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 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        45,197,222   3.59%      2,184,016     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives         70,276   0.01%        873,521     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      2,195,075   0.17%      2,439,922     0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               47,462,573   3.77%      5,497,459     0.44%


(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       1,800                 6.2062
Purchase       13                    6.2800
Purchase       777                   6.2800
Purchase       236                   6.2800
Purchase       31,612                6.2800
Purchase       5,000,000             6.3175
Purchase       83                    6.2800
Purchase       32                    6.2800
Purchase       214                   6.2800
Purchase       27                    6.2800
Sale           13                    6.2800
Sale           7,139                 6.2828
Sale           1,138                 6.2828
Sale           1,146                 6.2250
Sale           13,262                6.2800
Sale           777                   6.2800
Sale           236                   6.2800
Sale           20,194                6.2828
Sale           31,882                6.2344
Sale           715,000               6.3175
Sale           4,050                 6.2800
Sale           170,879               6.2631
Sale           214                   6.2800
Sale           27                    6.2800
Sale           7,500                 6.2203
Sale           18,288                6.2828
Sale           2,343                 6.2828
Sale           2,743                 6.2828
Sale           83                    6.2800
Sale           66,512                6.2828
Sale           32                    6.2800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           Unit
CFD        Short         1800                  6.2062
CFD        Long          7500                  6.2203
CFD        Long          31882                 6.2344
CFD        Long          170879                6.2631
CFD        Long          715000                6.3174


(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                         01 June 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