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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2001 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Registration No.
333-__________ </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8<BR>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>REUTERS GROUP PLC</B><BR>(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>England and
Wales</B><BR>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation<BR>or Organization) </FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>None</B><BR>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) </FONT></FONT> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>85 Fleet Street<BR>London EC4P 4AJ,
England</B><BR>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Reuters Group PLC
Discretionary Stock Option Plan</B><BR>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Nancy C. Gardner<BR>Reuters America Inc.<BR>1700
Broadway<BR>New York, NY 10019</B><BR>(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR><B>(212) 603-3300</B><BR>(Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for<BR>Service) </FONT></FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2">Please send copies of all communications to:<BR><B>John
O&#146;Connor<BR>Sullivan &amp; Cromwell<BR>St. Olave&#146;s House<BR>9a Ironmonger Lane<BR>London EC2V 8EY, England<BR>011-44-20-7710-6515</B> </FONT></FONT> </TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION
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     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Title of<BR>Securities to be<BR>Registered </FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Amount<BR>to be<BR>Registered(2) </FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per Share(3) </FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering Price(3) </FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Amount of<BR>Registration Fee </FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Ordinary Shares, nominal value<BR>
25 pence per share <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(1) </FONT></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="8%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">20,000,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$13.07</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$261,334,800</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$65,334</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="1">American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares
(&#147;<B><I>ADSs</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1">&#148;) issuable on deposit of the Ordinary
Shares, nominal value 25 pence per share (the &#147;<B><I>Ordinary
Shares</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1">&#148;), of Reuters Group PLC (the &#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1">&#148;)
have been registered pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6
(No. 333-8386) filed with the Commission on February 26, 1998. Each American
Depositary Share represents six Ordinary Shares. </FONT></FONT></TD>
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The number of Ordinary Shares being registered represents the estimated maximum
aggregate number issuable to employees in the United States pursuant to the
Discretionary Stock Option Plan. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>This Registration
Statement on Form S-8 shall also cover any additional Ordinary Shares which become
issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in
an increase in the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Registrant. </FONT></TD>
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In accordance with Rule 457(h), the proposed maximum offering price per share
has been calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c). The translation of the ordinary
share price on March 16, 2001 on the London Stock Exchange from 9.16 pounds
Sterling into US dollars has been made at the noon buying rate on March 16, 2001
of &pound;1=$1.4265.  The resulting proposed maximum offering price per share,
$13.06674, has been multiplied by the amount of shares to be registered to obtain
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $261,334,000. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Part I</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information
required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;<B><I>Registration
Statement</I></B>&#148;) in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities
Act, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;), and the
&#147;Note&#148; to Part I of Form S-8. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Part II</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H1>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents, which have been filed with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) by the
Registrant, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000 (the &#147;<B><I>2000 Annual Report</I></B>&#148;),
which includes a description of the Registrant&#146;s share capital; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)
the Registrant&#146;s Special Report on Form 6-K dated March 5, 1998, which includes a
description of the Registrant&#146;s ADSs; and </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)
all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;) subsequent to the effective date
of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or
superseded. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 4.
Description of Securities. </FONT></H2>

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Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;English
law does not permit a company to indemnify a director or an officer of the
company against any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise
attach to him in respect of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust in relation to the company except liability incurred by such director or
officer in defending any legal proceeding (whether civil or criminal) in which
judgment is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted or in certain
instances where, although he is liable, a court finds such director or officer
acted honestly and reasonably and that having regard to all the circumstances he
ought fairly to be excused and relief is granted by the court. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation
155 of the Registrant&#146;s Articles of Association provides: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;Subject
to the provisions of and so far as may be consistent with the {Companies Act},
every Director, Auditor, Secretary or other officer of the {Registrant} shall be
entitled to be indemnified by the {Registrant} out of its own funds against all
costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in the actual
or purported execution and/or discharge of his duties and/or the exercise or
purported exercise of his powers and/or otherwise in relation to or in
connection with his duties, powers or office including (without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing) any liability incurred by him in defending any
proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted or
alleged to have been done or omitted by him as an officer or employee of the
{Registrant} and in which judgment is given in his favor (or the proceedings are
otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any material breach of
duty on his part) or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any
application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such
act or omission in which relief is granted to him by the Court.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation
89(B) of the Registrant&#146;s Articles of Association provides: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;Without
prejudice to the provisions of Regulation 155 the Directors shall have power to
purchase and maintain insurance for or for the benefit of any persons who are or
were at any time directors, officers or employees or auditors of the
{Registrant}, or of any other company which is its parent undertaking or in
which the {Registrant} or such parent undertaking or any of the predecessors of
the {Registrant} or of such parent undertaking has any interest whether direct
or indirect or which is in any way allied to or associated with the
{Registrant}, or of any subsidiary undertaking of the {Registrant} or of any
such other company, or who are or were at any time trustees of any pension fund
in which any employees of the {Registrant} or of any such other company or
subsidiary undertaking are interested, including (without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing) insurance against any liability incurred by such
persons in respect of any act or omission in the actual or purported execution
and/or discharge of their duties and/or in the exercise or purported exercise of
their powers and/or otherwise in relation to their duties, powers or offices in
relation to the {Registrant} or any such other company, subsidiary undertaking
or pension fund.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.</FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 8.
Exhibits.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits listed on the exhibit index at the end of this Registration Statement
are included in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 9.
Undertakings.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
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to include any prospectus required by Section 10 (a) (3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15
(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></TD>
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)
Insofar as the indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
question has already been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant,
Reuters Group PLC, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
England and Wales, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in London on the 20th day of March, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Reuters Group PLC<BR>(Registrant)<BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ DAVID JOHN GRIGSON <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
David John Grigson<BR>Finance Director</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints David John Grigson (with full power to act alone), his
or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities to do any and all things and execute any
and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the
Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Commission in
connection with the Registration Statement, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or
her name in his or her capacity as an Officer, Director or Authorized
Representative in the United States or in any other capacity with respect to
this Registration Statement, and with respect to any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and to any
and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection with this
Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, including post-effective
amendments. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following in the capacities indicated as
of this 20th day of March, 2001. </FONT></P>

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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ SIR CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY HOGG
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ PETER JAMES DENTON JOB
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Peter James Denton Job</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ THOMAS HENRY GLOCER
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Thomas Henry Glocer</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer Designate and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ DAVID JOHN GRIGSON
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>David John Grigson</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Finance Director and Director<BR>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Sir John Anthony Craven</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ PHILIP NEVILL GREEN
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Philip Nevill Green</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Edward Kozel</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ DENNIS MALAMATINAS
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Dennis Malamatinas </FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Jean-Claude Marchand</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints David John Grigson (with full power to act alone), his
or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities to do any and all things and execute any
and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the
Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Commission in
connection with the Registration Statement, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or
her name in his or her capacity as an Officer, Director or Authorized
Representative in the United States or in any other capacity with respect to
this Registration Statement, and with respect to any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and to any
and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection with this
Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, including post-effective
amendments. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following in the capacities indicated as
of this 20th day of March, 2001. </FONT></P>
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  <TH WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>TITLE</FONT></TH></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Roberto G. Mendoza</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ RICHARD LAKE OLVER
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Richard Lake Olver</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ ROBERT OSCAR ROWLEY
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Robert Oscar Rowley</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ CHARLES JAMES FRANCIS SINCLAIR
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Charles James Francis Sinclair</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ IAN CHARLES STRACHAN
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Ian Charles Strachan</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
  <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD WIDTH=45% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ NANCY C. GARDNER
  <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Nancy C. Gardner</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=91%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Memorandum
and Articles of Association of the Registrant as in effect on the date hereof
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.1 to the 2000 Annual Report filed with the
Commission on March 13, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=91%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Deposit
Agreement among the Registrant and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
Depositary and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued
there under, including the form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference
from Form F-6 (No. 333-8386) filed with the Commission on February 26, 1998)</FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2001
Registration No.
333-__________
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
REUTERS GROUP PLC
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
England and
Wales
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization)
None
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
85 Fleet Street
London EC4P 4AJ,
England
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Reuters Group PLC
Discretionary Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Nancy C. Gardner
Reuters America Inc.
1700
Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(212) 603-3300
(Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for
Service)
Please send copies of all communications to:
John
O'Connor
Sullivan & Cromwell
St. Olave's House
9a Ironmonger Lane
London EC2V 8EY, England
011-44-20-7710-6515
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to be
Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(2)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(3)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(3)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Ordinary Shares, nominal value
25 pence per share
(1)
20,000,000
$13.07
$261,334,800
$65,334
(1)
American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares
("
ADSs
") issuable on deposit of the Ordinary
Shares, nominal value 25 pence per share (the "
Ordinary
Shares
"), of Reuters Group PLC (the "
Registrant
")
have been registered pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6
(No. 333-8386) filed with the Commission on February 26, 1998. Each American
Depositary Share represents six Ordinary Shares.
(2)
The number of Ordinary Shares being registered represents the estimated maximum
aggregate number issuable to employees in the United States pursuant to the
Discretionary Stock Option Plan.
This Registration
Statement on Form S-8 shall also cover any additional Ordinary Shares which become
issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in
an increase in the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Registrant.
(3)
In accordance with Rule 457(h), the proposed maximum offering price per share
has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c). The translation of the ordinary
share price on March 16, 2001 on the London Stock Exchange from 9.16 pounds
Sterling into US dollars has been made at the noon buying rate on March 16, 2001
of £1=$1.4265.  The resulting proposed maximum offering price per share,
$13.06674, has been multiplied by the amount of shares to be registered to obtain
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $261,334,000.
Part I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information
required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "
Registration
Statement
") in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities
Act, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), and the
"Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
Part II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents, which have been filed with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") by the
Registrant, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000 (the "
2000 Annual Report
"),
which includes a description of the Registrant's share capital;
(b)
the Registrant's Special Report on Form 6-K dated March 5, 1998, which includes a
description of the Registrant's ADSs; and
(c)
all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"
Exchange Act
") subsequent to the effective date
of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
Any
statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or
superseded.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
English
law does not permit a company to indemnify a director or an officer of the
company against any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise
attach to him in respect of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust in relation to the company except liability incurred by such director or
officer in defending any legal proceeding (whether civil or criminal) in which
judgment is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted or in certain
instances where, although he is liable, a court finds such director or officer
acted honestly and reasonably and that having regard to all the circumstances he
ought fairly to be excused and relief is granted by the court.
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Regulation
155 of the Registrant's Articles of Association provides:
"Subject
to the provisions of and so far as may be consistent with the {Companies Act},
every Director, Auditor, Secretary or other officer of the {Registrant} shall be
entitled to be indemnified by the {Registrant} out of its own funds against all
costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in the actual
or purported execution and/or discharge of his duties and/or the exercise or
purported exercise of his powers and/or otherwise in relation to or in
connection with his duties, powers or office including (without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing) any liability incurred by him in defending any
proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted or
alleged to have been done or omitted by him as an officer or employee of the
{Registrant} and in which judgment is given in his favor (or the proceedings are
otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any material breach of
duty on his part) or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any
application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such
act or omission in which relief is granted to him by the Court."
Regulation
89(B) of the Registrant's Articles of Association provides:
"Without
prejudice to the provisions of Regulation 155 the Directors shall have power to
purchase and maintain insurance for or for the benefit of any persons who are or
were at any time directors, officers or employees or auditors of the
{Registrant}, or of any other company which is its parent undertaking or in
which the {Registrant} or such parent undertaking or any of the predecessors of
the {Registrant} or of such parent undertaking has any interest whether direct
or indirect or which is in any way allied to or associated with the
{Registrant}, or of any subsidiary undertaking of the {Registrant} or of any
such other company, or who are or were at any time trustees of any pension fund
in which any employees of the {Registrant} or of any such other company or
subsidiary undertaking are interested, including (without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing) insurance against any liability incurred by such
persons in respect of any act or omission in the actual or purported execution
and/or discharge of their duties and/or in the exercise or purported exercise of
their powers and/or otherwise in relation to their duties, powers or offices in
relation to the {Registrant} or any such other company, subsidiary undertaking
or pension fund."
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The
exhibits listed on the exhibit index at the end of this Registration Statement
are included in this Registration Statement.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10 (a) (3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
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(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement.
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15
(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(c)
Insofar as the indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
question has already been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
[Signature
Pages Follow]
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant,
Reuters Group PLC, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
England and Wales, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in London on the 20th day of March, 2001.
Reuters Group PLC
(Registrant)
By: /s/ DAVID JOHN GRIGSON
————————————
David John Grigson
Finance Director
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints David John Grigson (with full power to act alone), his
or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities to do any and all things and execute any
and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the
Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Commission in
connection with the Registration Statement, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or
her name in his or her capacity as an Officer, Director or Authorized
Representative in the United States or in any other capacity with respect to
this Registration Statement, and with respect to any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and to any
and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection with this
Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, including post-effective
amendments.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following in the capacities indicated as
of this 20th day of March, 2001.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
/s/ SIR CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY HOGG
——————————————————
Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg
Chairman and Director
/s/ PETER JAMES DENTON JOB
——————————————————
Peter James Denton Job
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ THOMAS HENRY GLOCER
——————————————————
Thomas Henry Glocer
Chief Executive Officer Designate and Director
/s/ DAVID JOHN GRIGSON
——————————————————
David John Grigson
Finance Director and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
——————————————————
Sir John Anthony Craven
Director
/s/ PHILIP NEVILL GREEN
——————————————————
Philip Nevill Green
Director
——————————————————
Edward Kozel
Director
/s/ DENNIS MALAMATINAS
——————————————————
Dennis Malamatinas
Director
——————————————————
Jean-Claude Marchand
Director
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints David John Grigson (with full power to act alone), his
or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities to do any and all things and execute any
and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the
Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Commission in
connection with the Registration Statement, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or
her name in his or her capacity as an Officer, Director or Authorized
Representative in the United States or in any other capacity with respect to
this Registration Statement, and with respect to any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and to any
and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection with this
Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, including post-effective
amendments.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following in the capacities indicated as
of this 20th day of March, 2001.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
——————————————————
Roberto G. Mendoza
Director
/s/ RICHARD LAKE OLVER
——————————————————
Richard Lake Olver
Director
/s/ ROBERT OSCAR ROWLEY
——————————————————
Robert Oscar Rowley
Director
/s/ CHARLES JAMES FRANCIS SINCLAIR
——————————————————
Charles James Francis Sinclair
Director
/s/ IAN CHARLES STRACHAN
——————————————————
Ian Charles Strachan
Director
/s/ NANCY C. GARDNER
——————————————————
Nancy C. Gardner
Authorized U.S. Representative
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Memorandum
and Articles of Association of the Registrant as in effect on the date hereof
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.1 to the 2000 Annual Report filed with the
Commission on March 13, 2001)
4.2
Deposit
Agreement among the Registrant and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
Depositary and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued
there under, including the form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference
from Form F-6 (No. 333-8386) filed with the Commission on February 26, 1998)
4.3
Rules
of the Reuters Group PLC Discretionary Stock Option Plan
5.1
Opinion
of Slaughter and May as to the legality of the Ordinary Shares
23.1
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers, independent accountants
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Power
of Attorney (included in signature pages)