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               17  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       49,346,576     3.92%       423,448      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       427,436     0.03%     1,915,434      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              49,774,012     3.95%     2,338,882      0.19%


(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      2,450                5.7100
Purchase      18,360               5.7689
Purchase      7,194                5.7283
Purchase      17,300               5.7497
Purchase      135,303              5.8065
Purchase      6,796                5.7349
Purchase      775                  5.7458
Purchase      19,555               5.7425
Purchase      2,450                5.7100
Purchase      1,011                5.7550
Purchase      1,000                5.7150
Purchase      17,377               5.8475
Purchase      18,604               5.8513
Purchase      1,685                5.8011
Purchase      125,045              5.8146
Purchase      176,579              5.8039
Purchase      6,796                5.7349
Purchase      2,450                5.7107
Purchase      39,601               5.7995
Purchase      12,619               5.8509
Purchase      39,601               5.7995
Purchase      1,001                5.7600
Purchase      2,338                5.7700
Sale          135,303              5.8065
Sale          176,579              5.8039
Sale          2,450                5.7100
Sale          7,194                5.7283
Sale          6,796                5.7349
Sale          15,480               5.7700
Sale          18,604               5.8502
Sale          1,011                5.7550
Sale          1,685                5.8000
Sale          125,045              5.8146
Sale          12,619               5.8498
Sale          18,360               5.7689
Sale          39,601               5.7995
Sale          17,300               5.7497
Sale          176,579              5.8039
Sale          2,450                5.7100
Sale          3,096                5.7700
Sale          775                  5.7458
Sale          7,194                5.7283
Sale          19,555               5.7425
Sale          775                  5.7458
Sale          1,000                5.7150
Sale          1,001                5.7600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2450          5.7107
CFD            Short         6796          5.7348
CFD            Short         17300         5.7497
CFD            Short         1011          5.755
CFD            Short         1001          5.76
CFD            Short         1685          5.8011
CFD            Short         18604         5.8512
CFD            Long          1000          5.715
CFD            Long          7194          5.7283
CFD            Long          19555         5.7425
CFD            Long          18360         5.7689
CFD            Long          125045        5.8145
CFD            Long          12619         5.8498

(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                         18 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