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 29 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 47,378,765 3.79% 645,464 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 649,452 0.05% 1,845,800 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,028,217 3.84% 2,491,264 0.20%
(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 1,168 6.0900
Purchase 4,129 6.0797
Purchase 151,398 6.0911
Purchase 2,405 6.0683
Purchase 4,955 6.0850
Purchase 1,036 6.0650
Purchase 14,577 6.1006
Purchase 28,900 6.0850
Purchase 33,770 6.0684
Purchase 7,645 6.0858
Purchase 1,036 6.0650
Purchase 1,028 6.0111
Purchase 61,693 Transfer
Sale 3,517 6.0725
Sale 8,651 6.0725
Sale 106,156 6.0900
Sale 6,053 6.0740
Sale 1,028 6.0111
Sale 1,028 6.0111
Sale 1,036 6.0650
Sale 7,645 6.0858
Sale 11,486 6.0789
Sale 8,346 6.0929
Sale 25,913 6.0104
Sale 22,433 6.0695
Sale 26,881 6.0589
Sale 7,645 6.0858
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1036 6.065
CFD Short 2405 6.0682
CFD Short 33770 6.0684
CFD Short 151398 6.091
CFD Short 14577 6.1005
CFD Long 1028 6.0111
CFD Long 26881 6.0589
CFD Long 22433 6.0694
CFD Long 6053 6.0739
CFD Long 11486 6.0789
CFD Long 7645 6.0858
CFD Long 8346 6.0929
(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 30 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