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