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