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 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        42,361,327   3.37%       2,260,283    0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives        143,890   0.01%         882,611    0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,171,378   0.17%       2,966,274    0.24%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               44,676,595   3.55%       6,109,168    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       14                    Transfer
Purchase       25,638                6.2600
Purchase       480,000               6.2612
Purchase       1,652                 6.2575
Purchase       94                    Transfer
Purchase       1,221                 6.2676
Purchase       8,221                 6.2600
Purchase       16,642                6.1300
Purchase       574,285               6.2518
Purchase       21,300                6.2050
Purchase       320,00                6.2638
Purchase       1,004                 6.2600
Purchase       576                   Transfer
Purchase       50,270                6.2600
Purchase       30,900                6.2017
Purchase       35,800                6.0084
Purchase       413                   6.2775
Sale           1,400                 6.2003
Sale           2,000                 6.2003
Sale           79,426                6.2516
Sale           16,642                6.1300
Sale           3,700                 6.2453
Sale           402,701               6.2424
Sale           21,300                6.2050
Sale           545                   6.2003
Sale           1,250                 6.2003
Sale           12,888                6.2121
Sale           628,912               6.2462
Sale           35,800                6.0084
Sale           1,997                 6.2600
Sale           1,670                 6.2728

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           Unit
CFD        Short         30900                 6.2016
CFD        Short         7285                  6.2114
CFD        Short         567000                6.2523
CFD        Long          12888                 6.212
CFD        Long          402701                6.2424
CFD        Long          79426                 6.2515


(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                         16 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