RNS Number:4118J
Reuters Group PLC
31 March 2003





Monday, 31 March 2003





REUTERS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF MULTEX





London - Reuters (LSE: RTR, NASDAQ: RTRSY), the global information company, has
completed the acquisition of Multex.com, Inc.



Devin Wenig, President, Customer Segments, Reuters, said: "Multex brings
multiple assets to Reuters and its customers - a deep and broad database of
global company information, expertise in investment research and a popular
retail offering. We plan a swift integration of products and talented staff.
Our goal is to augment existing products and to produce innovative,
cost-effective research solutions for professional and individual investors,
using the best assets of Reuters and Multex."



Multex is now wholly-owned by Reuters. Its products will continue to carry the
Multex name during a transition period. Multex shares have been removed from
listing on Nasdaq.



The acquisition followed the completion last Wednesday, March 26, of a cash
tender offer by Reuters for Multex common stock at $7.35 per share. Reuters
completed the tender offer with more than 97% of Multex shares, including 6%
owned by Reuters prior to the tender. All remaining shares were converted into
the right to receive the same price of  $7.35 per share in cash.



Former Multex stockholders who did not participate in the tender offer will
receive instructions as to how to surrender their certificates to receive the
cash payment.



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Nancy Bobrowitz                                 Tel: +1 646 223 5220
Corporate Communications - US
Nancy.Bobrowitz@reuters.com



Samantha Topping                                Tel: +1 646 576 5584
Corporate Communications - US
Samantha.topping@reuters.com



Yvonne Diaz                                     Tel: +44 207 542 2615
Corporate Communications - UK
Yvonne.diaz@reuters.com



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indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services,
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independence. We have over 16,000 staff in 94 countries, including some 2,400
editorial staff in 197 bureaux serving approximately 130 countries, making
Reuters the world's largest international multimedia news agency. In 2002, the
Reuters Group had revenues of #3.6 billion.



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