Thomson Reuters - Notification of Transactions
RNS Number : 9713D
Thomson Reuters PLC
22 September 2008
Thomson Reuters PLC
Notification of Transactions
NEW YORK, NY - September 22, 2008 - Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; NASDAQ: TRIN) today announced that The Woodbridge Company Limited engaged in the following transactions involving common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Thomson Reuters PLC. Each ADS represents six ordinary shares of Thomson Reuters PLC.
Date Type of Transaction Type of Security Number of Securities Price Per Security
September 18, 2008 Sale Common Shares 36,000 C$31.47
September 18, 2008 Purchase ADSs 6,000 US$140.50
September 19, 2008 Sale Common Shares 214,000 C$34.68
Thomson Reuters was notified of the above transactions on September 19, 2008.
Following these transactions, The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it (together, 'Woodbridge') beneficially own 452,877,488 Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares and 56,000 Thomson Reuters PLC ADSs. 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% as at September 19, 2008 based on the aggregate issued share capital of Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC. Woodbridge is the controlling shareholder of Thomson Reuters and certain of the Thomson Reuters non-executive directors are officers of Woodbridge.
Contact:
David W. Binet
Secretary to the Board
Thomson Reuters
david.binet@thomsonreuters.com
+1 416.681.0474
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