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               31 August 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      64,134,029     4.58%        1,391,927   0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,602,892     0.40%       11,661,201   0.83%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      199,305     0.01%        2,278,476   0.16%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             69,936,226     5.00%       15,331,604   1.10%

(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      318                  6.3725
Purchase      79,577               6.3931
Purchase      8,471                Transfer
Purchase      7,698                6.3912
Purchase      21,960               6.3767
Purchase      300                  6.3808
Sale          128                  Transfer
Sale          10,033               6.3900
Sale          27,560               6.3817
Sale          6,335                6.3900
Sale          4,557                6.3700
Sale          12,281               6.3900
Sale          8,164                6.3900
Sale          646                  Transfer
Sale          101,787              6.3606
Sale          1,736                6.3900
Sale          50,229               6.3900
Sale          1,030                Transfer
Sale          7,976                6.3900
Sale          3,938                6.3900
Sale          1,006                6.3726
Sale          8,242                Transfer
Sale          7,822                Transfer
Sale          285                  Transfer
Sale          1,339                Transfer
Sale          792                  6.3900
Sale          778                  6.3900
Sale          30,002               6.3740
Sale          1,309                Transfer
Sale          1,646                Transfer
Sale          6,280                6.3900
Sale          9,841                Transfer
Sale          12,333               6.3700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         21960         6.3766
CFD            Short         300           6.3808
CFD            Short         7698          6.3912
CFD            Short         79577         6.393
CFD            Long          30002         6.374
CFD            Long          27560         6.3817

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         03 September 2007
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   199,305                3.3511           EURO           01/04/2010
Option            Purchased   -759,492               4.0800           EURO           25/03/2008
Option            Purchased   -1,518,984             4.0800           EURO           25/03/2008

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk