Thomson Reuters - Notification of Transactions
RNS Number : 6096E
Thomson Reuters PLC
29 September 2008
Thomson Reuters PLC
Notification of Transactions
NEW YORK, NY - September 29, 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 with the aggregate sale proceeds.
Date Type of Transaction Type of Security Number of Securities Price Per Security
September 25, 2008 Sale Common Shares 8,486,812 C$32.44
September 25, 2008 Purchase Ordinary Shares 8,486,812 1,347 pence
Thomson Reuters was notified of the above transactions on September 26, 2008.
The Woodbridge Company Limited plans to use the remaining proceeds from the above sales of Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares to purchase additional Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares.
Following these transactions, The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it (together, 'Woodbridge') beneficially own 444,390,676 Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares, 8,486,812 Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares and 56,000 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% as at September 26, 2008 based on the aggregate issued share capital of Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC. 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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