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