Rule 8.3 -Reuters Group Plc



 
 
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)
DAVIDSON KEMPNER EUROPEAN PARTNERS, LLP
Company dealt in
Reuters Group Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
ORDINARY SHARES
Date of dealing
31 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
 
 
 
 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
 56,300,136
 
 
 
 
4.56%
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
  
  
56,300,136
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
   
 
4.56%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 

Product name,
e.g. CFD
Long/short (Note 6)
Number of securities (Note 7)
Price per unit (Note 5)
EQUITY SWAP
LONG
100,000
 578p
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 

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

Product name, e.g. call option
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit (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. 
 
None.
 
 
 
 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
NO
 
 

Date of disclosure
1 April 2008
Contact name
Michael Herzog/John K. Clark
Telephone number
44-207-292-6750/646-282-5891
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