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               22 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      49,087,749      3.92%      732,093       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      736,081      0.06%    1,906,846       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,823,830      3.97%    2,638,939       0.21%


(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      71,570               5.7061
Purchase      29,547               5.7539
Purchase      3,080                5.6450
Purchase      17,543               5.6981
Purchase      10,994               5.8550
Purchase      25,705               5.7167
Purchase      101,831              5.7715
Purchase      33,259               5.6248
Purchase      3,080                5.6450
Purchase      3,708                5.8500
Purchase      12,076               5.8550
Purchase      59,171               5.8160
Purchase      101,831              5.7715
Purchase      16,910               5.8211
Purchase      17,543               5.6981
Purchase      8,991                5.5810
Purchase      185,033              5.7464
Purchase      54,826               5.6501
Purchase      47,244               5.7387
Purchase      19,358               5.8056
Purchase      38,545               5.6120
Purchase      3,080                5.6457
Purchase      10,800               5.8650
Purchase      816                  5.3900
Purchase      7,519                5.6456
Sale          25,705               5.7167
Sale          185,033              5.7464
Sale          59,171               5.8149
Sale          54,826               5.6501
Sale          101,831              5.7715
Sale          7,519                5.6456
Sale          9,500                5.4950
Sale          10,800               5.8650
Sale          12,076               5.8539
Sale          38,545               5.6120
Sale          47,244               5.7387
Sale          3,080                5.6450
Sale          3,708                5.8500
Sale          33,259               5.6248
Sale          8,991                5.5810
Sale          29,547               5.7539
Sale          17,543               5.6981
Sale          16,910               5.8201
Sale          8,991                5.5810
Sale          185,033              5.7464
Sale          3,080                5.6450
Sale          19,358               5.8056
Sale          404                  5.8550
Sale          71,570               5.7061

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         38545         5.612
CFD            Short         7519          5.6456
CFD            Short         3080          5.6457
CFD            Short         47244         5.7387
CFD            Short         3105          5.7751
CFD            Short         19358         5.8055
CFD            Short         16910         5.8211
CFD            Short         1080          5.865
CFD            Long          33259         5.6247
CFD            Long          54826         5.6501
CFD            Long          25705         5.7167
CFD            Long          29547         5.7538
CFD            Long          15333         5.7677
CFD            Long          59171         5.8149
CFD            Long          3708          5.85
CFD            Long          12076         5.8538


(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                         23 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