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 18 September 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 63,528,987 5.03% 1,302,876 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,414,876 0.51% 12,644,845 1.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 199,869 0.02% 2,290,282 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 70,143,732 5.55% 16,238,003 1.28%
(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 17,511 6.4400
Purchase 822 6.4350
Purchase 34,912 6.4611
Purchase 7,752 6.5000
Purchase 7,776 6.4400
Purchase 2,486 6.4912
Purchase 1,300 6.4889
Purchase 48 6.4208
Purchase 5,683 6.5000
Purchase 17,294 6.5000
Purchase 271,514 6.5000
Purchase 22,870 6.5000
Purchase 30,000 6.4993
Purchase 2 6.4850
Purchase 5,443 6.4400
Sale 44,965 6.5000
Sale 1,300 6.4889
Sale 30,254 6.5000
Sale 1,300 6.4889
Sale 16,821 6.5000
Sale 17,511 6.4400
Sale 1,709 6.4400
Sale 26,386 6.4503
Sale 7,776 6.4400
Sale 5,443 6.4400
Sale 60,399 6.4500
Sale 7,776 6.4400
Sale 2,557 6.4200
Sale 900 6.5028
Sale 17,511 6.4400
Sale 5,443 6.4400
Sale 1,210 6.4838
Sale 271,514 6.5000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 48 6.4208
CFD Short 34912 6.461
CFD Short 2 6.485
CFD Short 2486 6.4911
CFD Short 30000 6.4992
CFD Long 26386 6.4502
CFD Long 1210 6.4838
CFD Long 1300 6.4889
CFD Long 900 6.5027
(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 19 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 199,869 3.3511 EURO 01/04/2010
Option Purchased -763,427 4.0800 EURO 25/03/2008
Option Purchased -1,526,855 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