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               31 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      47,603,455      3.81%      552,390       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      554,852      0.04%    1,835,806       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,158,307      3.86%     2,388,196      0.19%


(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      12,344               6.0600
Purchase      3,323                6.0254
Purchase      8,960                5.8854
Purchase      6,621                6.0600
Purchase      52,073               5.9551
Purchase      6,572                6.0600
Purchase      46,708               6.0600
Purchase      34,364               6.0474
Purchase      27,139               6.0600
Purchase      2,072                5.8950
Purchase      6,623                6.0600
Purchase      2,912                6.0600
Purchase      9,935                6.0600
Purchase      12,136               6.0024
Purchase      33,402               6.0600
Purchase      1,526                6.0600
Purchase      1,413                5.8450
Purchase      26,781               6.0550
Sale          2,424                5.9000
Sale          46,708               6.0600
Sale          4,610                5.8905
Sale          1,293                6.0077
Sale          33,402               6.0600
Sale          1,526                6.0600
Sale          1,826                6.0600
Sale          9,935                6.0600
Sale          18,965               6.0600
Sale          53,078               6.0850
Sale          1,401                5.9439
Sale          40,761               5.8602
Sale          4,563                5.8799
Sale          1,667                6.0600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1413          5.845
CFD            Short         8960          5.8854
CFD            Short         2072          5.895
CFD            Short         52073         5.9551
CFD            Short         12136         6.0024
CFD            Long          40761         5.8601
CFD            Long          4563          5.8798
CFD            Long          4610          5.8904
CFD            Long          2424          5.9
CFD            Long          1401          5.9439

(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                         01 February 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