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               04 January 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      48,681,225      3.85%      715,688       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      719,676      0.06%    1,967,540       0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,400,901      3.91%     2,683,228      0.21%


(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      20,400               6.3392
Purchase      33                   6.3100
Purchase      58,730               6.3533
Purchase      3,607                6.3200
Purchase      20,777               6.3691
Purchase      3,506                6.3914
Purchase      9,600                6.3386
Purchase      53,041               6.4100
Purchase      58,730               6.3533
Purchase      92,989               6.3511
Purchase      4,321                6.3200
Purchase      6,064                6.3919
Purchase      3,600                6.3967
Purchase      9,034                6.3200
Purchase      1,000                6.3850
Purchase      800                  6.3900
Purchase      3,959                6.3200
Purchase      4,700                6.3213
Purchase      143,224              6.3681
Purchase      12,091               6.3219
Purchase      2,412                6.3350
Purchase      137,743              6.3680
Purchase      1,975                6.3333
Purchase      60,693               6.3492
Purchase      99,332               6.3781
Purchase      12,001               6.3613
Purchase      4,574                6.4000
Purchase      3,300                6.3400
Sale          3,300                6.3400
Sale          60,693               6.3492
Sale          4,574                6.4000
Sale          12,001               6.3601
Sale          99,332               6.3781
Sale          3,506                6.3914
Sale          4,700                6.3213
Sale          9,600                6.3386
Sale          33                   6.3100
Sale          20,400               6.3382
Sale          2,412                6.3341
Sale          9,633                6.3385
Sale          3,600                6.3967
Sale          6,064                6.3919
Sale          92,989               6.3511
Sale          137,743              6.3680
Sale          1,975                6.3333
Sale          92,989               6.3511
Sale          58,730               6.3533
Sale          12,091               6.3219
Sale          1,000                6.3850
Sale          800                  6.3900

(C) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
Sale 20,777 6.3691
Sale 3,607 6.3189(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         12091         6.3218
CFD            Short         20400         6.3391
CFD            Short         12001         6.3612
CFD            Short         6064          6.3918
CFD            Short         3600          6.3966
CFD            Short         4574          6.4
CFD            Long          3607          6.3188
CFD            Long          4700          6.3212
CFD            Long          2412          6.334
CFD            Long          60693         6.3492
CFD            Long          20777         6.369
CFD            Long          800           6.39

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         07 January 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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.



Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk