Information for investors can be found on Reuters website www.about.reuters.com Ordinary shares A register of shareholders' interests is kept at the company's head office and is available for inspection on request. The register includes information on nominee accounts and their beneficial owners. Hoare Govett and Cazenove & Co. offer low cost share dealing services for existing and potential Reuters shareholders. Further information can be obtained from Hoare Govett Limited's Low Cost Dealing Department, 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA (Tel: (0)20 7678 8300) and Mrs Julie Poyser, Postal Dealing Department, Cazenove & Co., 12 Tokenhouse Yard, London EC2R 7AN (Tel: (0)20 7606 1768). Reuters has arranged for Barclays Stockbrokers Limited to provide a Reuters Maxi Individual Savings Account (ISA) for UK residents. The ISA allows investment in Reuters ordinary shares and cash. Further information can be obtained from Barclays Stockbrokers (Tel: 0845 601 5000). All 0845 calls are charged at local rates; you can only use this number if you are calling from the UK. For your security calls may be recorded and randomly monitored. Barclays Stockbrokers Limited is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority. Reuters share registrar, Lloyds TSB Registrars, has introduced a free service to provide Reuters shareholders with online internet access to details of their shareholdings. The new Shareview Portfolio service provides: Direct access to information held on the share register including recent share movements. A daily valuation of all investments held in the portfolio. A range of information and practical help for shareholders. Visit www.shareview.co.uk for further information on the service and for instructions on how to register. You will need your shareholder reference number to register. You can find this on your dividend counterfoil or share certificate. You will be asked to select your own PIN. A new User ID will then be posted to you, allowing you access to the secure database. If you have only a small number of shares and it is uneconomic to sell them, you may be interested in Sharegift, the charity share donation scheme administered by the Orr Mackintosh Foundation (registered charity no. 1052686). For further information on donating shares to charity please contact Sharegift (Tel: (0)20 7337 0501) or visit www.sharegift.org. The relevant share transfer form may be obtained from the company's registrars, Lloyds TSB Registrars.
	Dividends and earnings Ordinary shareholders have received the following dividends in respect of each financial year:   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   Interim 3.65 p 3.65 p 3.4 p 3.1 p 2.75 p Final (2000 proposed) 12.35 p 11.00 p 11.0 p 9.9 p 9.00 p   16.00 p 14.65 p 14.4 p 13.0 p 11.75 p Basic earnings per ordinary share 37.9 p 30.2 p 26.7 p 24.0 p 27.3 p Ordinary shareholders living in selected countries outside the United Kingdom can have their dividends paid directly into their bank accounts in local currency. Any shareholders interested in this service, for which there is a small charge, should contact the registrar. American Depositary Shares (ADSs) Each ADS represents six ordinary shares. ADS holders receive the annual and half-yearly reports issued by Reuters Group PLC. Reuters Group PLC is subject to the informational requirements of the US securities laws applicable to foreign companies and in accordance therewith files an annual report on Form 20-F and other information with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The annual report and Form 20-F is available from the Investor Relations departments in London or New York. ADS dividends ADS holders are eligible for all stock dividends or other entitlements accruing on the underlying Reuters Group PLC shares and receive all cash dividends in US dollars. These are normally paid twice a year. Dividend cheques are mailed directly to the ADS holder on the payment date if ADSs are registered with Reuters US depositary. Dividends on ADSs that are registered with brokers are sent to the brokers, who forward them to ADS holders. Reuters US depositary is Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. ADS holders should be aware of tax refunds that may increase the cash dividends paid to qualifying US residents. Dividends per ADS, including any UK tax refunds but before US tax credits, in respect of each financial year are set out below.   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   In sterling Interim 21.9 p 21.9 p 21.7 p 19.8 p 17.5 p Final (2000 proposed) 74.1 p 66.0 p 66.0 p 63.1 p 57.4 p   96.0 p 87.9 p 87.7 p 82.9 p 74.9 p In dollars Interim 31.6 c 35.0 c 36.1 c 31.2 c 27.3 c Final (2000 proposed)   * 104.1 c 105.7 c 104.2 c 93.1 c * Final 2000 dividend will be converted to US dollars from sterling at the rate prevailing on 26 April 2001. The figures above which have not been restated for the 1998 capital reorganisation, include a refund of UK tax, less a withholding tax on the total dividend and tax credit. Following the abolition of UK advance corporation tax credits from 6 April 1999, the amount of the refund of UK tax is restricted to one-ninth of the dividend paid. Dividends continue to be subject to a UK withholding tax. This will either be 15% on the total of the dividend and the tax refund or the value of the tax refund, whichever is the lower. For dividends paid to qualifying US residents before 6 April 1999, the tax credit was one-quarter of the amount of dividend on the ordinary shares. For 2000, the total of the declared dividend per ADS is 96.0p, the related tax credit per ADS is 10.7p and the withholding tax per ADS is 10.7p, giving no net tax refund per ADS and a total cash payment of 96.0p per ADS. ADS holders who are US residents for tax purposes may normally credit the withholding tax against their federal income tax liabilities. Dollar amounts paid to ADS holders depend on the sterling/dollar exchange rate at the time of payment.
	Analysis of shareholdings at 31 December 2000 Excluding Reuters ordinary shares held by employee share ownership trusts, there were 1,405 million shares in issue, analysed as in the chart opposite. There were 35,998 shareholders on the ordinary share register. Note 1: Includes unit trusts and mutual funds. Note 2: Includes all holdings below 100,000 shares, except for individuals, whose holdings are analysed below this level. Reuters monthly share prices in 2000 FINANCIAL DIARY FOR 2001 Tuesday 13 February Results for year 2000 announced Wednesday 14 March Ordinary shares go ex-dividend   ADSs go ex-dividend   Annual report and annual review posted to shareholders Tuesday 24 April First quarter trading statement issued   Annual General Meeting Time: 11:30 am Venue: Gibson Hall, 13 Bishopsgate, London EC2 Extraordinary General Meeting Time: 11:45 am Venue: Gibson Hall, 13 Bishopsgate, London EC2 Thursday 26 April Final dividend for 2000 payable to ordinary shareholders on the register as at 16 March 2001 Thursday 3 May Final dividend payable to ADS holders on the record as at 16 March 2001 Tuesday 24 July Results for the first six months of 2001 announced Wednesday 1 August Ordinary shares go ex-dividend ADSs go ex-dividend Wednesday 5 September Interim dividend for 2001 payable to ordinary shareholders on the register as at 3 August 2001 Wednesday 12 September Interim dividend payable to ADS holders on the record as at 3 August 2001 Thursday 18 October Third quarter trading statement issued

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