Thomson Reuters - Director/PDMR Shareholding
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Thomson Reuters PLC
09 May 2008
Thomson Reuters PLC
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons
NEW YORK, NY - May 9, 2008 - Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL;
NASDAQ: TRIN) today announced that long-term incentive awards of restricted
share units and stock options were granted on May 7, 2008 to certain senior
executives.
The following table sets forth information about the performance restricted
share units (PRSUs) and options granted.
Name Title PRSUs Options
Thomas H. Glocer Chief Executive Officer 54,610 303,210
Robert D. Daleo EVP & Chief Financial Officer 28,190 156,500
Devin Wenig CEO, Markets Division 28,190 156,500
James C. Smith CEO, Professional Division 28,190 156,500
Michael E. Wilens EVP, Strategy, Technology & Innovation 28,190 156,500
PRSUs will vest on March 1, 2011 upon completion of a three-year performance
cycle (2008-2010) and will entitle holders to receive Thomson Reuters
Corporation common shares if threshold performance goals are met. The final
number of PRSUs that vest will vary from 0% to 150% of the initial number
awarded, based 50% on Thomson Reuters adjusted EPS growth and 50% on its return
on invested capital (ROIC) performance over the three-year performance period.
PRSUs will also accumulate additional units based on notional equivalents of
dividends paid on Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares.
Options will vest 25% per year over four years. The exercise price for the
options granted is US$37.15 per share, which was the closing price of Thomson
Reuters Corporation's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on May 6,
2008. The options will expire 10 years from the grant date.
In addition, Mr. Glocer was granted 700,000 time-based restricted share units
(RSUs) and Mr. Wenig was granted 425,000 time-based RSUs. Mr. Glocer's
time-based RSUs will vest 20% each year over a five-year period. Mr. Wenig's
time-based RSUs will vest 33.33% each year over a three-year period.
The table below sets forth information as of May 7, 2008 about each individual's
beneficial ownership of Thomson Reuters securities following these awards: (1)
Name Shares (2) PRSUs/RSUs - Thomson Options - Deferred share units (DSUs) -
Reuters Corp. Thomson Thomson Reuters Corp.
Reuters Corp.
Thomas
H. 452,722 754,610 303,210 --
Glocer
Robert
D. 5,105 206,382 1,030,330 68,442
Daleo
Devin 307,821 453,190 156,500 --
Wenig
James 2,000 111,673 784,810 45,763
C.
Smith
Michael
E. 1,900 209,888 794,415 51,079
Wilens
(1) As previously disclosed, Messrs. Glocer and Wenig are entitled to
receive Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares upon exercise of Reuters Group PLC
options granted between 2001 and 2007. Messrs. Glocer and Wenig hold 3,997,262
and 1,713,894 of these Reuters options, respectively. Each Reuters option
entitles Messrs. Glocer and Wenig to receive 0.16 Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary
shares plus 352.5 pence per share. These options must be exercised by
mid-October 2008 (i.e., within approximately six months of the closing of
Thomson's acquisition of Reuters).
(2) Messrs. Glocer and Wenig hold ordinary shares of Thomson Reuters PLC.
Messrs. Daleo, Smith and Wilens hold common shares of Thomson Reuters
Corporation.
The holdings of each individual are less than 1% of the issued share capital of
either Thomson Reuters Corporation or Thomson Reuters PLC.
Thomson Reuters is voluntarily making this notification relating to securities
of Thomson Reuters Corporation. Under its dual listed company structure, Thomson
Reuters has two parent companies - Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson
Reuters PLC.
Contacts:
Fred Hawrysh Frank Golden
Global Director, Corporate Affairs Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
1.203 539 8314 1.203 539 8470
fred.hawrysh@thomsonreuters.com frank.golden@thomsonreuters.com
Frank DeMaria Nick Claydon
Global Director, Media Relations Brunswick
1.646 223 5507 +44 (0) 207 396 3547
frank.demaria@thomsonreuters.com nclaydon@brunswickgroup.com
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