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Closing and settlement information provided for shareholders
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; NASDAQ: TRIN), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that it has obtained UK court approval to unify its dual listed company (DLC) structure. Thomson Reuters shareholders overwhelmingly approved the unification earlier this month, and there are no additional approvals required for closing.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090507/NY12658LOGO )
The last day of trading in Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on Nasdaq will be on September 9, 2009 and the unification will close on September 10, 2009. Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TRI".
Type of Shareholder Unification Consideration
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Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary Each ordinary share will be
shareholders exchanged for one Thomson Reuters
Corporation common share.
To facilitate the holding of shares
in the UK through CREST (the UK
electronic settlement system),
Thomson Reuters PLC shareholders
will receive Depository Interests
(DIs). DIs represent entitlements
to common shares and have the same
voting and economic interests as
common shares. However, DIs are
not traded on the TSX or NYSE.
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Thomson Reuters PLC ADS holders Each ADS will be exchanged for six
Thomson Reuters Corporation common
shares.
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Thomson Reuters Corporation common No change to existing shares.
shareholders
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Effective September 10, 2009, former Thomson Reuters PLC shareholders who receive DIs will be able to convert their DIs into common shares by contacting Computershare in Canada and the United States by phone at 1.877.624.5999 or by e-mail at , and in the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside of Canada/United States by phone at 44.870.702.0003, ext. 1075, or by e-mail at . Thomson Reuters will pay all applicable conversion fees between September 10, 2009 and December 10, 2009. Additional information about the DIs is available in the "Investor Relations" section of http://www.thomsonreuters.com/.
Thomson Reuters expects settlement of newly-issued common shares and DIs to occur on or about September 14, 2009.
Holders of Thomson Reuters shares as of August 21, 2009 are entitled to receive a dividend of US$0.28 per share on September 15, 2009. Due to the timing of the closing of the unification, Thomson Reuters PLC shareholders who previously enrolled in the company's dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) will receive this dividend in cash. Enrollment information for the Thomson Reuters Corporation DRIP is available in the "Investor Relations" section of http://www.thomsonreuters.com/.
A more detailed expected timetable of key dates related to the proposed unification is provided below.
Proposed DLC Unification
Expected Timetable of Key Events as of August 25, 2009
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Deadline for settlement and 1:00 p.m. (EDT) / 6:00 p.m. (BST) on
registration of transfers in Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thomson Reuters PLC shares for
inclusion in the Scheme of
Arrangement
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Scheme record time 1:00 p.m. (EDT) / 6:00 p.m. (BST) on
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Last trading day for Thomson Reuters Wednesday, September 9, 2009
PLC ordinary shares on the London
Stock Exchange and ADSs on Nasdaq
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Effective date of Unification and Thursday, September 10, 2009
the Scheme
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Settlement of newly-issued Thomson Monday, September 14, 2009
Reuters Corporation common shares
and Depository Interests (DIs)
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Payment date for US$0.28 per share Tuesday, September 15, 2009
dividend for holders of Thomson
Reuters shares as of August 21,
2009
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The CUSIP and ISIN numbers for Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares and DIs will be identical and are as follows:
CUSIP Number ISIN Number
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Thomson Reuters Corporation 884903 10 5 CA8849031056
Common Shares/DIs
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Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:TRI); Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI); London Stock Exchange (LSE: TRIL); and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:TRIN). For more information, go to http://www.thomsonreuters.com/.
CONTACTS
Fred Hawrysh
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
+1.646 223 5285
Frank Golden
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
+1.646 223 5288
Victoria Brough
Head of External Affairs, EMEA
+44 (0) 207 542 8763
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DATASOURCE: Thomson Reuters
CONTACT: Fred Hawrysh, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs,
+1-646-223-5285, , or Frank Golden, Senior Vice
President, Investor Relations, +1-646-223-5288,
, or Victoria Brough, Head of External Affairs,
EMEA, +44(0)-207-542-8763, , all of Thomson
Reuters
Web Site: http://www.thomsonreuters.com/