AVS No:

Name of applicant:

Reuters Group PLC

Name of scheme

Discretionary Share Option Plan

Period of return:

From:

6 October

To:

3 April 2007

Balance under scheme from previous return:

151,045

The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:

3,210,000

Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:

3,035,369

Balanced under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

325,676

Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission

559,999 on 20 November 2003

Total number of securities originally in issue at the end of the period

1,266,161,218

Name of contact:

Elizabeth Maclean

Address of contact:

The Reuters Building, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5EP

Telephone number of contact:

020 7542 6706

SIGNED BY

Elizabeth Maclean
Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised officer, for and on behalf of

Reuters Group PLC