Deutsche Bank Appointed as Successor Depositary Bank for the NASDAQ-Quoted American Depositary Receipt Program of Reuters Group Plc.

LONDON -- Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB)(GER:DBK)(LSE:DBK) today announced its appointment as successor depositary bank for the NASDAQ-quoted American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program for Reuters Group Plc (Reuters).

Reuters (www.about.reuters.com), the global information company, provides indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Its trusted information drives decision making across the globe based on a reputation for speed, accuracy and independence. Reuters has 15,300 staff in 91 countries. It includes 2,300 editorial staff in 196 bureaux serving 129 countries, making Reuters the world's largest international multimedia news agency.*

Akbar Poonawala, Head of Global Equity Services at Deutsche Bank said, "Our unique combination of strengths has secured yet another successor Depositary appointment. We are very pleased with Reuters decision and look forward to assisting them in broadening their US investor base."

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Deutsche Bank ranks among the global leaders in corporate banking and securities, transaction banking, asset management, and private wealth management, and has a significant private and business banking franchise in Germany and other selected countries in Continental Europe.

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Deutsche Bank's Trust & Securities Services business, part of the Bank's Global Transaction Banking division, is one of the leading depositary banks for ADRs and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). It currently administers over 180 programs for issuers in more than 35 countries. Trust & Securities Services at Deutsche Bank is also a leader in supporting complex debt structures. Through a fully integrated network of specialist offices worldwide, the group provides domestic custody in 27 securities markets as well as trustee, agency, depositary, SPV management and related services for all types of financing including bonds, medium term note and commercial paper programs, asset backed and mortgage backed securities, CDOs, SIVs, project financings, escrows and syndicated loans.

This announcement appears as a matter of record only. This announcement has been approved and/or communicated by Deutsche Bank AG London.

The Depositary Receipts have been registered pursuant to the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"). The investment or investment service which is the subject of this notice is not available to private customers as defined by the UK Financial Services Authority. This notice has been approved and/or communicated by Deutsche Bank AG London. The services described in this notice are provided by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (Deutsche Bank) or by its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in accordance with appropriate local registration and regulation. Deutsche Bank is providing the attached notice strictly for information purposes and makes no claims or statement, nor does it warrant or in any way represent, as to the accuracy or completeness of the details contained herein or therein. Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein constitutes an offer or solicitation by Deutsche Bank or any other issuer or entity for the purchase or sale of any securities nor does it constitute a solicitation to any person in any jurisdiction where solicitation would be unlawful. No part of this notice may be copied or reproduced in any way without the prior written consent of Deutsche Bank. Past results are not an indication of future performance.

*Source: Reuters Group Plc, December 2005