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