REUTERS GROUP PLC (Translation of Registrant’S Name Into English)

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

REUTERS GROUP PLC (Translation of Registrant’S Name Into English) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of MARCH 2008 Commission File Number 333-08354 REUTERS GROUP PLC (Translation of registrant’s name into English) THE REUTERS BUILDING, SOUTH COLONNADE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON E14 5EP (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F Form 40-F Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- . SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. REUTERS GROUP PLC (Registrant) Date: 31 March 2008 By /s/ Nancy C. Gardner (Signature) NANCY GARDNER, AUTHORISED SIGNAT ORY AND GENERAL COUNSEL, AMERICAS Reuters Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2007 Contents / 1 Directors’ report Reference section 02 Financial highlights 118 Information for shareholders Business review Definitions of company 04 Acquisition of Reuters Group PLC by The Thomson Corporation As used in this annual report, ‘the Group’ and ‘Reuters’ refer to Reuters Group PLC and its subsidiary undertakings, including joint 04 Overview ventures and associates. ‘The company’ refers to Reuters Group PLC. 04 Strategy Key performance indicators Reuters uses a number of performance measures to manage its 06 Markets business. Those that it considers key, and to which management remuneration was linked in 2007, are revenue, trading profit, free cash 06 People flow, adjusted EPS and adjusted profit before tax. For more information, see ‘Definition of Key financial performance measures’ on 08 Our commitment to ethics and compliance page 44. 08 Corporate responsibility Non-GAAP measures A number of measures used in this document are ‘non-GAAP’ figures, 09 Supply chain which are performance measures used to manage the business, supplementing the IFRS-based measures. These include ‘underlying 10 Governmental regulation change’, ‘trading costs’, ‘trading profit’, ‘trading margin’, ‘adjusted EPS’, ‘free cash flow’, ‘trading cash flow’ and ‘net debt/net funds’. 11 Challenges Detailed descriptions of these terms, including the rationale for using them and reconciliations to the most directly comparable IFRS 12 Supplementary information indicator, are provided on pages 44-49. Governance Thomson Transaction On 15 May 2007, Reuters and The Thomson Corporation (‘Thomson’) 13 Directors and senior managers entered into a definitive agreement under which Reuters agreed to be acquired by Thomson by implementing a dual listed company 16 Remuneration report structure. The acquisition is expected to complete on 17 April 2008, subject to the receipt of shareholder and court approvals. See 25 Corporate governance ‘Acquisition of Reuters Group PLC by The Thomson Corporation’ on page 4 as well as Reuters Circular to shareholders (the ‘Circular’) at Operating and financial review www.about.reuters.com/investors. 31 Operating and financial review (OFR) Unless otherwise indicated, this Report describes Reuters business, financial condition and policies on a standalone basis. Financials Consolidated financial statements Forward-looking statements Under US law, all statements other than statements of historical fact 50 United Kingdom audit opinion included in this annual report are, or may be deemed to be, forward- looking statements within the meaning of the US Private Securities 51 United States audit opinion Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such 52 Consolidated income statement forward-looking statements are described under ‘Risk Factors’ on pages 42-43 as well as elsewhere in this annual report, and in ‘Risk 52 Consolidated statement of recognised income and expense Factors’ in the Cirular. All written and oral forward-looking statements made on or after the date of this annual report and attributable to the 53 Consolidated balance sheet Group or any of its directors are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. 54 Consolidated cash flow statement 55 Group accounting policies 60 Notes to the financial statements 106 Consolidated financial summary Separate financial statements of Reuters Group PLC 108 Parent company audit opinion 109 Reuters Group PLC – balance sheet 110 Reuters Group PLC – accounting policies 111 Reuters Group PLC – notes to the financial statements Reuters Group PLC Annual Report 2007 Back to Contents 2 / Financial highlights Revenue growth of 2% actual and 7% Revenue – £m underlying1 Our 2007 revenue grew by 2% to £2,605 million. Excluding acquisitions, disposals and the impact of currency movements, revenue grew by 7%. Core Plus initiatives contributed 2.6 percentage points of this growth. Operating profit, trading profit & margins – £m and % Operating margin 11%, trading margin1 15% Our operating profit rose to £292 million in 2007 (operating margin 11%), an increase of £36 million over 2006 (operating margin 10%). Trading profit rose 43% on an underlying basis, to £385 million (trading margin 15%), an increase of £77 million over 2006 (trading Profit for the year – £m margin 12%), with Core Plus cost savings ahead of plan and new products moving to profitability. Profit for the year of £227 million Our 2007 profit was £227 million, a decrease of £78 million from the previous year. 2006 profit was boosted by profits of £76 million from EPS and adjusted EPS – Pence the disposal of Factiva and a number of favourable tax credits that lowered the reported tax charge. 2007 includes £45 million of costs associated with the Thomson Reuters transaction. EPS down 22% to 18.4p and adjusted EPS1 up 35% to 23p EPS was 18.4p in 2007, down 5.2p from the previous year, mainly due to the lower profits on disposals. Cash flow and net debt/funds – £m Adjusted EPS was 23p in 2007, up 35% from the previous year, reflecting stronger trading profit. Dividend of 12p per share A further interim dividend of 7p is proposed, which will bring the total dividend to 12p per share, 9% higher than the previous year. Net cash flow from continuing activities and free cash flow increase Our net cash flow from continuing operations increased by £218 million to £476 million. Free cash flow was £298 million, an increase of £73 million, reflecting higher trading profit. Net debt1 was £377 million, up £44 million from the previous year. 1 For definitions of underlying change, trading profit, trading margin, adjusted EPS, free cash flow and net debt/funds, see page 31. Reuters Group PLC Annual Report 2007 Back to Contents Financial highlights / 3 continued Selected financial highlights International Financial Reporting Standards’ as those requirements The selected financial information set out below is derived from the relate to the 2004 comparatives included in the summary table below. consolidated financial statements. The selected financial data should The financial statements of the Group also comply with IFRS as be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). For (pages 52-105), as well as the OFR on pages 31-49. the Group, there are no material differences between the application of IFRS as adopted by the EU and IFRS as issued by the IASB. Prior to 2005, the Group prepared its audited annual financial statements under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UK The consolidated financial statements of the Group included in this GAAP). From 1 January 2005, the Group has been required to annual report are presented in pounds sterling (£). On 31 December prepare its annual consolidated financial statements in accordance 2007, the Noon Buying Rate in New York City was $1.99 = £1; on 17 with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and March 2008 the Noon Buying Rate was $2.00 = £1. Additional International Financial Reporting
Recommended publications
  • THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION (Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of March 2011 Commission File Number: 1-31349 THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION (Translation of registrant's name into English) 3 Times Square New York, New York 10036, United States (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F o Form 40-F x Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Marc E. Gold Name: Marc E. Gold Title: Assistant Secretary Date: March 22, 2011 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Letter to shareholders and stakeholders from Thomson Reuters Chairman David Thomson and CEO Tom Glocer Exhibit 99.1 March 22, 2011 Below is a letter to shareholders and other stakeholders from Thomson Reuters Chairman David Thomson and CEO Tom Glocer. A digital, multimedia interactive version of the letter was posted today on our website, www.thomsonreuters.com.
    [Show full text]
  • When Information Is Abundant, a Good Filter Is Prized
    WHEN INFORMATION IS ABUNDANT, A GOOD FILTER IS PRIZED In the internet age, the abundance of free information creates its own problems. This is the opportunity for the big business information groups. Tom Glocer, CEO of Thomson Reuters, argues that a path to relevant information is what people need s Stewart Brand, an early technology That statement is as true now as it was then, guru, wrote in The Media Lab nearly despite the information revolution that has A a quarter century ago, “Information occurred in the intervening years. So much wants to be free. Information also wants to information has become freely available as the be expensive. Information wants to be free internet has evolved. But businesses still need because it has become so cheap to distribute, information that helps them do commerce copy, and recombine – too cheap to meter. and are willing to pay for it. The challenge It wants to be expensive because it can be now lies in providing the most useful and immeasurably valuable to the recipient. relevant information – and in creating an That tension will not go away.” efficient path to it. 12 Brunswick Issue four Review Summer 2011 1851 Paul Julius Reuter opens an office to transmit stock market quotations and news between London 1965 and Paris over the new Thomson Newspapers Dover-Calais submarine becomes a publicly quoted telegraph cable. company on the Toronto 1934 Stock Exchange. Roy Thomson acquires his first newspaper, purchasing the Timmins Daily Press in Ontario. Since the invention of Gutenberg’s press in the were sent via the internet in 2010 alone, and the 15th century, each successive generation has been volume of information continues to grow.
    [Show full text]
  • Westminster Research
    Westminster Research http://www.westminster.ac.uk/research/westminsterresearch Picturing the World's news: news photography, cultural production, Thomson Reuters and the international process of news making Jonathan Ilan School of Media, Arts and Design This is an electronic version of a PhD thesis awarded by the University of Westminster. © The Author, 2012. This is an exact reproduction of the paper copy held by the University of Westminster library. The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Users are permitted to download and/or print one copy for non-commercial private study or research. Further distribution and any use of material from within this archive for profit-making enterprises or for commercial gain is strictly forbidden. Whilst further distribution of specific materials from within this archive is forbidden, you may freely distribute the URL of WestminsterResearch: (http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/). In case of abuse or copyright appearing without permission e- mail [email protected] Picturing the World’s News: News Photography, Cultural Production, Thomson Reuters and the International Process of News Making Jonathan Ilan A thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Westminster for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy February 2012 Abstract In this research the production process of news pictures at Thomson Reuters international multimedia news agency is examined along its ‘local’ and ‘international’ key moments and sites, and the career of Reuters photographs- from the moment they are conceived as ideas to their purchase- is followed and explored at the ways that at every stage they are used, chosen, sold and processed as 'Reuters' products.
    [Show full text]
  • The American Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg
    LuxemBourg: HOW TO TURN NEIGHBOURS INTO FRIENDS? TRY A NEW VOLVO AT HOME. The new Volvo models are here and ready to be tested. Every test drive should include steep hills, sharp curves, hard braking, quick sprints and perhaps most critically, friends and loved ones. All aboard and off you go. It’s free, it’s all about passion, power and advanced safety technology. What’s more, your test drive could save you thousands. Sign up to test drive any new Volvo at: #(/+., 35.+5." 12"., or visit your nearest Volvo Cars Diplomat Sales representative. AUTOPOLIS S.A. Zone d’activités Bourmicht, L-8070 Bertrange Tel: (+352) 43 96 96 2919, [email protected] AUTOPOLIS NORD 8, z.a. & comm. L-9085 Ettelbruck Tel: (+352) 81 24 99 www.autopolis.lu/volvo 5.+5." 12#(/+., 32 +$2LNEREHACA@PKOANRAUKQ 3 HOW TO TURN NEIGHBOURS INTO FRIENDS? TRY A NEW VOLVO AT HOME. THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN LUXEMBOURG A.S.B.L. CONNEXION 2ND QUARTER 2008 6, rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry L-1432 Luxembourg " Phone : (+352) 43 17 56 Fax : (+352) 26 09 47 04 E-mail : [email protected] AMCHAM E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Chartered Members E-mail : [email protected] ALFI Website : www.amcham.lu Alter Domus Arendt & Medernach Chairman and CEO : Assist Relocation Paul-Michael Schonenberg BDO Compagnie Fiduciaire " Caterpillar Luxembourg Marketing Director : Clearstream International Margot Parra Commerzbank International Covidien Communications Director : Dechert Luxembourg Tatjana Schaefer Deloitte Delphi Corporation Editorial Committee : Dexia BIL Tatjana Schaefer DuPont de Nemours (Luxembourg) Paul-Michael Schonenberg Ian Whitecourt Ernst & Young Luxembourg European Fund Administration Layout Conception : European Relocation Services Colorbox SA Euroscript Luxembourg Printer : Fidelity International Imprimerie Centrale SA Luxembourg Fiduciaire Whitecourt The new Volvo models are here and ready Fortis Intertrust (Luxembourg) to be tested.
    [Show full text]
  • Thomson Reuters Presentation Template
    BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Thomson Reuters 2009 Investor Day INTRODUCTION Frank Golden SVP - Investor Relations 2009 Investor Day THOMSON REUTERS TODAY‟S AGENDA • Introduction Frank Golden • Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage Tom Glocer • Professional Division Jim Smith • Content & Technology Convergence Rick King • Cobalt Demo Andy Martens • Break • Markets Division Devin Wenig • Utah Demo Allan McNichol • Financial Overview Bob Daleo • Q&A Session 3 THOMSON REUTERS SPECIAL NOTE Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements • The following discussion contains forward-looking statements, including those about Thomson Reuters outlook and prospects. Forward-looking statements are those which are not historical facts. These and other statements that relate to future results and events are based on Thomson Reuters current expectations. • Our actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected because of a number of risks and uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties that we believe are material are outlined in our disclosure filings and materials, which you can find on www.thomsonreuters.com. Please consult these documents for a more complete understanding of these risks and uncertainties. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law, rule or regulation. Pro Forma Financial Information • Pro forma financial information included in this presentation is for information purposes only and is unaudited. The pro forma financial information was prepared in U.S. dollars under IFRS in a manner consistent with accounting policies that applied to Thomson prior to the closing of the acquisition and which currently apply to Thomson Reuters, as though Reuters was acquired on January 1, 2007.
    [Show full text]
  • Reuters Annual Report 1-11.Indd
    Annual Report 2010 | 2011 Reuters Institute for the Study of Annual Report ‘10/‘11 Journalism Preface 04/ Director’s Report 05/ Director of Journalism’s Report: The Year in News 07/ Interview with Robert Picard, Director of Research 09/ RISJ International Impact and Infl uence 11/ The Journalism Fellowship Programme 15/ Visiting Fellows 19/ Research 21/ Publications 27/ Events 30/ Staff 37/ Governance 39/ Benefactors 41/ Appendix: Journalist Fellows 2010–11 42 / 2 Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Reuters Institute Annual Report Preface ‘10/‘11 The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is now international news providers, sponsored by the BBC, the starting to achieve the scale and impact that was its ambition Carnegie Foundation and France 24, was conducting its when it was launched fi ve years ago. The Institute sets out to fi eldwork in pre- and post-revolution Egypt. Our Journalist bridge the gap between academia and media practice and Fellows, past and present, have reported from Egypt and policy in the study of international comparative journalism. Its Libya for news organisations worldwide. foundation has rested on the close relationship between its The Thomson Reuters Foundation has extended our current sponsoring Department at Oxford University, the Department grant which funds our core operations until the end of of Politics and International Relations, and the Thomson 2014. The Department of Politics has agreed to fund a Reuters Foundation, our core funder and sponsor. We are new post-doctoral researcher at the Institute who will deeply grateful to both for their substantial new commitments Tim Gardam develop academic research on media and democracy.
    [Show full text]
  • Zerohack Zer0pwn Youranonnews Yevgeniy Anikin Yes Men
    Zerohack Zer0Pwn YourAnonNews Yevgeniy Anikin Yes Men YamaTough Xtreme x-Leader xenu xen0nymous www.oem.com.mx www.nytimes.com/pages/world/asia/index.html www.informador.com.mx www.futuregov.asia www.cronica.com.mx www.asiapacificsecuritymagazine.com Worm Wolfy Withdrawal* WillyFoReal Wikileaks IRC 88.80.16.13/9999 IRC Channel WikiLeaks WiiSpellWhy whitekidney Wells Fargo weed WallRoad w0rmware Vulnerability Vladislav Khorokhorin Visa Inc. Virus Virgin Islands "Viewpointe Archive Services, LLC" Versability Verizon Venezuela Vegas Vatican City USB US Trust US Bankcorp Uruguay Uran0n unusedcrayon United Kingdom UnicormCr3w unfittoprint unelected.org UndisclosedAnon Ukraine UGNazi ua_musti_1905 U.S. Bankcorp TYLER Turkey trosec113 Trojan Horse Trojan Trivette TriCk Tribalzer0 Transnistria transaction Traitor traffic court Tradecraft Trade Secrets "Total System Services, Inc." Topiary Top Secret Tom Stracener TibitXimer Thumb Drive Thomson Reuters TheWikiBoat thepeoplescause the_infecti0n The Unknowns The UnderTaker The Syrian electronic army The Jokerhack Thailand ThaCosmo th3j35t3r testeux1 TEST Telecomix TehWongZ Teddy Bigglesworth TeaMp0isoN TeamHav0k Team Ghost Shell Team Digi7al tdl4 taxes TARP tango down Tampa Tammy Shapiro Taiwan Tabu T0x1c t0wN T.A.R.P. Syrian Electronic Army syndiv Symantec Corporation Switzerland Swingers Club SWIFT Sweden Swan SwaggSec Swagg Security "SunGard Data Systems, Inc." Stuxnet Stringer Streamroller Stole* Sterlok SteelAnne st0rm SQLi Spyware Spying Spydevilz Spy Camera Sposed Spook Spoofing Splendide
    [Show full text]
  • Downloaded from a Remote Server Together with the Software Needed to Display It
    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) [_] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 OR [_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______________ to ________________ Commission file number 0-13456 Reuters Group PLC (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) England (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 85 Fleet Street, London EC4P 4AJ, England (Address of principal executive offices) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None. Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Ordinary Shares of 25p each. Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None. Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. Ordinary Shares of 25p each 1,422,729,960 Founders Share of £1 1 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
    [Show full text]
  • TRI - Thomson Reuters Corporation Investor Day - London
    FINAL TRANSCRIPT TRI - Thomson Reuters Corporation Investor Day - London Event Date/Time: Oct. 02. 2008 / 7:30AM GMT THOMSON REUTERS STREETEVENTS | www.streetevents.com | Contact Us ©2010 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. FINAL TRANSCRIPT Oct. 02. 2008 / 7:30AM, TRI - Thomson Reuters Corporation Investor Day - London CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS Frank Golden Thomson Reuters Corporation - SVP, Investor Relations Tom Glocer Thomson Reuters Corporation - CEO Devin Wenig Thomson Reuters Corporation - CEO - Markets Peter Moss Thomson Reuters Corporation - Global Head - Content, Technology & Operations Mark Redwood Thomson Reuters Corporation - President - Sales & Trading Jon Robson Thomson Reuters Corporation - Global Head - Enterprise Divisionn James Powell Thomson Reuters Corporation - Chief Technology Officer Jim Smith Thomson Reuters Corporation - CEO - Professional Division Peter Warwick Thomson Reuters Corporation - President & CEO - North American Legal Tony Abena Thomson Reuters Corporation - SVP - US Law Firms Bob Daleo Thomson Reuters Corporation - EVP, CFO CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS Colin Tennant Lehman Brothers - Analyst Polo Tang UBS - Analyst Vince Valentini TD Newcrest - Analyst Ian Whittaker Liberum Capital Ltd. - Analyst Paul Sullivan Merrill Lynch - Analyst Giasone Salati Execution - Analyst Patrick Wellington Morgan Stanley - Analyst Sami Kassab Exane BNP Paribas - Analyst PRESENTATION 1 THOMSON REUTERS STREETEVENTS | www.streetevents.com | Contact Us ©2010 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
    [Show full text]
  • Thomson Reuters Corporation Thomson Reuters
    Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of May 2008 Commission File Number: 1-31349 Commission File Number: 333-08354 THOMSON REUTERS THOMSON CORPORATION REUTERS PLC (Translation of registrant’s name into English) (Translation of registrant’s name into English) 3 Times Square New York, New York 10036, United States (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Thomson Reuters Corporation: Form 20-F o Form 40-F ☑ Thomson Reuters PLC: Form 20-F ☑ Form 40-F o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No ☑ If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- . The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into, or as an additional exhibit to, as applicable, the registration statements on Form F-9 (No.
    [Show full text]
  • Q2 2010 Earnings Presentation
    Reuters/Suhaib Salim THOMSON REUTERS SECOND QUARTER 2010 JULY 29, 2010 Agenda • Welcome / Introduction Frank Golden • Second-Quarter Results & Highlights Tom Glocer • Financial Review – Q2 2010 Bob Daleo • Q&AQ & A 2 Special Note Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements • The following discussion contains forward-looking statements , including those about Thomson Reuters outlook and prospects. Forward-looking statements are those which are not historical facts. These and other statements that relate to future results and events are based on Thomson Reuters current expectations. • Our actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected because of a number of risks and uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties that we believe are material are outlined in our disclosure filings and materials, which you can find on www.thomsonreuters.com. Please consult these documents for a more complete understanding of these risks and uncertainties. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Our outlook is provided for the purpose of providing information about current expectations for 2010. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes . Non-IFRS Financial Measures • This presentation contains disclosures of certain non-IFRS financial measures. Please see the “Investor Relations” section of our website for a reconciliation of each of these measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure. You can also find some IFRS reconciliations in the tables attached to our earnings release dated July 29, 2010, which is also available on www.thomsonreuters.com.
    [Show full text]
  • Filed by Reuters Group PLC Pursuant to Rule 425 Under the Securities Act of 1933 Subject Company
    Filed by Reuters Group PLC Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 Subject Company: Reuters Group PLC Commission File No.: 333-08354 The following is a transcript of a presentation given jointly by The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC on May 15, 2007 at 8:30 am, New York/Toronto time. The filing of this transcript under Rule 425 shall not be deemed an acknowledgment that such a filing is required or that an offer requiring registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may ever occur in connection with the possible business combination transaction described herein. CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS Frank Golden Thomson Corporation – VP-IR Geoff Beattie Thomson Corporation – Deputy Chairman Niall FitzGerald Reuters – Chairman Dick Harrington Thomson Corporation – President, CEO Tom Glocer Reuters – CEO Bob Daleo Thomson Corporation – EVP, CFO CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS Andrew Mitchell Scotia Capital – Analyst Tim Casey BMO Capital Markets – Analyst Randal Rudniski Credit Suisse – Analyst Karl Choi Merrill Lynch – Analyst Drew McReynolds RBC Capital Markets – Analyst 1 PRESENTATION Frank Golden - Thomson Corporation – VP-IR Thanks very much. Good morning to those of you in Canada and the United States and welcome on what is a historic day for Thomson and Reuters. I am Frank Golden, Vice President of Investor Relations for the Thomson Corporation. Before we begin, I need to remind you that the following discussion contains forward- looking statements that relate to future results and events that are based on Thomson and Reuters' current expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those currently expected due to a number of risks and uncertainties discussed in documents that Thomson and Reuters provide to the regulatory agencies.
    [Show full text]