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               15 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      49,429,086      3.93%      255,680       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       259,668     0.02%     1,847,141      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,688,754      3.95%     2,102,821      0.17%


(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      1,504                5.9250
Purchase      98,003               5.8180
Purchase      32,487               5.7836
Purchase      5,144                5.8397
Purchase      10,374               5.8450
Purchase      71,602               5.8151
Purchase      148,332              5.8121
Purchase      80,796               5.8733
Purchase      13,245               5.8844
Purchase      134,308              5.8174
Purchase      48,825               5.7970
Purchase      267,334              5.8143
Purchase      127,932              5.8101
Purchase      7,660                5.8733
Purchase      10,789               5.8118
Purchase      22,068               5.8399
Purchase      10,789               5.8118
Purchase      77,784               5.8153
Purchase      11,999               5.8450
Purchase      627                  5.8400
Purchase      30,152               5.7929
Purchase      30,152               5.7929
Purchase      148,332              5.8121
Purchase      627                  5.8400
Purchase      794                  5.9100
Sale          6,480                5.8450
Sale          22,068               5.8399
Sale          5,144                5.8397
Sale          77,784               5.8153
Sale          134,308              5.8174
Sale          98,003               5.8180
Sale          30,152               5.7929
Sale          10,374               5.8450
Sale          3,870                5.8450
Sale          10,789               5.8118
Sale          77,784               5.8153
Sale          267,334              5.8143
Sale          1,504                5.9250
Sale          627                  5.8400
Sale          148,332              5.8121
Sale          5,144                5.8397
Sale          48,825               5.7970
Sale          127,932              5.8101
Sale          13,245               5.8833
Sale          71,602               5.8151
Sale          10,789               5.8118
Sale          267,334              5.8143
Sale          9,034                5.8450
Sale          32,487               5.7836
Sale          10,789               5.8111

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         30152          5.7929
CFD            Short         48825          5.7969
CFD            Short         98003          5.8179
CFD            Short         1504           5.925
CFD            Long          32487          5.7835
CFD            Long          127932         5.81
CFD            Long          10789          5.8111
CFD            Long          71602          5.8151
CFD            Long          77784          5.8153
CFD            Long          22068          5.8399
CFD            Long          13245          5.8833

(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                         16 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