RNS Number:4824Q
Reuters Group PLC
2 October 2003

Letter to Reuters Grp Plc dated September 30, 2003 

Enclosed are notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. Companies Act 
1985. Please note that while this information details the disclosable interests 
of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure constitutes separate 
notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes of 
clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of these 
entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act. 
The interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For 
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity International 
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial 
holders.

From Fidelity Investments 



NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:        Reuters Grp. Plc

2. Notifiable Interest:                     Ordinary Shares

   Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 
   P.O. Box HM 670 
   Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

   Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
   including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd., (FISL) and Fidelity Pension 
   Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US investment companies 
   and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered 
   Shareholders and their holdings.)

3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:

   Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 
   82 Devonshire Street,
   Boston, MA 02109

   A principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.

4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit 
   trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting 
   pursuant to Section 209 (l)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

 
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate 
   notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the 
   purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to 
   indicate that Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect 
   subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in 
   respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these 
   notifications on a joint basis.


6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely 
   where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a 
   right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of 
   such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
 

Schedule A
Security: Reuters Grp. Plc
 
                                  MANAGEMENT 
                  SHARES HELD       COMPANY     NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
(Ordinary Shares)          
                   3,668,763         FISL       Chase Manhattan Bank London
                     775,000         FISL       Chase Nominees Lid
                     757,000          FPM       HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
                   1,117,500          FPM       Bankers Trust
                   2,575,634          FPM       Chase Nominees Ltd
                     641,800          FPM       Northern Trust
                  27,110,151          FIL       HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
                     769,054          FIL       Chase Manhattan Bank London
                     258,500          FIL       Bank of New York
                   1,704,260          FIL       Northern Trust
                   3,305,283          FIL       Chase Nominees Ltd
                   1,467,231          FIL       Bank of New York London
                     995,700          FIL       Nominees Ltd
                     766,300          FIL       State Street Bank & Trust
                     613,380          FIL       Deutsche Bank

 
Total Ordinary Shares:              46,525,556
Current ownership percentage:            3.26%
Shares in issue:                 1,428,000,000
Changes in holding since 
last filing                         +7,337,633 ordinary shares





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