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               10 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      49,659,274      3.94%      103,616       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives      107,604      0.01%    1,852,675       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,766,878      3.95%     1,956,291      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      28,265               6.0844
Purchase      800                  6.2090
Purchase      43,360               6.0857
Purchase      2,226                6.1500
Purchase      8,891                6.1410
Purchase      9,034                6.0600
Purchase      1,800                6.1256
Purchase      16,634               6.0600
Purchase      12,970               6.0998
Purchase      2,300                6.0750
Purchase      38,217               6.0921
Purchase      38,217               6.0921
Purchase      400                  6.0650
Purchase      4,336                6.0963
Purchase      2,300                6.0600
Purchase      3,234                6.0698
Purchase      86,644               6.1438
Purchase      1,300                6.0800
Purchase      7,861                6.1021
Purchase      23,447               6.0865
Purchase      4,336                6.0963
Purchase      3,400                6.1565
Purchase      882                  6.0600
Purchase      5,143                6.0380
Sale          2,300                6.0750
Sale          7,861                6.1021
Sale          800                  6.2090
Sale          400                  6.0639
Sale          617                  6.1425
Sale          2,500                6.1400
Sale          4,336                6.0963
Sale          43,360               6.0857
Sale          1,300                6.0800
Sale          800                  6.2090
Sale          23,447               6.0854
Sale          3,234                6.0687
Sale          12,970               6.0998
Sale          38,217               6.0921
Sale          5,143                6.0380
Sale          28,265               6.0844
Sale          43,360               6.0857
Sale          1,800                6.1256

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         23447         6.0865
CFD            Short         4336          6.0962
CFD            Short         12970         6.0997
CFD            Short         1800          6.1255
CFD            Short         3400          6.1564
CFD            Long          400           6.0638
CFD            Long          3234          6.0687
CFD            Long          2300          6.075
CFD            Long          1300          6.08
CFD            Long          28265         6.0844
CFD            Long          7861          6.1021
CFD            Long          2500          6.14
CFD            Long          800           6.209

(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                         11 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