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COMPANY BACKGROUND. Reuters Group PLC A United Kingdom-based, Canadian-controlled news service and former financial market data provider. Supply the financial markets with information and trading products. Thomson Corporation founded by Roy Thomson in 1934 in Ontario. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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COMPANY BACKGROUND

Reuters Group PLC

• A United Kingdom-based, Canadian-controlled news service and former financial market data provider.

• Supply the financial markets with information and trading products.

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Thomson Corporation

• founded by Roy Thomson in 1934 in Ontario.• Publisher of The Timmins Daily Press.• In 1989, Thomson Newspapers was merged

with The Thomson Corporation.

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Thomson Reuters

• An information company created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters on 17 April 2008.

• The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC combine to form Thomson Reuters.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY• Delivering the maximum benefits of responsible

business practice while minimizing the negative impacts of operations.

The Executive Committee approved the CR Policy in 2008, which shows the ways to manage relationships with stakeholders in four areas:

• workplace (employees), • the community• the marketplace and • environment

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The immediate CR priorities are: • the launch of the Code of Business Conduct

and Ethics to all staff • diversity • community impact • responsible sourcing and the environment.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE• help to deliver against focus areas in partnership

with the businesses and through directed communication to staff.

• company will assign a business owner and a performance target – in order to meet legislative requirements, specific quantitative goals to achieve the CR ambitions.

• corporate responsibility is an integral part of the business, Thomson Reuters does not produce a stand-alone annual CR or sustainability report.

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TRUST PRINCIPLES1. Thomson Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of

anyone interest, group or faction;

2. The integrity, independence and freedom from bias of Thomson Reuters shall at all times be fully preserved;

3. Thomson Reuters shall supply unbiased and reliable news services to newspapers, news agencies, broadcasters and other media subscribers and to businesses governments, institutions, individuals and others with whom Thomson Reuters has or may have contracts;

4. No effort shall be spared to expand, develop and adapt the news and other services and products so as to maintain its leading position in the international news and information business.

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• To imposed obligations on Reuters and its employees to act at all times with integrity, independence and freedom from bias and fortified them in carrying out the difficult and delicate tasks.

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INVESTOR RELATIONS• Public Relations

Thomson Reuters offers the industry's most integrated suite of Web-based workflow and communication.

• Business & Competitive IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence solutions deliver the intelligent information you need for strategic decision-making.

• Corporate CommunicationsMore than 5,000 companies worldwide rely on our webcasting and on-demand video services to meet their business communication needs.

• Corporate TreasuryGain instant visibility into your cash and bank transactions, increase your forecast accuracy, manage your risk across the trade processing workflow, and optimize your funding strategy.

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COMPETITORS

• Bloomberg L.P. • Dow Jones & Company

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION• World’s Most Ethical Companies• Business Week annual ranking of the 100 Best Global Brands

-Thomson Reuters was listed 40th in 2009 • FTSE4 Good Index

-Measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards, and facilitates investment in those companies

• Corporate Knights • Caring Company '5 Years Plus' Award

-Recognition of our community involvement and our commitment of being a corporate citizen

• Top 1000 Publicly Traded Companies-Thomson Reuters ranked #3 on the 2008

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES• Finance

-Provides precise information that would cater to the intellect of professionals to help determine related problems

• Health Care-Provides significant information for the physical well-being of individuals.

• Legal-Legal, compliance, intellectual property & government solutions.

• Science-Serving academic, government, corporate and pharma R&D professionals.

• Tax and Accounting-Leading provider of solutions for accounting, tax and corporate finance professionals.

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Services under Finance include:· Corporate Services – Provides information to customers and partners.

· Deal Making – Provides information related to advices for future business operations.

· Investment Management – Helps investors administer options about their securities and the like.

· Quantitative Analysis – Provides information critical to attain refined conclusions.

· Wealth Management – Provides guidance for continuous movement of wealth.

· Commodities and Energy – Availability of quality products and servies even at home.

· Equities and Derivatives – Solutions deliver a complete and simplified workflow.

· Fixed Income – Comprehensive data spanning the complete trading cycle for the global fixed income markets.

· Foreign Exchange and Money Market – Trade instantly on multiple venues.

· Post Trade Services – Enables true straight through processing.

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• Back office and Accounting – Empower companies to centralize and optimize global operations.

• Hedge Funds – Provide solutions linking investment decisions to trade execution and the back-office.

• Real Time Solutions – Provides interpretations to conventional problems.

• Quantitative Research and Trading – Provides different kinds of statistics and the like in relation to trading.

• Pricing and Reference Data – Helps manage valuation of risk and handle pricing.

• Risk Management – Provides information that will help maximize the investment returns.

• Individual Traders/ Investors – Provides trading and investment solutions.

• Independent Advisors – Tools and market data solutions for independent financial advisors.

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AFFILIATED COMPANIES

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COMPANY RATIOS

• Full-year revenues and underlying operating margin comparable with 2008

-Revenue in US million dollars

IFRS Measures 2009 2008

Revenues $ 12, 997 11, 707

Operating Profit Margin

21.3% 20.9%

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• Adjusted earnings per share were $1.85, compared to $1.82 in 2008 and included integration-related costs of $0.51 per share in 2009 and $0.45 in 2008.

Earnings per share $1.85 $1.82

Integration-related costs

$0.51 $0.45

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• The Dividend Yield of the Company has shown a tremendous increase for the past years.

Company Industry Sector S&P 500

Dividend Yield 4.20 0.27 0.01 2.95

Dividend Yield (5 years ago)

0.74 1.66 0.03 1.79

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Consensus Estimates ReportSales Estimates (in US millions dollars)

March 2009 $20,961.10

March2010 21,192.80

EPS Estimates

March 2009 24.22

March 2010 24.93

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Relation to Capital Markets

• The capital market intelligence of Thomson Reuters:

o provides senior investment banking decision-makers with the most authoritative and independent commentary, analysis and opinion.

o The exceptional editorial pedigree and unrivalled industry contacts ensure the very highest quality in the range of services provided.

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Affiliations to IFR and PFI

• International Financing Review (IFR) is the world’s leading source of capital markets intelligence, and has been for over 30 years.

• IFR provides its readers with the critical information they need to judge market sentiment, structure and market forthcoming transactions, and make better decisions.

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• Project Finance International (PFI) is the leading source of global project finance intelligence, and has been for over 17 years.

• PFI provides the essential pipeline information, sector news, historical data and deal analysis for the investor and the organization.

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Foreign Exchange and Money Markets

• Spot FX• FX options• Forward FX