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               31 March 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      51,272,969      4.15%    1,724,015       0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives      924,153      0.07%    4,125,507       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             52,197,122      4.23%    5,849,522       0.47%

(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      3,983                5.8000
Purchase      4,200                5.8250
Purchase      52                   5.7850
Purchase      111,419              5.7905
Purchase      21,324               5.7926
Purchase      7,319                5.8000
Purchase      6,600                5.8614
Purchase      18,207               5.7776
Purchase      2,453                5.8000
Purchase      9,356                5.8000
Purchase      11,005               5.7791
Purchase      4,497                5.8000
Purchase      10,437               5.8000
Purchase      25,361               5.8000
Purchase      9,356                5.8000
Purchase      6,481                5.8000
Sale          263                  5.7890
Sale          390                  5.7800
Sale          300                  5.7917
Sale          26,233               5.7900
Sale          6,028                5.7748
Sale          23,415               5.7800
Sale          52                   5.7650
Sale          13,501               5.8229
Sale          1,464                5.8093
Sale          375                  5.7862
Sale          1,258                5.8000
Sale          6,481                5.8000
Sale          3,983                5.8000
Sale          9,356                5.8000
Sale          750                  5.7858

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6028          5.7747
CFD            Long          23415         5.78
CFD            Long          26233         5.79
CFD            Long          13501         5.8228
CFD            Short         18207         5.7775
CFD            Short         11005         5.7791
CFD            Short         111419        5.7905
CFD            Short         21324         5.7925
CFD            Short         4200          5.825
CFD            Short         6600          5.8614

(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                         01 April 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