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               14 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      49,529,161      3.94%       78,257       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       82,245      0.01%    1,847,141       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,611,406      3.94%     1,925,398      0.15%


(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      54,263               5.9217
Purchase      7,261                5.9193
Purchase      664                  5.9600
Purchase      18,444               5.9493
Purchase      3,606                5.9625
Purchase      18,444               5.9493
Purchase      2,500                5.9400
Purchase      124,826              5.9539
Purchase      2,500                5.9407
Purchase      124,826              5.9539
Purchase      3,530                5.9836
Purchase      1,036                6.0300
Purchase      20,378               5.9247
Purchase      454                  5.9650
Purchase      4,810                5.9611
Purchase      1,849                5.9650
Purchase      2,500                5.9400
Purchase      3,606                5.9011
Purchase      1,233                5.9611
Purchase      111,647              5.9544
Purchase      454                  5.9650
Purchase      21,315               6.0756
Purchase      87,357               5.9248
Sale          18,444               5.9493
Sale          2,500                5.9400
Sale          53,078               5.9400
Sale          454                  5.9650
Sale          18,444               5.9493
Sale          21,315               6.0756
Sale          3,606                5.9000
Sale          1,849                5.9650
Sale          87,357               5.9248
Sale          4,810                5.9600
Sale          18,444               5.9485
Sale          7,261                5.9193
Sale          3,530                5.9836
Sale          3,606                5.9614
Sale          664                  5.9600
Sale          111,647              5.9544
Sale          20,378               5.9237
Sale          2,956                5.9600
Sale          1,233                5.9600
Sale          87,357               5.9248
Sale          2,322                5.9600
Sale          54,263               5.9217
Sale          39,809               5.9450
Sale          124,826              5.9539
Sale          1,036                6.0300
Sale          5,866                5.9425
Sale          664                  5.9600
Sale          1,036                6.0300
Sale          2,500                5.9400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3606          5.9011
CFD            Short         2500          5.9407
CFD            Short         111647        5.9543
CFD            Short         4810          5.961
CFD            Short         1233          5.9611
CFD            Short         3530          5.9835
CFD            Long          7261          5.9193
CFD            Long          54263         5.9217
CFD            Long          20378         5.9236
CFD            Long          18444         5.9485
CFD            Long          3606          5.9613
CFD            Long          1849          5.965
CFD            Long          1036          6.03

(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                         15 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