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