ITEM 19. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements:

The consolidated financial statements listed in the above index which are included in the 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders are hereby incorporated by reference. With the exception of the pages listed in the above index and the items incorporated by reference in Items 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11 and 12 of this report, the 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders is not to be deemed filed as part of this Report.

(b) Exhibits

2.4 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers for incorporation by reference in Forms S-8 of their report dated February 12, 1999.

2.5 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers for incorporation by reference in Forms F-3 of their report dated February 12, 1999.

4. The 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders of Reuters Group PLC.