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               09 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      49,533,987      3.93%      192,170       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      110,131      0.01%    1,855,909       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,644,118      3.93%     2,048,079      0.16%


(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      6,100                6.1326
Purchase      5,874                6.2400
Purchase      5,894                6.2250
Purchase      1,958                6.2250
Purchase      2,700                6.1396
Purchase      6,352                6.1416
Purchase      1,148                6.1429
Purchase      617                  6.2250
Purchase      23,537               6.1501
Purchase      2,500                6.1400
Purchase      26,105               6.2250
Purchase      2,342                6.2400
Purchase      85,496               6.1438
Purchase      3,400                6.1565
Purchase      617                  6.1425
Purchase      26,105               6.2350
Purchase      18,421               6.1461
Purchase      6,613                6.1409
Purchase      2,648                6.1300
Purchase      34,664               6.2400
Purchase      7,135                6.2788
Purchase      29,274               6.1540
Purchase      24,039               6.3022
Purchase      22,585               6.2250
Purchase      5,874                6.2250
Purchase      19,580               6.2250
Purchase      54,671               6.1457
Purchase      29,274               6.1540
Purchase      5,894                6.2400
Purchase      5,544                6.2071
Purchase      30,114               6.2250
Purchase      12,030               6.1452
Purchase      60,630               6.1471
Sale          6,613                6.1398
Sale          1,148                6.1429
Sale          617                  6.1425
Sale          10,244               6.3200
Sale          54,671               6.1457
Sale          12,030               6.1452
Sale          6,352                6.1416
Sale          54,671               6.1457
Sale          2,500                6.1400
Sale          2,700                6.1396
Sale          60,630               6.1471
Sale          5,544                6.2060
Sale          410                  6.1400
Sale          18,421               6.1461
Sale          23,537               6.1501
Sale          26,105               6.2250
Sale          3,400                6.1565
Sale          2,648                6.1300
Sale          10,244               6.3200
Sale          29,274               6.1540
Sale          85,496               6.1438
Sale          6,100                6.1326

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2648          6.13
CFD            Short         2700          6.1396
CFD            Short         6352          6.1416
CFD            Short         12030         6.1451
CFD            Short         5544          6.2071
CFD            Long          6100          6.1326
CFD            Long          6613          6.1398
CFD            Long          18421         6.146
CFD            Long          23537         6.1501

(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                         10 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