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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month August 1998
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REUTERS GROUP PLC
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
85 Fleet Street, London EC4P 4AJ, England
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(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports Form under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
Yes [ ] No [X]
This Report is incorporated by reference in the prospectuses contained in Post
Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-16927 on Form S-8,
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-69694 on Form
F-3, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-90398 on
Form S-8 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-7374 on Form F-3 filed by the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Zajack
Reuters America Inc.
(212) 603-3581
REUTERS INTRODUCES NEW POWERFUL INFORMATION SOURCE FOR ENERGY PROFESSIONALS
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SUBJECT: REUTERS INTRODUCES NEW POWERFUL INFORMATION SOURCE FOR ENERGY
PROFESSIONALS NEW YORK, August 10, 1998--Reuters today announced an
information offering designed specifically for professionals in the energy
industry. Reuters, already a leading provider of real-time energy
information to the industry, is introducing Reuters Energy Briefing Search
(REB), an interactive, current awareness and research tool that focuses on
the energy, power, gas and utilities sectors.
REB Search delivers breaking news and historical analysis as well as news
photos, foreign exchange rates and stock quotes from more than 4,000
leading business publications, newspapers, trade journals and newswires.
"Reuters is again delivering the essential tools of the trade to customers
in the energy industry," said Patricia Bridges, vice president of Business
Information Marketing at Reuters America Inc. "Reuters own unique content
woven with the majority of the top energy industry trade publications
delivers an offering today's competitive energy companies can't afford to
resist."
Reuters has recently signed agreements with a number of third-party energy
content providers such as Energy Intelligence Group, Hart Publications, The
McGraw Hill Companies, OPIS and Standard & Poor's Platt's to enhance its
energy specific coverage. Reuters will continue to expand the database of
energy publications included in its service.
Reuters Energy Briefing Content
Reuters Energy News Wires - Near real-time energy news and worldwide
business, political and economic news from Reuters 2,000 global journalists
and more than 50 specialized journalists reporting from energy desk in
London, New York, Tokyo and Singapore. This includes Reuters wires such as
Energy News, Oil News, Gas News, Power and Utility News and Reuters Energy
Companies.
Reuters Energy Digests - A daily news summary compiled each morning.
Reuters Energy Digest provides a global news snapshot of the energy
business including 15-20 leading energy news stories covering Oil and Gas,
Power and Utilities and Regulatory and the Environment and a summary of the
previous day's market trading.
Energy Trade Publications - Access to more than 150 international energy
sources from leading energy newsletters, wire services and trade journals
as well as energy statistics and market prices. This includes the real-time
Platt's Commodity News service, OPIS news and commentary as well as dozens
of leading energy newsletters from The McGraw Hill Companies, such as
Electric Utility Week, Global Power Report, Inside F.E.R.C., Coal Week and
Power Markets Week and from Hart Publications such as Petroleum Finance
Week, Octane Week and Gas Processors Report.
Delivery
Reuters Energy Briefing Search is currently available on the Internet. Each
user is assigned a name and password to log onto the Reuters Energy
Briefing web site. Reuters plans to make a dial-up Windows version of the
product available in the fourth quarter of this year. Reuters also offers a
host of other delivery options and levels of service including intranet and
enterprise-wide solutions through third-party partners such as NewsEdge,
Wavephore and SageMaker.
Pricing
Reuters Energy Briefing Search is available to new energy customers via the
Internet on a special promotional subscription basis for $200 per month for
a five hour block until the end of the year. The product is typically
priced in hourly blocks that cost $750 for 20 hours. This cost allows the
user unlimited access to the service for 20 hours and gives them the
ability to print each article at no extra charge. To access a free 30-day
trial of the product, or for more information, please call Reuters at
800-383-6335 and ask about Reuters Energy Briefing.
About Reuters Energy Products
Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSY), a leading screen-based provider of energy news and
information, has been serving the needs of the energy industry since 1984.
Its current energy offerings include Energy 2000, a real-time information
product covering the global energy industry and North American Power, which
covers the electricity, natural gas industry in the US and Canada .
Additional information about Reuters can be found on the Internet at
www.reuters.com or at www.commods.reuters.com or for more information on
Reuters Energy Briefing, please visit www.bizinfo.reuters.com or call
800-383-6335.
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Reuters and the dotted and sphere logos are the house trademarks of Reuters
Limited.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Zajack Jenna Focarino
Reuters America Inc. Dewe Rogerson PR
(212) 603-3581 (212) 688-6840
wendy.zajack@reuters.com
Jfocarino@dewerogerson.com
REUTERS DELIVERS THOMSON GLOBAL MARKETS INFORMATION TO CUSTOMERS AROUND THE
WORLD
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NEW YORK, August 27, 1998 -- Reuters and Thomson Global Markets today announced
an agreement that gives Reuters customers around the world access to Thomson
Global Markets services through the Reuters network.
Thomson Global Markets, formerly known as Tech Data, is an information service
that provides 29 services customized to the needs of institutional sales and
trading professionals in the fixed income, foreign exchange, capital and
emerging markets.
Thomson Global Markets will be offered on Reuters information products such as
the Markets, Treasury, Money 3000 product lines and any of the regional services
that are distributed via Reuters IDN network.
"This is a great opportunity for us," said Thomson Global Markets' president,
Christine Berthet. "Our purpose is to deliver quality financial analysis through
the preferred venue of our customer. The combination of our recommendations and
the depth of the Reuters platform will provide our clients with the tool they
need to make informed investment decisions."
"We are delighted to add this highly regarded source of fixed income, foreign
exchange and capital market analysis to our information products around the
world," said John Adams, Reuters, Director of Commercial Policy. "Thomson Global
Markets data complements our own information offering and gives our customers a
more extensive choice of quality third-party services."
"TGM's breadth of coverage across markets and geographic regions fits perfectly
with Reuters strength in the global arena. Together, they're sure to make a
powerful combination," comments Benjamin Parrish, Vice President of Fuji
Securities Inc.
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Reuters Group PLC
Reuters Group PLC (NASDAQ: RTRSY) supplies 457,000 users located in 58,000
organizations in global business and news media with the widest range of
information and news products including real-time financial data, transaction
and risk management systems, numerical, textual, historical and graphical
databases, news, news video and news pictures. Reuters designs and installs
trading room systems. Reuters is a technical leader with its extensive use of
internet technology for wider distribution of information and news. For more
information on Reuters visit www.reuters.com.
Thomson Global Markets
Thomson Global Markets (TGM) -- formerly Technical Data -- provides 29 services
customized to the needs of institutional sales and trading professionals in the
fixed-income, foreign exchange, capital and emerging markets. Located in every
major financial center globally, TGM's analysts have an average of 10 years
experience. While TGM has enjoyed an extraordinary following by the experts over
the years, its exclusivity with Telerate had limited its availability to a
growing numbers of customers who had elected a different platform. Please visit
www.tgmarkets.com for further information.
The name Thomson Global Markets was launched in July 98 following the merger of
three Thomson Financial Services divisions, Technical Data, Thomson Research -a
financial markets fax service, and DealWatch an on-line service in Japan.
Thomson Financial Services (TFS) is a leading provider of information services
and work solutions to the worldwide financial community. TFS employs more than
6,000 people in more than 40 locations dedicated to the success of our clients
and is part of The Thomson Corporation. With annual revenues approaching US$6
billion, The Thomson Corporation (TTC) is one of the world's leading information
and publishing companies. TTC's common shares are traded on the Toronto,
Montreal and London stock exchanges. For more information, visit the TFS Web
site at www.tfn.com.
Reuters and the dotted and sphere logos are the house trademarks of Reuters
Limited.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Zajack David Wismer
Reuters America Inc. DDB Needham
(212) 603-3581 (212)
wendy.zajack@reuters.com 415-3225
REUTERS LAUNCHES GLOBAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN THE US THROUGH DDB NEEDHAM
WORLDWIDE
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NEW YORK, August 31, 1998--Reuters, the world's leading news and financial
information company, today unveiled its plans for the US roll-out of its global
advertising campaign. Working jointly with DDB Needham New York in the US and
BMP DDB in London, Reuters has developed an intriguing campaign that emphasizes
the strength of its brand and underscores the value Reuters content and
expertise bring to the expanding financial and business information markets.
The multi-million dollar campaign forms part of the more than $40 million global
marketing communications budget. The advertising will promote the Reuters brand
in key financial markets in the US, UK, Switzerland, Japan and Germany.
In the US, the roll-out of the global campaign is the second phase of Reuters
move into large scale advertising. In May, Reuters kicked off a provocative,
visually compelling product campaign focused on the launch of Reuters Plus, an
innovative U.S. equities offering which provides real-time and historical
information and leverages Internet technology. That effort was created by Jeroen
Bours and Ken Shuldman, Group Creative Directors at DDB in New York.
Carolyn Chin, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer with
responsibility for the US campaign said, "The campaign will continue to build
our brand in America and show the power of information fused with technology to
deliver products and services that meet the needs of customers. We chose DDB
Needham Worldwide to handle our account because we know that it is one of the
leading brand-building agencies in the world"
Reuters global campaign was launched in the UK in the Financial Times and the
Economist in late June of 1998. It will roll-out in New York and around the
world in mid-September. The US campaign will run in Investor's Business Daily,
the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Business Week, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired as
well as a number of financial and technology trade magazines.
The global campaign consists of four print ads that were created by BMP DDB's
Executive Creative Director Tony Cox, and Joint Head of Art, Mark Reddy, both
based in London. A TV spot which extends the core messages will follow in
October.
The global brand advertising makes use of visual metaphors. These reflect
Reuters capabilities which enable users to locate the precise data they need to
do their jobs better in a world of increasing information overload. The campaign
features a range of products, which have been developed as a direct result of
Reuters consistently high investment in innovative technology.
Cox and Reddy used some of the world's leading photographers to create the print
campaign including Fabrizio Ferri, Jo Crowther, Steve Richardson and Jan
Chlebik.
Reuters Group PLC (NASDAQ: RTRSY) supplies 457,000 users located in 58,000
organizations in global business and news media with the widest range of
information and news products including real-time financial data, transaction
and risk management systems, numerical, textual, historical and graphical
databases, news, news video and news pictures. Reuters also designs and installs
trading room systems. It extensively uses internet technology for wide
distribution of information and news. For more information on Reuters visit
www.reuters.com.
DDB Needham is the largest advertising agency in the United States and the
second largest agency worldwide (based on consolidated gross income). The agency
has 206 offices in 96 countries and is acknowledged as the most creative of the
industry's multinational networks, based on its dominance of advertising award
competitions.
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Reuters and the dotted and sphere logos are the house trademarks of Reuters
Limited.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REUTERS GROUP PLC
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(Registrant)
Dated: December 14, 1998 BY: /s/ J. B. Reid-Dodick
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John B. Reid-Dodick
Attorney-in-Fact