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