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