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