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