Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2654M
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
22 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 21 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

817,191 5.7600 5.4650

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

839,506 5.7200 5.6200

(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 16,943 5.6500
CFD SHORT 664 5.6500
CFD LONG 184,131 5.6849
CFD LONG 51 5.6862
CFD LONG 23,082 5.6967
CFD LONG 2,836 5.6967
CFD SHORT 130,000 5.5334
CFD SHORT 3,145 5.6082
CFD SHORT 25,594 5.6082
CFD SHORT 53,190 5.6507
CFD SHORT 5,000 5.6510
CFD SHORT 14,523 5.6778
CFD SHORT 19,400 5.6985

(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 22 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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