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               05 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      47,980,201      3.86%       306,507      0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      185,288      0.01%     1,820,460      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,165,489      3.87%     2,126,967      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      33,432               6.0151
Purchase      55                   5.9700
Purchase      27,150               6.0064
Purchase      596                  5.9950
Purchase      33,817               6.0062
Purchase      1,606                5.9811
Purchase      103,969              6.0383
Purchase      2,376                6.0381
Purchase      12,739               5.9700
Purchase      630                  6.0160
Purchase      1,000                5.9950
Purchase      11,771               6.0160
Sale          1,606                6.1489
Sale          55                   5.9700
Sale          45,314               6.0072
Sale          693                  6.0056
Sale          1,600                6.0140
Sale          135,737              6.0046
Sale          7,199                6.0050
Sale          607                  6.0055
Sale          6,641                6.0246
Sale          632                  6.1300
Sale          12,684               5.9950
Sale          12,739               5.9700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1606          5.9811
CFD            Short         33817         6.0062
CFD            Short         33432         6.015
CFD            Short         12401         6.016
CFD            Short         2376          6.038
CFD            Short         103969        6.0383
CFD            Long          135737        6.0045
CFD            Long          7199          6.0049
CFD            Long          607           6.0054
CFD            Long          45314         6.0071
CFD            Long          1600          6.014
CFD            Long          6641          6.0245
CFD            Long          1606          6.1488

(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                         06 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