.9435
CFD Long 64888 5.945
CFD Long 15878 5.95
CFD Long 11278 5.9513
CFD Long 22411 5.9589
CFD Long 1541 5.9688
CFD Short 1541 5.9411
CFD Short 3867 5.9461
CFD Short 12621 5.9463
CFD Short 7091 5.9483
CFD Short 7462 5.95
CFD Short 14417 5.9531
CFD Short 7464 5.9637
CFD Short 245350 5.9769
(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 28 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