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               11 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      49,612,913      3.94%      109,399       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives      113,387      0.01%    1,857,794       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,726,300      3.95%     1,967,193      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      8,152                6.0664
Purchase      28,874               6.0567
Purchase      13,921               6.0735
Purchase      14,859               6.0775
Purchase      35                   6.1051
Purchase      56,781               6.0796
Purchase      11,553               6.0729
Purchase      19,094               6.0760
Purchase      8,550                6.0600
Purchase      11,064               6.0694
Purchase      2,737                6.3933
Purchase      35                   6.0811
Purchase      150                  6.1000
Purchase      40,797               6.0600
Purchase      1,211                6.0611
Purchase      56,781               6.0796
Purchase      54,044               6.0638
Purchase      8,300                6.0993
Purchase      13,282               6.0767
Purchase      8,152                6.0664
Sale          54,044               6.0638
Sale          56,781               6.0796
Sale          11,553               6.0729
Sale          150                  6.0989
Sale          84,925               6.1100
Sale          13,921               6.0735
Sale          8,152                6.0664
Sale          2,737                6.3933
Sale          19,094               6.0760
Sale          28,874               6.0567
Sale          9,790                6.0600
Sale          11,553               6.0729
Sale          8,300                6.0993
Sale          13,282               6.0767
Sale          35                   6.1040
Sale          35                   6.0800
Sale          11,064               6.0694
Sale          1,211                6.0600
Sale          14,859               6.0775
Sale          329                  6.0688
Sale          54,044               6.0638

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1211          6.0611
CFD            Short         8152          6.0663
CFD            Short         19094         6.076
CFD            Short         13282         6.0767
CFD            Short         14859         6.0775
CFD            Short         35            6.0811
CFD            Short         8300          6.0993
CFD            Long          28874         6.0566
CFD            Long          11064         6.0693
CFD            Long          11553         6.0729
CFD            Long          13921         6.0734
CFD            Long          150           6.0989
CFD            Long          35            6.104

(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                         14 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