London – Reuters, the global information company, has completed its tender offer for the shares of Multex.com, Inc., a premier provider of global financial information, at a price of $7.35 per share in cash.

Approximately 29,860,015 Multex shares were tendered, including approximately 2,692,459 Multex shares covered by notices of guaranteed delivery. All such shares have been accepted for payment in accordance with the terms of the offer.

The number of shares tendered, including the 1.94 million shares of Multex already owned by Reuters, represented more than 97.3% of the 32.7 million outstanding shares of Multex.

The offer expired last night at midnight Eastern Standard Time.

Reuters expects to complete its acquisition of Multex shortly by a merger of Multex with a Reuters subsidiary. In the merger, the remaining Multex holders will receive the same per share price of $7.35 in cash and Multex will become a wholly-owned Reuters subsidiary.

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Corporate Communications – US
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Corporate Communications – UK
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Multex:
Debbie Lipson Hochberg
Investor Relations
Tel: +1 212 607 2601
lipsond@multex.com

Samantha Topping
Media Relations
Tel: +1 646 576 5584
stopping@multex.com

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About Multex

Founded in 1993, Multex is a leading provider of global broker and independent research, consensus and detailed analyst estimates, and comprehensive fundamental and business information on more than 25,000 active companies worldwide. Through multiple delivery channels, Multex serves the information needs of investment management firms, broker-dealers, corporations and individuals. Based in New York, Multex has over 550 employees in offices across North America, Europe and Asia