Notification was received on 23 May 2006 from Barclays PLC and its subsidiaries informing us that they currently hold 40,069,073 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Reuters Group PLC which is 3.01% of the issued share capital excluding shares held in Treasury. This represents an increase in the percentage of issued share capital held by Barclays PLC. The shares are registered in various accounts.

Contact:
Elizabeth Maclean
Assistant Company Secretary
Reuters Group PLC
Elizabeth.maclean@reuters.com
Tel. no. 020 7542 67096