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               18  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       49,259,163     3.92%       551,823      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives       555,811     0.04%     1,915,434      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              49,814,974     3.96%     2,467,257      0.20%


(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      1,600                5.8652
Purchase      1,499                5.8610
Purchase      157,394              5.8610
Purchase      124,365              5.8600
Purchase      17,332               5.7724
Purchase      5,000                5.7275
Purchase      16,034               5.7512
Purchase      1,199                5.8600
Purchase      5,800                5.7917
Purchase      3,819                5.8503
Purchase      147,994              5.8646
Purchase      3,600                5.8233
Purchase      59,448               5.8600
Purchase      5,466                5.7435
Purchase      30,319               5.7582
Purchase      30,319               5.7582
Purchase      186,523              5.8774
Purchase      1,499                5.8610
Purchase      3,344                5.8600
Sale          1,600                5.8652
Sale          59,448               5.8600
Sale          30,319               5.7582
Sale          1,600                5.8652
Sale          3,819                5.8503
Sale          5,000                5.7275
Sale          157,394              5.8610
Sale          147,994              5.8646
Sale          5,466                5.7425
Sale          1,199                5.8600
Sale          157,394              5.8610
Sale          186,523              5.8774
Sale          1,499                5.8610
Sale          44,631               5.8600
Sale          5,800                5.7917
Sale          1,199                5.8600
Sale          16,034               5.7512
Sale          59,448               5.8600
Sale          3,600                5.8233

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5000          5.7275
CFD            Short         5466          5.7435
CFD            Short         16034         5.7511
CFD            Short         3819          5.8502
CFD            Short         1499          5.8609
CFD            Long          5800          5.7917
CFD            Long          3600          5.8233
CFD            Long          1199          5.86
CFD            Long          147994        5.8645
CFD            Long          1600          5.8652

(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                         21 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