LONDON – In connection with personal tax planning in anticipation of the completion of the Thomson-Reuters transaction, Thomas Glocer, Chief Executive Officer of Reuters Group PLC, wishes to exercise options granted under the Discretionary Share Option Plan in 2003 and 2004 over 3,804,466 ordinary shares of 25p in the capital of Reuters Group PLC in the next few days. Mr Glocer will then sell only that number of shares in the market needed to fund the exercise price, tax and selling costs payable as a consequence of the exercise and sale. Mr Glocer will receive no net cash from the disposal.

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This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include forward-looking statements in relation to the proposed combination of Reuters and The Thomson Corporation (the “Transaction”) that are based on certain assumptions and reflect Thomson's and Reuters current expectations, including statements about Thomson's and Reuters beliefs and expectations related to the proposed Transaction structure and consideration, benefits that would be afforded to customers, benefits to the combined business of Thomson and Reuters that are expected to be obtained as a result of the Transaction, as well as the parties' ability to enhance shareholder value through, among other things, the delivery of expected synergies.

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