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 26 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 66,019,250 5.22% 949,404 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 474,053 0.04% 7,474,805 0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 199,454 0.02% 2,283,804 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 66,692,757 5.28% 10,708,013 0.85%
(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 1,200 6.4250
Purchase 5,683 6.4400
Purchase 2,434 6.4397
Purchase 7,700 6.4286
Purchase 57,778 6.4260
Purchase 4,000 6.4296
Purchase 27,354 6.4235
Purchase 6,922 6.4372
Purchase 6,883 6.4286
Purchase 148,538 6.4750
Purchase 90,609 6.4450
Purchase 2,177 6.4393
Purchase 479 6.4012
Purchase 27 6.4207
Purchase 21,122 6.4750
Purchase 604 6.4012
Purchase 6,585 6.4467
Sale 21,122 6.4750
Sale 5,062 6.4235
Sale 5,100 6.4250
Sale 23,499 6.4413
Sale 21,122 6.4750
Sale 8,647 6.4194
Sale 1,207 6.4288
Sale 12,900 6.4250
Sale 148,538 6.4750
Sale 2,800 6.4325
Sale 1,093 6.4388
Sale 148,538 6.4750
Sale 1,498 6.4400
Sale 90,609 6.4450
Sale 1,000 6.4438
Sale 90,609 6.4450
Sale 1,400 6.4212
Sale 3,600 6.4493
Sale 700 6.4335
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 604 6.4011
CFD Short 479 6.4012
CFD Short 27 6.4207
CFD Short 27354 6.4234
CFD Short 1200 6.425
CFD Short 57778 6.426
CFD Short 6883 6.4285
CFD Short 7700 6.4286
CFD Short 4000 6.4296
CFD Short 6922 6.4372
CFD Short 2177 6.4393
CFD Short 2434 6.4397
CFD Long 8647 6.4193
CFD Long 1207 6.4288
CFD Long 2800 6.4325
CFD Long 700 6.4334
CFD Long 1093 6.4387
CFD Long 23499 6.4413
CFD Long 1000 6.4438
CFD Long 3600 6.4493
(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 27 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 199,454 3.3511 EURO
Option Purchased -761,268 4.0800 EURO
Option Purchased -1,522,536 4.0800 EURO
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