Press Release Details

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

October 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM EDT

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

REUTERS GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
  Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limit (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

17 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% - 4% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 25p 44,901,479 44,901,479 51,519,332 51,519,332  N/A 4.07% N/A

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise / Conversion Period / Date Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted Percentage of voting rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
51,519,332 4.07%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

  • Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
  • Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limit
  • Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
  • Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (51,519,332 - 4.07% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
  • Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (44,638,476 - 3.52% = PMC)
  • Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
  • Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (44,638,476 - 3.52% = PMC)
  • Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
  • Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,265,005,319

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851