Morgan Stanley Secs - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5664S
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
17 April 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 16 April 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

5,424,915 6.3100 6.0329

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

1,298,711 6.3100 6.0400

(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 LONG 1,165 6.1970
CFD LONG 96 6.1970
CFD LONG 6,597 6.2022
CFD LONG 92,000 6.2992
CFD SHORT 32,500 6.0624
CFD SHORT 6,597 6.0961
CFD SHORT 58,000 6.0985
CFD SHORT 293,599 6.1215
CFD SHORT 104,551 6.1215
CFD SHORT 4,311 6.1383
CFD SHORT 1,602 6.1400
CFD SHORT 20,000 6.1697
CFD SHORT 1,839 6.1749
CFD SHORT 22,251 6.1749

(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)

CALL OPTION PURCHASING 348,000 1842.0000 AMERICAN 20/06/2008 0.1000

(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 17 April 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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