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 10 May 2007
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 42,573,476 3.39% 2,382,250 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 216,151 0.02% 818,717 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,111,732 0.17% 2,930,188 0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,901,359 3.57% 6,131,155 0.49%
(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 16,292 6.1013
Purchase 11,063 6.1037
Purchase 59,340 6.0844
Purchase 3,669 6.0937
Purchase 3,601 6.0355
Purchase 100,000 6.0200
Purchase 20,000 6.2225
Purchase 20,670 6.1044
Sale 24,893 6.1149
Sale 7,504 6.1338
Sale 19,882 6.1288
Sale 100,000 6.0200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 3601 6.0355
CFD Short 59340 6.0843
CFD Short 3669 6.0937
CFD Short 16292 6.1012
CFD Short 11063 6.1037
CFD Short 20670 6.1044
CFD Short 293041 6.3375
CFD Long 24893 6.1148
CFD Long 19882 6.1288
CFD Long 7504 6.1337
CFD Long 82758 6.1377
CFD Long 480000 6.3675
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
08/05/2007 Short 293,041 6.3375
(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 11 May 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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