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 11 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 42,305,201 3.37% 2,329,130 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 212,737 0.02% 845,928 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,140,892 0.17% 2,947,504 0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,658,830 3.55% 6,122,562 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 50,000 5.9159
Purchase 1,018 6.1237
Purchase 611 6.1237
Purchase 21,978 6.1300
Purchase 386 6.1273
Purchase 3,009 6.1124
Purchase 3,778 5.9287
Purchase 46,463 6.0627
Purchase 70,000 5.9189
Purchase 4,944 6.1300
Purchase 104,553 6.0420
Purchase 27 5.9433
Purchase 12,360 6.1300
Sale 38,223 5.9000
Sale 59,390 6.1240
Sale 47,679 6.0456
Sale 24,18 6.0173
Sale 73,182 6.1300
Sale 344,743 5.9200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 4049 5.9121
CFD Short 3778 5.9286
CFD Short 27 5.9433
CFD Short 104553 6.042
CFD Short 46463 6.0627
CFD Short 3009 6.1123
CFD Long 24185 6.0173
CFD Long 47679 6.0455
CFD Long 59390 6.1239
(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 14 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