TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Thomson Reuters PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

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

Royal Bank of Canada

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

Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.

RBC Asset Management Inc.

RBC Trustees (CI) Ltd.

Royal Bank of Canada

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

March 4, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 6, 2009

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

8%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

ISIN: GB00B29MWZ99

14,454,614 

14,454,614 

14,601,274 

0

14,601,274

0%

100%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,601,274

8.06%

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

Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd. indirectly holds 4,754,361 ordinary shares or 2.62% of the voting rights; Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of RBC PH&N Holdings Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank Holding Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.

RBC Asset Management Inc. indirectly holds 9,844,936 ordinary shares or 5.43% of the voting rights; RBC Asset Management Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank Holding Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.

RBC Trustees (CI) Ltd. indirectly holds 1,977 ordinary shares or 0.001% of the voting rights; RBC Trustees (CI) Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of RBC Finance B.V. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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