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