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