Notification of Major Interest in Shares
Notification of Major Interest in Shares
December 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM EST
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
REUTERS GROUP PLC2. Reason for the notification:
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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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:
Deutsche Bank AG4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Deutsche Bank AGAbbey Life Assurance Company Ltd
Tilney Investment Management
Deutsche Asset Management Investment GmbH
Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
18 December 20076. Date on which issuer notified:
19 December 20077. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Direct and financial instruments 5%8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| ORD - GB0002369139 | 62,695,531 | 63,389,541 | 61,364,604 | 61,364,604 | 700,710 | 4.83% | 0.06% |
B: Financial Instruments
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise / Conversion Period / Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted | Percentage of voting rights |
| Call Option | March 2008 | N/A | 1,531,863 | 0.12% |
Total (A+B)
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 63,597,177 | 5.01% |