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 23 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 48,993,387 3.91% 840,287 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 840,337 0.07% 1,904,621 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,833,724 3.98% 2,744,908 0.22%
(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 8,963 5.8195
Purchase 38,545 5.6120
Purchase 1,263 5.7611
Purchase 31,192 5.8600
Purchase 1,819 5.8444
Purchase 32,081 5.8857
Purchase 22,762 5.7942
Purchase 19,859 5.6500
Purchase 2,736 5.8650
Purchase 2,631 5.8298
Purchase 2,553 5.7797
Purchase 7,058 5.7600
Purchase 900 5.8740
Purchase 50,285 5.7600
Purchase 3,600 5.8200
Purchase 1,604 5.8526
Sale 7,058 5.7600
Sale 437 5.7600
Sale 9,090 5.7600
Sale 33,259 5.6248
Sale 900 5.8740
Sale 10,159 5.8393
Sale 2,553 5.7797
Sale 56,775 5.7600
Sale 600 5.8368
Sale 14,107 5.8066
Sale 147,345 5.8445
Sale 524 5.7600
Sale 2,631 5.8298
Sale 19,859 5.6500
Sale 2,080 5.8450
Sale 900 5.8740
Sale 13,936 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 1263 5.761
CFD Short 22762 5.7942
CFD Short 8963 5.8194
CFD Short 3600 5.82
CFD Short 2631 5.8298
CFD Short 5776 5.837
CFD Short 32081 5.8857
CFD Long 2553 5.7796
CFD Long 14107 5.8065
CFD Long 4968 5.8324
CFD Long 13684 5.8409
CFD Long 147345 5.8444
CFD Long 900 5.874
(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 24 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