Royal Bk Scot.Grp. - Rule 8.3- Reuters Group Plc

RNS Number:2821M
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
22 January 2008

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 21 January 2008

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 15,312,570 (1.2195%) 36,348 (0.0028%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

Total 15,312,570 (1.2195%) 36,348 (0.0028%)

(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)

Sale 3,100 5.6150 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name, 6) 7) 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 money
name, selling, securities price American, date paid/
e.g. purchasing, to which European received
call varying etc. the option etc. per unit
option relates (Note 5)
(Note 7)

(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note
option securities 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 22 January 2008

Contact name Richard Hopkins

Telephone number (020) 7714 4459

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

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