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               30 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        41,225,886   3.28%      2,170,754     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives         70,276   0.01%      1,796,982     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,192,941   0.17%      2,431,970     0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               43,489,103   3.46%      6,399,706     0.51%


(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       48,426                6.1796
Purchase       410,000               6.2325
Purchase       90,035                6.2076
Purchase       510,015               6.2325
Purchase       7,251                 6.2127
Purchase       174,397               6.1659
Purchase       567,598               6.2325
Purchase       774,248               6.2325
Purchase       250,000               6.1617
Sale           174,397               6.1659
Sale           510,015               6.3000
Sale           410,000               6.3000
Sale           567,598               6.3000
Sale           774,248               6.3000
Sale           2,148                 6.1675
Sale           2,398                 6.1838
Sale           774,248               6.3000
Sale           174,397               6.1659
Sale           34                    6.2175

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           Unit
CFD        Short         250000                6.1616
CFD        Short         48426                 6.1795
CFD        Short         90035                 6.2075
CFD        Short         7251                  6.2127
CFD        Long          2148                  6.1675
CFD        Long          2398                  6.1837


(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                         31 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