Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7871L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
15 January 2008

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

Company dealt in Reuters Group Plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 14 January 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP

1,664,916 6.0215 5.8950

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

1,426,723 6.0000 5.9264

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP

e.g. CFD
CFD SHORT 3,590 5.9437
CFD SHORT 36,861 5.9634
CFD LONG 12,000 5.9576
CFD LONG 111 5.9591
CFD LONG 14 5.9591
CFD LONG 2,750,000 5.9600
CFD LONG 1,893 5.9622
CFD LONG 45,000 5.9632
CFD LONG 9,645 5.9739
CFD SHORT 1,893 5.9010
CFD SHORT 44,000 5.9029
CFD SHORT 9,651 5.9547
CFD SHORT 15,000 5.9551
CFD SHORT 31,931 5.9564
CFD SHORT 3,923 5.9564
CFD SHORT 11,489 5.9577
CFD SHORT 2,750,000 5.9600
CFD SHORT 28,873 5.9620
CFD SHORT 9,645 5.9834
CFD SHORT 100,000 6.0227

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 3)

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)
N/A N/A N/A

3. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

NONE

Date of disclosure 15 January 2008

Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number 020 7677 1871

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Reuters Group Plc
Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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