1. Name of company

Reuters Group PLC

2. Name of director

Niall FitzGerald

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Shareholder named in 2.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Niall FitzGerald

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Not applicable.

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Purchase of shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

17,500

8. Percentage of issued class

Less than 1%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

10. Percentage of issued class

Not applicable.

11. Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

12. Price per share

14,905 at 117.41 pence per share and 2,595 at 117.46 pence per share

13. Date of transaction

17 April 2003

14. Date company informed

17 April 2003

15. Total holding following this notification

30,000 ordinary shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Less than 1%.

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.

17. Date of grant

Not applicable

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

Not applicable

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Not applicable

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Not applicable

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

Not applicable

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification

Not applicable

23. Any additional information

No

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Elizabeth Maclean 020 7542 6706

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Elizabeth Maclean

Date of Notification

17 April 2003

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