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               01 April 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      51,568,661      4.18%    1,295,382       0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    495,520        0.04%    4,125,939       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             52,064,181     4.22%     5,421,321       0.44%


(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      204,430              5.8951
Purchase      2,800                5.9511
Purchase      697                  5.8950
Purchase      1,299                5.8450
Purchase      4,896                5.8875
Purchase      206,656              5.8992
Purchase      1,700                5.8810
Purchase      27,600               5.9164
Purchase      3,918                5.9500
Purchase      11,377               5.8715
Purchase      856                  5.8300
Purchase      62,148               5.8754
Sale          19,300               5.8947
Sale          3,153                5.9500
Sale          1,850                5.9000
Sale          28,507               5.8667
Sale          3,174                5.8806
Sale          51,597               5.8775
Sale          6,000                5.9669
Sale          3,500                5.8706
Sale          3,300                5.9006
Sale          740                  5.8566
Sale          106,300              5.9500
Sale          500                  5.8606
Sale          350                  5.8556
Sale          4,414                5.8529

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4414          5.8529
CFD            Long          51597         5.8775
CFD            Long          19300         5.8946
CFD            Long          1850          5.9
CFD            Long          6000          5.9669
CFD            Short         1299          5.845
CFD            Short         62148         5.8754
CFD            Short         1700          5.881
CFD            Short         4896          5.8874
CFD            Short         205127        5.895
CFD            Short         206656        5.8992
CFD            Short         27600         5.9164
CFD            Short         2800          5.9511


(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                         02 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