Thomson Reuters - Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number:0457U
Thomson Reuters PLC
08 May 2008
Thomson Reuters PLC
Notification of Significant Shareholder
NEW YORK, NY - May 8, 2008 - Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL:
NASDAQ: TRIN) today announced that its controlling shareholder, The Woodbridge
Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it (Woodbridge), received
1,473,778 common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation at a price of CAD$36.26
per share on May 1, 2008 pursuant to Thomson Reuters Corporation's dividend
reinvestment plan. Woodbridge also acquired 150 common shares of Thomson Reuters
Corporation at a price of CAD$37.16 on May 6, 2008. Thomson Reuters was notified
of these transactions on May 7, 2008.
Following these transactions, Woodbridge owns 452,082,798 Thomson Reuters
Corporation common shares or 70% of the outstanding common shares of Thomson
Reuters Corporation. Based on the issued share capital of Thomson Reuters
Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC as of May 7, 2008, Woodbridge has a voting
interest in Thomson Reuters of approximately 54%.
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.
Contact:
David W. Binet
Secretary to the Board
Thomson Reuters
david.binet@thomsonreuters.com
+1 416.681.0474
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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