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