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               07 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      48,614,215      3.85%      737,983       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      741,971      0.06%    1,866,916       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,356,186      3.91%     2,604,899      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      5,874                6.2400
Purchase      15,030               6.2115
Purchase      3,861                6.2482
Purchase      4,500                6.2419
Purchase      120,613              6.2329
Purchase      4,866                6.2457
Purchase      2,342                6.2400
Purchase      10,578               6.1970
Purchase      34,664               6.2400
Purchase      4,208                6.2078
Purchase      19,896               6.2190
Purchase      300                  6.2426
Purchase      1,000                6.3850
Purchase      2,400                6.2308
Purchase      7,135                6.2788
Purchase      19,514               6.2159
Purchase      15,400               6.1953
Purchase      5,894                6.2400
Purchase      3,114                6.2591
Purchase      88,756               6.2431
Sale          3,300                6.3400
Sale          120,613              6.2329
Sale          300                  6.2415
Sale          10,578               6.1960
Sale          4,866                6.2457
Sale          15,400               6.1948
Sale          3,114                6.2591
Sale          3,114                6.2591
Sale          3,861                6.2482
Sale          19,514               6.2159
Sale          15,030               6.2104
Sale          142,909              6.2309
Sale          4,500                6.2419
Sale          1,100                6.1840
Sale          88,756               6.2431

(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         4208          6.2077
CFD            Short         15030         6.2115
CFD            Short         4800          6.2307
CFD            Short         4866          6.2457
CFD            Short         1000          6.385
CFD            Long          1100          6.184
CFD            Long          15400         6.1947
CFD            Long          10578         6.196
CFD            Long          19514         6.2159
CFD            Long          300           6.2415
CFD            Long          4500          6.2418
CFD            Long          88756         6.2431
CFD            Long          3861          6.2482
CFD            Long          3114          6.259
CFD            Long          3300          6.34

(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                         08 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