Holding(s) in Company
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: | The Woodbridge Company Limited | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | N/A | ||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 30 March 2009 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 31 March 2009 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 14% |
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 | 16,192,487 | 16,192,487 | 24,945,136 | 24,945,136 | N/A | 13.764% | N/A |
American Depositary Shares (each representing six Ordinary Shares) | 88,800 | 532,800 | 88,800 | 532,800 | N/A | 0.294% | N/A |
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
25,477,936 | 14.058% |
Note: The disclosures in this section 8 relate only to holdings in Thomson Reuters PLC and not Thomson Reuters Corporation. However, under Thomson Reuters dual listed company structure, holders of Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares and Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares ordinarily vote together as a single decision-making body, including in the election of directors, and in that sense have voting interests in Thomson Reuters. See further section 13 (Additional Information) below. |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it. |
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 |
13. Additional information: | The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it (together, "Woodbridge") also beneficially owned an aggregate of 429,900,553 Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares as at 30 March 2009. Under Thomson Reuters dual listed company structure, holders of Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares and Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares ordinarily vote together as a single decision-making body, including in the election of directors, and in that sense have voting interests in Thomson Reuters. Woodbridge had a voting interest in Thomson Reuters of approximately 55 per cent. based on the aggregate issued share capital of Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC as at 30 March 2009. |
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