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