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               25 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      48,798,859      3.89%       734,939      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      738,927      0.06%     1,847,767      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,537,786      3.95%     2,582,706      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      3,361                6.0604
Purchase      2,402                6.0411
Purchase      7,389                6.0470
Purchase      1,390                6.0500
Purchase      3,361                6.0604
Purchase      1,390                6.0500
Purchase      1,042                6.1650
Purchase      596                  6.0600
Purchase      10,886               6.1390
Purchase      1,390                6.0500
Purchase      50,160               6.0435
Sale          2,325                6.0450
Sale          650                  6.0502
Sale          1,390                6.0500
Sale          3,361                6.0604
Sale          3,361                6.0604
Sale          4,702                6.1200
Sale          98,583               6.1004
Sale          68,302               6.0427
Sale          22,983               6.0600
Sale          11,952               6.0921
Sale          42,206               6.0600
Sale          3,162                6.0869
Sale          3,361                6.0604
Sale          1,390                6.0500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2402          6.041
CFD            Short         50160         6.0434
CFD            Short         7389          6.047
CFD            Short         1390          6.05
CFD            Short         1042          6.165
CFD            Long          68302         6.0427
CFD            Long          2325          6.045
CFD            Long          3361          6.0604
CFD            Long          3162          6.0869
CFD            Long          11952         6.0921
CFD            Long          98583         6.1003

(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                         28 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