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