Director Shareholding

RNS Number:4742R
Reuters Group PLC
30 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company


REUTERS GROUP PLC

2)  Name of director


Mr Ed Kozel

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest

Named in 2 above

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)


Mr Ed Kozel

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Not applicable

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

sale of ADRs


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

Not applicable

8)  Percentage of issued class

 Not applicable

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

 5,000 ADRs

10) Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

11) Class of security

ADRs

12) Price per share

$25.7504

13) Date of transaction

Thursday 29 October 2003

14) Date company informed

 Thursday 29 October 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

15,000 ADRs (90,000 ordinary shares)

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

not applicable

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

not applicable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

not applicable

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

not applicable

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

not applicable

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

not applicable

23) Any additional information

not applicable

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mrs Elizabeth Maclean 020 7542 6706

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification



Mrs Elizabeth Maclean 020 7542 6706

   Date of Notification - 30 October 2003




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