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 19 June 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 47,686,941 3.78% 473,460 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 199,839 0.02% 524,177 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 198,605 0.02% 4,450,884 0.35%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,085,385 3.82% 5,448,521 0.43%
(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 8,229 6.3100
Purchase 32,285 6.3300
Purchase 9,148 6.3100
Purchase 8,758 6.3170
Purchase 3,467 6.3350
Purchase 400 6.3008
Purchase 23,428 Transfer
Purchase 1,046 6.4000
Purchase 30,002 6.3525
Sale 1,793 6.3100
Sale 54,494 6.3063
Sale 5,568 6.2977
Sale 41,953 6.3754
Sale 32,285 6.3300
Sale 50,000 6.3518
Sale 1,046 6.4000
Sale 6,522 6.3832
Sale 1,992 6.3150
Sale 203,571 6.3688
Sale 12,152 6.3545
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 400 6.3008
CFD Short 3467 6.335
CFD Short 30002 6.3524
CFD Long 5568 6.2976
CFD Long 54494 6.3062
CFD Long 50000 6.3518
CFD Long 12152 6.3544
CFD Long 203571 6.3687
CFD Long 41953 6.3754
CFD Long 6522 6.3831
(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 20 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