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               14 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        42,003,528   3.34%       2,329,217    0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives        212,824   0.02%         841,375    0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,136,633   0.17%       2,938,734    0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               44,352,985   3.53%       6,109,326    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       81,171                6.0934
Purchase       73,182                6.0150
Purchase       841                   6.0676
Purchase       1,085                 6.1000
Purchase       96                    6.1113
Purchase       100,000               6.1399
Purchase       1,195                 5.9308
Purchase       687                   6.0550
Purchase       2,303                 6.0555
Sale           74,790                6.0864
Sale           73,182                6.0150
Sale           2,390                 6.0995
Sale           9,018                 6.0738
Sale           2,853                 6.0888

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Purchase/Sale    Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
04/05/2007   Purchase         400,000                 6.1800


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           Unit
CFD        Short         2303                  6.0555
CFD        Short         841                   6.0676
CFD        Short         81171                 6.0933
CFD        Short         96                    6.1112
CFD        Long          9018                  6.0737
CFD        Long          74790                 6.0864
CFD        Long          2853                  6.0887
CFD        Long          2390                  6.0994


(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                         15 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