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               02 April 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      51,978,375      4.21%      899,777       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives       99,915      0.01%    4,143,289       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             52,078,290      4.22%     5,043,066      0.41%

(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      14,546               5.9759
Purchase      1,514                5.9750
Purchase      1,567                5.9400
Purchase      660                  5.9400
Purchase      313                  6.0000
Purchase      51,662               5.9752
Purchase      180,838              5.9597
Purchase      5,117                5.9705
Purchase      23,301               5.9413
Purchase      189,245              5.9602
Purchase      6,292                5.9455
Sale          1,150                5.9506
Sale          696                  5.9256
Sale          1,000                5.9356
Sale          31,169               5.9416
Sale          313                  5.9950
Sale          715                  5.9206
Sale          910                  5.9156
Sale          5,124                5.9414
Sale          675                  5.9206
Sale          2,202                5.9326
Sale          986                  5.9550
Sale          4,501                5.9771
Sale          8,300                5.9249
Sale          400                  5.9906
Sale          0                    4.9477
Sale          6,200                5.9254
Sale          700                  5.9256
Sale          300                  5.9156

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8300          5.9249
CFD            Long          6200          5.9254
CFD            Long          2202          5.9325
CFD            Long          5124          5.9413
CFD            Long          31169         5.9415
CFD            Long          986           5.955
CFD            Short         2227          5.94
CFD            Short         23301         5.9413
CFD            Short         180838        5.9597
CFD            Short         189245        5.9601
CFD            Short         5117          5.9704
CFD            Short         51662         5.9752
CFD            Short         14546         5.9758

(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                         03 April 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