Delaware Mgmt BusTst - Rule 8.3- (Reuters Group plc)

RNS Number:1898R
Delaware Management Business Trust
31 March 2008

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) Delaware Management
Business Trust
Company dealt in Reuters Group PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing 28 March 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 25,374,086 (2.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 25,374,086 (2.05%)

(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 600 ADR's representing 3,600 ords 70.1383
Purchase 1,655 ADR's representing 9,930 ords VWAP: 70.4546

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

(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 31 March, 2008

Contact name Matthew Croskey

Telephone number +1 215-255-2139

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

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