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 07 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 50,625,496 4.10% 628,127 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 92,960 0.01% 4,145,257 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,718,456 4.11% 4,773,384 0.39%
(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 26,118 6.0350
Purchase 1,656 6.0400
Purchase 6,180 5.9901
Purchase 27,807 6.0261
Purchase 21,690 6.0298
Purchase 6,207 6.0392
Purchase 7,720 6.0522
Purchase 1,515 6.0134
Purchase 2,579 5.9822
Sale 20,948 6.0167
Sale 29,772 6.0307
Sale 1,350 5.9964
Sale 260 6.0456
Sale 260 6.0456
Sale 2,579 5.9903
Sale 4,398 6.0419
Sale 5,074 6.0420
Sale 87,170 6.0039
Sale 11,100 6.0100
Sale 13,595 6.0360
Sale 3,688 Transfer
Sale 1,201 6.0389
Sale 19,469 6.0039
Sale 2,638 6.0039
Sale 9,679 6.0039
Sale 56,529 6.0039
Sale 7,035 6.0039
Sale 502 6.0039
Sale 2,452 6.0039
Sale 6,243 6.0400
Sale 13,171 6.0039
Sale 25,958 6.0039
Sale 9,331 6.0039
Sale 7,012 6.0039
Sale 11,657 6.0039
Sale 28,928 6.0039
Sale 198,439 6.0039
Sale 6,771 6.0039
Sale 325 6.0014
Sale 1,000 6.0014
Sale 1,700 6.0206
Sale 12,858 6.0039
Sale 68,137 6.0050
Sale 38,675 6.0039
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2579 5.9903
CFD Long 20948 6.0167
CFD Long 29772 6.0307
CFD Long 13595 6.0359
CFD Long 1201 6.0389
CFD Long 4398 6.0418
CFD Long 5074 6.042
CFD Short 2579 5.9822
CFD Short 6180 5.9901
CFD Short 623 5.9978
CFD Short 646 6.0015
CFD Short 124 6.0045
CFD Short 27807 6.026
CFD Short 21690 6.0298
CFD Short 6207 6.0392
CFD Short 7720 6.0521
(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 08 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