Notification of Transactions
Thomson Reuters PLC
Notification of Transactions
NEW YORK, NY - December 18, 2008 - Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; NASDAQ: TRIN) today announced that The Woodbridge Company Limited engaged in the following transactions involving sales of Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares and concurrent purchases of Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares.
Date | Type of Transaction | Type of Security | Number | Price Per Security |
December 17, 2008 | Sale | Common Shares | 641,225 | C$32.58 |
December 17, 2008 | Purchase | Ordinary Shares | 641,225 | 1,431 pence |
Thomson Reuters was notified of the above transactions on December 18, 2008.
Following these transactions, The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it (together, "Woodbridge") beneficially own 439,893,486 Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares, 14,857,246 Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares and 67,000 Thomson Reuters PLC ADSs (each representing six ordinary shares of Thomson Reuters PLC). Under the DLC 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. Following these transactions, Woodbridge has a voting interest in Thomson Reuters of approximately 55% based on the aggregate issued share capital of Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC as at December 16, 2008. The Woodbridge Company Limited is the controlling shareholder of Thomson Reuters and certain of the Thomson Reuters non-executive directors are officers of Woodbridge. Thomson Reuters is voluntarily making a notification relating to securities of Thomson Reuters Corporation.
Contact:
David W. Binet
Secretary to the Board
Thomson Reuters
david.binet@thomsonreuters.com
+1 416.681.0474
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