LONDON – This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

On 5 November 2007 Tom Glocer, Chief Executive and executive director of Reuters, exercised 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. 2,637,953 shares were sold. Since all of the proceeds are being used to cover the exercise price and associated tax costs, Mr Glocer will receive no net cash from the disposal. The transaction was made for personal US tax planning purposes.

After these transactions Mr Glocer's interests in ordinary shares are as follows:

Director Thomas Glocer

Shares held: 1,889,515
Share awards under long term incentives: 3,148,505
Share Options: 3,997,262

These holdings do not exceed 1% of the issued share capital of the company.

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Forward Looking Statements

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.

Forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

For additional information, please see “Risk Factors” in the Reuters Group PLC Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2006. Copies of the Annual Report and Form 20-F are available on request from Reuters Group PLC, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5EP. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Reuters Group speak only as of the date they are made. Reuters Group does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

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