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