Press Release Details

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

April 18, 2007 at 12:00 AM EDT

TR-1(i): Notification of Major Interests in Shares

 

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

Reuters Group PLC

2. 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): New Exemption DTR 5.1.3(4) & DTR 5.1.5(1)

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

Capital Group International, Inc

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

 

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

13/04/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified

16/04/2007

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

5%

8. Notified details:

 

A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation  previous to the triggering transaction (vi)

 

Number of shares

Number of voting Rights (viii)

Ordinary Shares

60,967,360

60,967,360

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights (ix)

% of voting rights

 

Direct

 

Indirect

 

Direct (x)

 

Indirect (xi)

 

Direct

 

Indirect

 

   

64,481,863

 

64,481,863

 

5.0948%

 

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Financial Instrument

Expiration Date (xiii)

Exercise/Coversation Period/Date (xiv)

Number of Voting Rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of Voting Rights

n/a        
 

Total (A+B)

Number of Voting Rights

% of Voting Rights

64,481,863

5.0948%

  

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

 

Number of shares

Number of voting Rights (viii)

Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”) holdings

64,481,863

5,095%

Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:

Capital Guardian Trust Company

24,940,478

1.971%

Capital International Limited

29,051,769

2.295%

Capital International S.A.

6,165,200

0.487%

Capital International, Inc.

4,324,416

0.342%


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold:

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting rights:

 

 

13. Additional information:

 

14. Contact Name

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full Name (including legal form for legal entities):

Capital Group International, Inc

Contact Address (registered office for legal entities):

11100 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90025

Phone number:

(213) 615-0469

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

 

B. Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full Name (including legal form for legal entities):

Christopher Aquino

Contact Address (registered office for legal entities):

11100 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90025

Phone number:

(213) 615-0469

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation):

Fax: (213) 486 - 9698
Email: GRGroup@capgroup.com

C. Additional Information

Commencing 20 January 2007, The Capital Group Companies, Inc., no longer reports ownership of securities.  Capital Group International, Inc. and Capital Research and Management Company now report relevant holdings separately for the purposes of the new DTR Handbook.