REUTERS GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999

Reuters, wherChief Executive Peter Job sets outthe business forward in the interincreasing customer base.• The vision – to make financial markets really work on the Internet.• The strategy – Reuters Financial. Linking Reuters Information andReuters Trading Solutions to anticipate and meet the e-commerceneeds of the financial markets.• Reuters Information – making the significant investment to migratethe business to the Internet over four years.• Reuters Trading Solutions – providing integrated trading andtechnology answers for major customers globally.• Joint ventures to attack new markets – linking with Equantto establish a new secure financial extranet.• Reuterspace – created for rapid penetration of widermarkets in business-to-business, consumer finance,and media.• Instinet – poised for global expansion, broadeninginto retail and fixed income.6 Reuters Group PLC Annual Report 1999