Rule 8.3- Reuters Group PLC

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
29 November 2007


                                                                   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 (Note 1)                          Royal Bank of Scotland
                                                         Group Plc

Company dealt in                                         Reuters Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   ORD GBP 0.25
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                          28 November 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 securities          15,340,788    (1.2082%)    748,490    (0.0590%)
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to     1,000,000    (0.0787%)  2,000,000    (0.1575%)
purchase/sell
                        Total    16,340,788    (1.2869%)  2,748,490    (0.2165%)





(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                            Long            Short
                                                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 (Note 5)
Purchase                                  54                      5.8350 GBP
Purchase                                 957                      5.8450 GBP
Purchase                               6,000                      5.8500 GBP
Purchase                               9,715                      5.8550 GBP
Purchase                              21,711                      5.8600 GBP
Purchase                              14,532                      5.8650 GBP
Purchase                              19,331                      5.8700 GBP
Purchase                               9,439                      5.8750 GBP
Purchase                                 218                      5.8800 GBP
Purchase                               4,999                      5.8900 GBP
Purchase                                 778                      5.8950 GBP
Purchase                               3,303                      5.9000 GBP
Purchase                               4,445                      5.9050 GBP
Purchase                               4,341                      5.9100 GBP
Purchase                               2,684                      5.9200 GBP
Purchase                               2,382                      5.9250 GBP
Purchase                               1,151                      5.9300 GBP
Purchase                               1,394                      5.9350 GBP
Purchase                               1,954                      5.9400 GBP
Purchase                               3,546                      5.9500 GBP
Purchase                               2,154                      5.9550 GBP
Purchase                               4,500                      5.9600 GBP
Purchase                               4,742                      5.9650 GBP
Purchase                               2,751                      5.9700 GBP
Purchase                               9,146                      5.9750 GBP
Purchase                              13,991                      5.9800 GBP
Purchase                               5,342                      5.9850 GBP
Purchase                               7,105                      5.9900 GBP
Purchase                               8,901                      5.9950 GBP
TOTAL:                               171,566   

Sale                                     106                      5.8900 GBP
Sale                                 105,786                      5.9050 GBP
Sale                                 162,869                      5.9126 GBP
Sale                                 260,000                      5.9803 GBP
TOTAL:                               528,761


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short       Number of securities     Price per unit 
name,        (Note  6)        (Note 7)                 (Note 5)
e.g. CFD



(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to      price    American,   date   money
        purchasing,    which the option            European           paid/
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.               received
e.g.                                                                  per unit
call                                                                  (Note 5)
option                                                                
                                                                      



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit 
option                        securities          (Note 5) 

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)



4. OTHER INFORMATION

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/NO



Date of disclosure                                            29 November 2007

Contact name                                                  Richard Hopkins

Telephone number                                              [phone]

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/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       Exercise     Type, e.g. Expiry date
                purchased   securities to   price (Note  American,
                            which the       2)           European
                            option or                    etc.
                            derivative
                            relates
e.g. call
option
Dec 2007 Call   Written        1,000,000   6.0000 GBP    American   21 Dec 2007
Dec 2007 Call   Written        1,000,000   6.0000 GBP    American   21 Dec 2007
Dec 2007 Call   Purchased      1,000,000   6.0000 GBP    American   21 Dec 2007



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








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