FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month September 1999
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REUTERS GROUP PLC
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
85 FLEET STREET, LONDON EC4P 4AJ, ENGLAND
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(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
Yes No X
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THIS REPORT IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROSPECTUSES CONTAINED IN POST
EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-16927 ON FORM S-8,
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-69694 ON FORM
F-3, POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-90398 ON
FORM S-8, POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-7374
ON FORM F-3 AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-5998 ON FORM S-8 FILED BY THE
REGISTRANT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REUTERS GROUP PLC
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(Registrant)
Dated: October 26, 1999 By: /s/ Nancy C. Gardner
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17 September 1999
No: 19/99
REUTERS SUBSIDIARY INSTINET ACQUIRES GERMAN BROKER - MONTAG POPPER
London - Reuters electronic broking subsidiary, Instinet, has acquired Montag,
Popper & Partner GmbH (MPP), one of Germany's leading fixed income and equity
brokers, based in Frankfurt. The unaudited net assets of MPP on 30 June 1999
were DM9.2 million. The costs of the acquisition are not material to Reuters.
The acquisition of MPP's bond business will enhance Instinet's entry into the
European fixed income markets and enable Instinet to offer a broader range of
services to its European clients. Instinet also plans to build upon MPP's OTC
bond options business.
MPP's fixed income and options businesses will be fully integrated into
Instinet's newly developed fixed income operations to provide a combined
brokerage capability in Frankfurt and London. The enlarged business will offer a
service to the professional market for Sovereign debt, euro-denominated
instruments and US Treasuries. MPP will continue to participate in the daily
fixing process for German bonds through the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, where it
has a leading position in this activity.
MPP's equity unit will transfer into a separate company, managed independently
from Instinet, which will be run by two of the existing MPP partners and a
number of its staff.
MICHAEL EZRA, Managing Director and Head of Brokerage Operations in Europe at
Instinet, said: "The prime objective of this acquisition is to harness an
effective and accessible liquidity pool for the benefit of professional fixed
income market participants in Europe. Our aim is to migrate MPP's solid and
long-standing voice-based broker relationships into our core customer group so
that execution can be delivered by means of an advanced electronic platform."
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The goal of Instinet Fixed Income Markets is to provide greater efficiency,
liquidity and transparency to the global fixed income marketplace, delivered via
a purpose-built, leading-edge, secure and scaleable electronic platform that
will offer real-time trading, reduced transaction costs, greater control and
neutrality.
END
CONTACT:
Instinet:
London: Lorrie Harte Benwell Tel: (44) 171 680 3008
Director of Communications
[email protected]
New York: Terrence Mulry Tel: (212) 310 9554
Vice President of Corporate Communications
[email protected]
Reuters:
Geoff Wicks Tel: (44) 171 542 8666
Director, Corporate Relations
[email protected]
Adrian Duffield Tel: (44) 171 542 4728
Manager, Corporate Communications
[email protected]
NOTE TO EDITORS
Instinet is the world's largest agency broker and pioneered the use of advanced
technology to enhance the efficiency of broker services in the equity markets.
Its business model provides clients with anonymity, neutrality, liquidity,
transparency and control. Instinet is a member of 17 exchanges around the world
and trades in more than 40 markets. Instinet has taken the expertise built up
over 30 years in the equities markets and applied it to fixed income. Instinet
Fixed Income Markets combines the best attributes of electronic trading with a
dedicated broker desk staffed by market professionals to deliver the first
full-service electronic brokerage solution to the fixed income marketplace.
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23 September 1999
No: 20/99
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO SHARE PRICE MOVEMENT
Reuters notes the sharp fall in the company's share price today and confirms
that no price sensitive information was released in briefings to US and UK
analysts in New York yesterday.
A spokesman said: "The background briefings were on subjects including internet
strategy, the plans of our Instinet electronic broker and the progress of the
joint venture with Dow Jones."
The company confirmed that nothing was said at the briefing that could be
construed as a profits forecast or a profits warning and there is no price
sensitive information which it should announce.
The company will be updating the market in the normal course of events on 21
October when the third quarter revenue figures will be available.
END
CONTACT:
Peter.V.Thomas Tel: 0171 542 4890
Director, Media Relations
[email protected]
Tim Spratt Tel: 0207 831 3113
Director
Financial Dynamics
NOTE TO EDITORS
Reuters supplies the global financial markets and the news media with the widest
range of information and news products including real-time financial data,
collective investment data, numerical, textual, historical and graphical
databases plus news, graphics, news video, and news pictures. It reaches over
519,000 users in 57,720 locations and
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extensively uses internet technologies for wider distribution of information and
news. Reuters designs and installs enterprise-wide information management and
risk management systems for the financial markets as well as providing equity
and foreign exchange transaction systems. Reuters provides news and information
to over 225 Internet sites reaching an estimated 12 million viewers monthly.
Reuters is the world's largest news and television agency with 1,946
journalists, photographers and camera operators in 183 bureaux serving 157
countries. News is published in 23 languages. Instinet, an international
electronic agency stockbroker, is an independently managed subsidiary of
Reuters. The Group employed 16,898 staff in 212 cities in 95 countries at 30
June 1999.
For more details see www.reuters.com/mediapack/
Reuters and the dotted and sphere logos are the trademarks of the Reuters Group
of Companies.
[REUTERS LOGO]
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Primary Markets Division
London Stock Exchange Tower
Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1HP
2 August 1999
Dear Sirs,
REUTERS GROUP PLC AVS SECURITY NUMBER - 970553
I enclose notification of share transactions undertaken on 29th and 30th July
1999 by the following Directors and by an Employee Share Ownership Trust in
which they have an interest.
o Peter James Denton Job
o Robert Oscar Rowley
o David Granger Ure
o Andre-Francois Helier Villeneuve
o Jean-Claude Marchand
o John Michael Coldwell Parcell
The transactions in question were the purchase of shares by the Trust, the
automatic release of shares to which the Directors concerned are entitled under
the terms of the Reuters Long Term Incentive Plan and the sale of certain of the
released shares by the Directors. There is a second notification attached for Mr
Parcell relating to the sale of additional shares.
If there are any queries, please contact Janice Buswell, Group Regulatory
Adviser.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Janice Buswell
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JANICE BUSWELL
GROUP REGULATORY ADVISER
Enc
cc Chairman AFHV
PJ R E Martin
ROR G Wicks
J-CM N Gardner
JMCP B. Pringle (ABN AMRO Hoare Govett)
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AVS No. 970553
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- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
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Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
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DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
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1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
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2) NAME OF DIRECTOR: Peter James Denton Job, Robert Oscar Rowley, David
Granger Ure, John Michael Coldwell Parcell, Andre-Francois Helier
Villeneuve & Jean-Claude Marchand
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3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Transactions by a Trust in which the Directors have an Interest
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4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
Reuters Employee Share Ownership Trust II
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5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
Reuters Employee Share Ownership Trust II
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6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares by the Trust pursuant to terms of LTIP awards
b) Purchase of shares
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7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
334,289
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8) ( . %) less than 1% of issued Class
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9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
287,196
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10) ( . %) less than 1% of issued Class
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11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
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12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
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13) Date of transaction
a) 29 July 1999
b) 30 July 1999
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14) Date company informed
29 July 1999
30 July 1999
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15) Total holding following this notification
972,567 Ordinary Shares
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16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
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IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
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17) Date of grant
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18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
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19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
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20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
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21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
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22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
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23) Any additional information
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24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
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25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
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/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
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International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
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AVS No. 970553
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- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
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1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
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2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
Peter James Denton Job
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3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
Peter James Denton Job
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5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
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6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares to Director pursuant to 1994 LTIP Awards
b) Sale of shares, principally to meet related taxes
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7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
82,056
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8) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
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9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
44,423
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10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
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11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
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12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
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13) Date of transaction
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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14) Date company informed
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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15) Total holding following this notification
195,572 Ordinary Shares
Plus non-beneficially owned shares-489
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16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
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IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED LTIP AWARDS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
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17) Date of grant
29th July 1999
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18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
Exercisable 1/3/04 to 31/12/05 depending on vesting and other factors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Sterling pounds NIL
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20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
notification
Awards relating to 176,506 shares
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21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Sterling pounds NIL
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22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
Awards relating to 323,059 shares
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23) Any additional information
Awards are subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria
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24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
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25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
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/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
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International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
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AVS No. 970553
- --------------------
- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
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1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
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2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
Robert Oscar Rowley
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3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
Robert Oscar Rowley
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5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares to Director pursuant to 1994 LTIP Awards
b) Sale of shares, principally to meet related taxes
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
51,284
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8) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
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9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
30,514
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10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
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11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
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12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
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13) Date of transaction
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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14) Date company informed
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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15) Total holding following this notification
166,863 Ordinary Shares
Plus non-beneficially owned shares-5,606
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16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
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IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED LTIP AWARDS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
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17) Date of grant
29th July 1999
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18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
Exercisable 1/3/04 to 31/12/05 depending on vesting and other factors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
Awards relating to 108,948 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
Awards relating to 200,085 shares
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23) Any additional information
Awards are subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
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/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
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AVS No. 970553
- --------------------
- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
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2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
David Granger Ure
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
David Granger Ure
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares to Director pursuant to 1994 LTIP Awards
b) Sale of shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
55,388
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8) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
55,388
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13) Date of transaction
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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14) Date company informed
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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15) Total holding following this notification
344,099 Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED LTIP AWARDS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17) Date of grant
29th July 1999
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
Exercisable 1/3/04 to 31/12/05 depending on vesting and other factors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
Awards relating to 114,381 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
Awards relating to 211,516 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23) Any additional information
Awards are subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
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AVS No. 970553
- --------------------
- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
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2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
Andre-Francois Helier Villeneuve
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
Andre-Francois Helier Villeneuve
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares to Director pursuant to 1994 LTIP Awards
b) Sale of shares, principally to meet related taxes
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
55,388
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
23,907
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13) Date of transaction
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14) Date company informed
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15) Total holding following this notification
46,639 Ordinary Shares
Plus non-beneficially owned shares-120,692
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED LTIP AWARDS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17) Date of grant
29th July 1999
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
Exercisable 1/3/04 to 31/12/05 depending on vesting and other factors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
Awards relating to 114,381 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
Awards relating to 211,516 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23) Any additional information
Awards are subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
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AVS No. 970553
- --------------------
- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
Jean-Claude Marchand
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
Jean-Claude Marchand
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares to Director pursuant to 1994 LTIP Awards
b) Sale of shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
34,464
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
15,000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13) Date of transaction
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14) Date company informed
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15) Total holding following this notification
63,623 Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED LTIP AWARDS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17) Date of grant
29th July 1999
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
Exercisable 1/3/04 to 31/12/05 depending on vesting and other factors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
Awards relating to 116,520 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
Awards relating to 211,240 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23) Any additional information
Awards are subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
<PAGE>
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AVS No. 970553
- --------------------
- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
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2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
John Michael Coldwell Parcell
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
John Michael Coldwell Parcell
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
a) Release of shares to Director pursuant to 1994 LTIP Awards
b) Sale of shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
30,176
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8) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
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9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
30,176
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12) Price per share
Both Transactions 856.5p
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13) Date of transaction
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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14) Date company informed
a) 29/7/99
b) 30/7/99
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15) Total holding following this notification
81,638 Ordinary Shares
(See additional announcement attached)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED LTIP AWARDS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17) Date of grant
29th July 1999
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18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
Exercisable 1/3/04 to 31/12/05 depending on vesting and other factors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
Awards relating to 89,859 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Sterling pounds NIL
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
Awards relating to 153,843 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23) Any additional information
Awards are subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
<PAGE>
- --------------------
AVS No. 970553
- --------------------
- ----- THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REF: NEW
| | PRIMARY MARKETS
| | OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON EC2N 1HP
- ----- TELEPHONE 0171-797-3850 STX 33850
PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the Stock Exchange requirements
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) NAME OF COMPANY
Reuters Group PLC
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
Additional Announcement
-----------------------
John Michael Coldwell Parcell
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director and Spouse
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them. (If notified)
a) John Michael Coldwell Parcell-70,819
b) Anne Parcell-10,819
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
a) Director
b) Spouse
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of
the directors interest in the transaction
Sale of Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8) ( . %) of issued Class
N/A
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
a) 10,819
b) 10,819
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10) ( . %) Less than 1% of issued Class
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12) Price per share
Both transactions 868.5p
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13) Date of transaction
Both transactions 30/7/99
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14) Date company informed
30/7/99
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15) Total holding following this notification
a) 60,000 Ordinary Shares
b) Nil
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Less than 1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17) Date of grant
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23) Any additional information
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.M. Buswell (0171) 542 8187
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Date of Notification ....2 August 1999......
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/s/ Janice Buswell
J.M. Buswell, Group Regulatory Advisor
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Ltd. Registered Office: The Stock Exchange, London, EC2N 1HP
