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               16  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       49,481,138     3.94%       287,906      0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       291,894     0.02%     1,914,818      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,773,032      3.96%     2,202,724      0.18%


(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      85,255               5.7561
Purchase      6,131                5.6724
Purchase      23,911               5.6175
Purchase      12,625               5.7665
Purchase      1,711                5.6427
Purchase      488                  5.7000
Purchase      4,278                5.6427
Purchase      144,950              5.7216
Purchase      5,502                5.7575
Purchase      668                  5.7550
Purchase      38,019               5.7183
Purchase      1,426                5.6767
Purchase      144,950              5.7216
Purchase      1,514                5.6050
Purchase      43,812               5.7859
Purchase      2,340                5.5700
Purchase      4,900                5.7543
Purchase      2,072                5.6300
Purchase      5,874                5.7550
Purchase      16,481               5.5364
Purchase      1,147                5.7144
Purchase      917                  5.7550
Purchase      85,495               5.7550
Purchase      9,603                5.6613
Purchase      28,565               5.7794
Purchase      2,340                5.5700
Purchase      6,013                5.7706
Purchase      11,653               5.7007
Purchase      66,381               5.7042
Purchase      8,555                5.6427
Purchase      2,340                5.5707
Purchase      24,445               5.7550
Purchase      10,306               5.6550
Purchase      6,131                5.6724
Purchase      17,503               5.7216
Purchase      1,200                5.7350
Purchase      5,502                5.7575
Purchase      659                  5.7250
Sale          9,603                5.6613
Sale          1,200                5.7350
Sale          1,514                5.6050
Sale          10,306               5.6550
Sale          5,502                5.7568
Sale          1,426                5.6767
Sale          485                  5.7118
Sale          2,340                5.5700
Sale          43,812               5.7859
Sale          4,585                5.7550
Sale          5,502                5.7575
Sale          85,255               5.7550
Sale          3,870                5.7550
Sale          6,131                5.6724
Sale          6,013                5.7695
Sale          28,565               5.7794
Sale          2,072                5.6300
Sale          144,950              5.7216
Sale          2,340                5.5700
Sale          85,495               5.7550
Sale          88,435               5.7512
Sale          12,625               5.7655
Sale          38,019               5.7183
Sale          5,502                5.7575
Sale          16,481               5.5364
Sale          2,072                5.6300
Sale          23,911               5.6175
Sale          488                  5.7000
Sale          43,812               5.7859
Sale          4,900                5.7543
Sale          17,503               5.7216
Sale          38,019               5.7183
Sale          659                  5.7250
Sale          11,653               5.7007
Sale          28,565               5.7794

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2340          5.5706
CFD            Short         23911         5.6175
CFD            Short         10306         5.655
CFD            Short         6131          5.6723
CFD            Short         11653         5.7006
CFD            Short         1200          5.735
CFD            Short         85255         5.756
CFD            Short         12625         5.7665
CFD            Long          2072          5.63
CFD            Long          9603          5.6613
CFD            Long          17503         5.7215
CFD            Long          4900          5.7542
CFD            Long          5502          5.7567
CFD            Long          6013          5.7695
CFD            Long          28565         5.7793
CFD            Long          43812         5.7858

(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                         17 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