RNS Number:4660S
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
16 April 2008



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                 Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

Company dealt in                                Reuters Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the         Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                 15 April 2008




2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased    Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP        Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP


6,466,521                               6.1200                                 5.9950




Total number of securities sold         Highest price received (Note 3) GBP    Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP


1,477,146                               6.0950                                 6.0490



(b)           Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)        Number of securities (Note 5)         Price per unit (Note 3) GBP

e.g. CFD

CFD                   SHORT                      12,256                                6.0860
CFD                   LONG                       125,314                               5.7250
CFD                   LONG                       5,989                                 5.7250
CFD                   LONG                       4,997                                 5.8000
CFD                   LONG                       3,208                                 5.9450
CFD                   LONG                       4,613                                 5.9500
CFD                   LONG                       230,000                               6.0305
CFD                   LONG                       18,000                                6.0305
CFD                   LONG                       25,000                                6.0305
CFD                   LONG                       170,000                               6.0608
CFD                   LONG                       80,000                                6.0608
CFD                   LONG                       986                                   6.0740
CFD                   LONG                       11,931                                6.0740
CFD                   LONG                       272,000                               6.0815
CFD                   LONG                       578,000                               6.0815
CFD                   LONG                       35,000                                6.0829
CFD                   LONG                       66,186                                6.0896
CFD                   SHORT                      125,314                               5.7250
CFD                   SHORT                      5,989                                 5.7250
CFD                   SHORT                      4,997                                 5.8000
CFD                   SHORT                      3,208                                 5.9450
CFD                   SHORT                      4,613                                 5.9500
CFD                   SHORT                      1,440                                 6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      12,785                                6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      4,763                                 6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      5,561                                 6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      207                                   6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      1,505                                 6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      974                                   6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      138                                   6.0443
CFD                   SHORT                      15,359                                6.0490
CFD                   SHORT                      1,109                                 6.0809
CFD                   SHORT                      91                                    6.0809
CFD                   SHORT                      78,776                                6.0922
CFD                   SHORT                      221,224                               6.0922
CFD                   SHORT                      346,584                               6.0972
CFD                   SHORT                      123,416                               6.0972
CFD                   SHORT                      250,000                               6.1191





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
                        purchasing,     to which the option               American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 5)      price       European etc.   date        paid/received per
                                                                                                      unit (Note 3)

N/A                   N/A               N/A                   N/A         N/A             N/A         N/A



(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option          Number of securities                   Exercise price per unit (Note 3)
N/A                                     N/A                                    N/A





3.         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








Date of disclosure                                                  16 April 2008


Contact name                                                        Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number                                                    020 7677 1871

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                        Reuters Group Plc
Nature of connection (Note 6)                                       Advisor






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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