Reuters Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1783R
Reuters Group PLC
31 March 2008

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | REUTERS GROUP PLC |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
|rights are attached: | |
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|2. Reason for the notification | | |
| (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | | |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | X |
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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) | | |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Deutsche Bank AG |
|notification obligation: | |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Deutsche Bank AG |
|(if different from 3.): | |
| | |
| |Abbey Life Assurance Company Ltd|
| | |
| | |
| | Deutsche Bank Trust Company |
| | Americas |
| | |
| | |
| | Deutsche Asset Management |
| | Investment GmbH |
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| | Deutsche Asset Management |
| | (Japan) Limited |
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| | Deutsche Investment Management |
| | Americas Inc. |
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| |Rued, Blass Cie AG Bankgeschaeft|
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| | Tilney Investment Management |
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|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which| 26 March 2008 |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if | |
|different): | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27 March 2008 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Aggregate Direct & Indirect 8% |
|reached: | |
| | Aggregate Shares Held & |
| | Financial Instruments 8% |
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|8. Notified details: | |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|type |to the Triggering |transaction |
|of |transaction | |
|shares | | |
|if +----------+----------+--------+---------------------+----------------+
|possible|Number of |Number of |Number |Number of voting |% of voting |
|using |Shares |Voting |of |rights xi |rights |
|the | |Rights |shares | | |
|ISIN | |viii | | | |
|CODE | | +----------+-------------------+------+---------+
| | | | |Direct |Indirect|Direct|Indirect |
| | | | | x | xi | | |
+--------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+------+---------+
|GB000 | | | | | | | |
|2369139 |98,069,023|98,793,486|98,355,040|97,458,027|897,013 |7.88% | 0.07% |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
+--------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+------+---------+
|B: Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date xiii |Conversion |rights that may be |rights |
|instrument | |Period/ Date xiv|acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
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|Total (A+B) |
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|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |
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| 98,355,040 | 7.95% |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |
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