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               04 February 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      47,976,567      3.85%      256,621       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      177,612      0.01%    1,823,887       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,154,179      3.87%     2,080,508      0.17%


(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      9,790                6.1200
Purchase      7,405                6.1182
Purchase      565                  6.0350
Purchase      4,810                6.1155
Purchase      19,652               6.1079
Purchase      1,262                6.1227
Purchase      941                  6.1560
Purchase      1,075                6.1550
Purchase      941                  6.1560
Purchase      1,668                6.1260
Purchase      1,075                6.1550
Purchase      6,400                6.0900
Sale          2,453                6.1350
Sale          2,400                6.1200
Sale          1,817                6.1333
Sale          53,078               6.1200
Sale          1,668                6.1260
Sale          53,078               6.1300
Sale          1,075                6.1550
Sale          57,052               6.1207
Sale          941                  6.1560
Sale          1,202                6.1189
Sale          16,354               6.1200
Sale          1,668                6.1260
Sale          2,528                6.1357
Sale          53,078               6.1200

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         565           6.035
CFD            Short         6400          6.09
CFD            Short         19652         6.1078
CFD            Short         4810          6.1154
CFD            Short         7405          6.1182
CFD            Short         1075          6.155
CFD            Short         941           6.156
CFD            Long          1202          6.1189
CFD            Long          2400          6.12
CFD            Long          57052         6.1206
CFD            Long          1668          6.126
CFD            Long          2528          6.1357

(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                         05 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