Notification of Major Interest in Shares
Notification of Major Interest in Shares
October 9, 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 PLC2. 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:
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCredit Suisse International
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
4 October 20076. Date on which issuer notified:
8 October 20077. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%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 - GB0002369139 | 50,778,319 | 50,778,319 | 50,203,278 | 50,203,278 | N/A | 3.97% | N/A |
ADR - US7613M1027 | 16,002 | 16,002 | 16,002 | 16,002 | N/A | 0.0012% | 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 |
Option | Dec 21 2007 | N/A | 135,000 | 0.01067% |
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
50,354,280 | 3.98% |