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 08 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 49,387,607 3.91% 81,355 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 85,343 0.01% 1,856,978 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,472,950 3.92% 1,938,333 0.15%
(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 9,612 6.2832
Purchase 460 6.3050
Purchase 23,479 6.2842
Purchase 19,580 6.2250
Purchase 2,200 6.2430
Purchase 4,800 6.3153
Purchase 2,400 6.2308
Purchase 180 6.3022
Purchase 2,400 6.2300
Purchase 7,214 6.2428
Purchase 5,894 6.2250
Purchase 5,874 6.2250
Purchase 1,958 6.2250
Purchase 2,400 6.3000
Purchase 2,500 6.3050
Purchase 29,664 6.2400
Purchase 10,244 6.3200
Purchase 460 6.3050
Purchase 14 6.1814
Purchase 26,050 6.3070
Purchase 33,049 6.2454
Purchase 56,597 6.2400
Purchase 24,039 6.3022
Purchase 5,704 6.2450
Purchase 22,585 6.2250
Purchase 30,114 6.2250
Purchase 15,682 6.2351
Purchase 2 6.2800
Purchase 15,412 6.2357
Purchase 2,400 6.3000
Purchase 2,400 6.2300
Purchase 26,105 6.2350
Purchase 909 6.2597
Purchase 617 6.2250
Purchase 4,800 6.2509
Sale 7,214 6.2417
Sale 10,244 6.3200
Sale 26,050 6.3070
Sale 14 6.1800
Sale 29,664 6.2400
Sale 56,597 6.2400
Sale 9,612 6.2832
Sale 15,682 6.2340
Sale 23,479 6.2842
Sale 2,500 6.3050
Sale 2,400 6.3000
Sale 4,800 6.3144
Sale 10,244 6.3200
Sale 2,400 6.2992
Sale 4,800 6.2500
Sale 2,400 6.3000
Sale 2,400 6.2300
Sale 336,000 6.3468
Sale 2,200 6.2430
Sale 909 6.2597
Sale 59,279 6.2698
Sale 15,412 6.2357
Sale 2,400 6.2300
Sale 2 6.2800
Sale 5,704 6.2450
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
03/01/2008 Sale 336,000 6.3468
03/01/2008 Sale 336,000 6.3468
03/01/2008 Sale 336,000 6.3468
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 14 6.1814
CFD Short 2400 6.2307
CFD Short 15412 6.2357
CFD Short 7214 6.2427
CFD Short 2200 6.2429
CFD Short 4800 6.2509
CFD Short 909 6.2597
CFD Short 3420 6.305
CFD Long 15682 6.234
CFD Long 5704 6.245
CFD Long 2 6.28
CFD Long 9612 6.2831
CFD Long 23479 6.2842
CFD Long 2400 6.2992
CFD Long 4800 6.3143
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
03/01/2008 Long 672,000 6.3468
(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 09 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