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               15 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      48,152,917      3.88%    1,095,189       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives      847,052      0.07%    2,603,273       0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,999,969      3.95%     3,698,462      0.30%


(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      378                  6.0050
Purchase      7,381                5.9400
Purchase      11,193               6.0574
Purchase      7,606                6.0000
Purchase      18                   5.9400
Purchase      1,100                6.0000
Purchase      5,894                6.0000
Purchase      5,311                6.0000
Purchase      7,202                6.0424
Purchase      200,000              6.0641
Purchase      2,924                6.0580
Purchase      8,947                6.0000
Purchase      463                  5.9650
Sale          7,606                6.0000
Sale          87,053               5.9851
Sale          7,399                6.0000
Sale          890                  5.9390
Sale          18                   5.9400
Sale          47,855               6.0000
Sale          7,896                6.0000
Sale          8,947                6.0000
Sale          1,700                6.0140
Sale          52,613               5.9800
Sale          2,400                5.9650
Sale          1,195                6.0239
Sale          2,600                6.0454
Sale          7,381                5.9400
Sale          282                  6.0400
Sale          6,711                6.0000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD             Short        463           5.965
CFD             Short        1100          6
CFD             Short        7202          6.0424
CFD             Short        11193         6.0574
CFD             Short        200000        6.0641
CFD             Long         890           5.939
CFD             Long         2400          5.965
CFD             Long         52613         5.98
CFD             Long         87053         5.9851
CFD             Long         1700          6.014
CFD             Long         1195          6.0239

(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                         18 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