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