Directors’ interests

The interests of directors in the issued share capital of group companies at 31 December 1998 were as follows:

	1998	1997
	Reuters Group PLC	Proforma Reuters Group PLC	Reuters Holdings PLC
R P Bauman	8,666	8,666	10,000
Sir John Craven	6,846	10,746	12,400
M P Green	6,933	6,933	8,000
Sir Christopher Hogg	26,693	26,693	30,800
P Job	158,411	111,438	128,584
J-C Marchand	44,159	2,943	3,396
J M C Parcell	81,638	–	–
R O Rowley	151,691	122,957	141,876
C J F Sinclair	10,062	10,062	11,611
D G Ure	344,099	311,644	359,590
A-F H Villeneuve	135,839	103,223	119,106
Sir David Walker	2,600	2,600	3,000
	977,637	717,905	828,363

The 1997 proforma Reuters Group PLC column indicates the directors’ interests in shares of Reuters Holdings PLC at 31 December 1997 adjusted for the effect of the subsequent capital reorganisation.

Directors were the beneficial holders of all shares listed, except certain shares held by, or in trust for the benefit of, family members. These were Peter Job 483 shares (1997 – 404); Rob Rowley 4,606 shares (1997 – 4,606) and André Villeneuve 120,687 shares (1997 – 88,147). (The 1997 numbers have been adjusted for the effect of the reorganisation).

There have been no movements in the interests of directors in the share capital of group companies since 31 December 1998.

None of the directors has notified the company of an interest in any other shares, transactions or arrangements which require disclosure.