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

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