UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2025

Commission File Number: 1-31349

 

 

THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

19 Duncan Street

Toronto, Ontario M5H 3H1, Canada

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☐   Form 40-F ☒

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into, or as an additional exhibit to, as applicable, the registrant’s outstanding registration statements.

 

 
 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:  

/s/ Jennifer Ruddick

  Name: Jennifer Ruddick
  Title:  Deputy Company Secretary

Date: April 16, 2025


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular dated April 16, 2025
99.2    Form of Proxy for Registered Shareholders
99.3    Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials
99.4    Corporate Governance Guidelines
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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

LOGO

Management Proxy Circular and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

June 4, 2025

 

 

YOUR VOTE AND PARTICIPATION AS A SHAREHOLDER IS IMPORTANT.

Please read this document and vote.

  

 

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Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Thomson Reuters Corporation

We are pleased to invite you to attend our 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

  When   Where  

    

 

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

12:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

 

Roy Thomson Hall

60 Simcoe Street

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

A live audio webcast will be available on our website at www.thomsonreuters.com. A replay of the webcast will be posted on our website after the meeting.

To our Shareholders,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2025 Thomson Reuters annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). Our company will be holding this meeting in-person at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A live audio webcast of the meeting will also be available on our website at www.thomsonreuters.com. A replay of the webcast will be posted on our website after the meeting.

Business of the Meeting

At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to:

1. Receive our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the auditor’s report on those statements;

2. Elect directors;

3. Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor and authorize the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration;

4. Consider an advisory resolution on executive compensation;

5. Consider the shareholder proposal set forth in the accompanying management information circular; and

6. Transact any other business properly brought before the meeting and any adjourned or postponed meeting.

You can read about each of these items in more detail in the accompanying management proxy circular. At the meeting, you will also have an opportunity to hear about our 2024 performance and our plans for Thomson Reuters going forward. Shareholders in attendance will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Participating in the Meeting

The process for participating in the meeting depends on whether you’re a registered or non-registered shareholder. You can find more information about these terms in the “Voting Information and How to Attend” section of the accompanying management proxy circular.

 

 

Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders (including non-registered shareholders who have duly appointed themselves as proxyholder) will be able to attend the meeting, submit or ask questions and vote at the meeting in person.

 

 

If you are a non-registered shareholder (or “beneficial owner”) who wishes to attend the meeting, submit or ask questions and vote in-person, you have to appoint yourself as proxyholder first and then also register with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada. If you’re a non-registered shareholder and don’t appoint yourself as proxyholder, you can still attend the meeting as a guest, but you won’t be able to submit or ask questions or vote at the meeting. If you are a non-registered shareholder located in the United States and wish to appoint yourself as a proxyholder in order to attend, participate or vote at the meeting, you MUST also obtain a valid legal proxy from your intermediary and submit it to Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

Please carefully follow the instructions in the “Voting Information and How to Attend” section of the accompanying management proxy circular and on your form of proxy or voting instruction form (VIF).

Record Date

You are entitled to vote at the meeting, and any adjourned or postponed meeting, if you were a holder of our common shares as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on April 11, 2025.

 

 
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Notice-And-Access

We are using the “notice-and-access” system for the delivery of our proxy materials through our website, www.thomsonreuters.com, similar to last year’s meeting. Shareholders who receive a notice have the ability to access the proxy materials on our website and to request a paper copy of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials through our website or to request a paper copy may be found in the notice. Electronic delivery reduces the cost and environmental impact of producing and distributing paper copies of documents in very large quantities. It also provides shareholders with faster access to information about Thomson Reuters.

Shareholders who have already signed up for electronic delivery of proxy materials will continue to receive them by e-mail.

Voting

Your vote is important. If you’re unable to attend the meeting in person, please vote by proxy. A proxy is a document that authorizes someone else to attend the meeting and cast votes for you. The proxy form contains instructions on how to complete and send your voting instructions. If you hold your shares through a broker or other intermediary, you should follow the procedures provided by your broker or intermediary.

If you’re a registered shareholder, our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, must receive your proxy or voting instructions no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 2, 2025 or if the meeting is adjourned or postponed, no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before any adjourned or postponed meeting. If you’re a registered shareholder and have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call Computershare Trust Company of Canada, toll-free in Canada and the United States, at 1.800.564.6253.

Non-registered/beneficial shareholders will be subject to earlier voting deadlines as specified in their proxy or voting instructions.

Thank you for your continued support of, and interest in, Thomson Reuters.

Very truly yours,

 

LOGO    LOGO

David Thomson

Chairman of the Board

  

Steve Hasker

President & Chief Executive Officer

April 16, 2025   

 

 
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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

We will be holding this year’s annual meeting of shareholders in-person at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This circular provides information and instructions regarding how to participate in the annual meeting.

To our Shareholders,

The explosive growth of leading-edge technologies was the dominant theme in 2024. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is poised to redefine how professionals work and at Thomson Reuters we plan to play a critical role in supporting our legal, tax and risk customers through this journey.

Thomson Reuters is committed to providing innovative content-enabled technology, driven by our purpose, To Inform the Way Forward.

We are committed to a trusted customer experience, in which AI is used responsibly, and data privacy is paramount. That’s why we publicly pledged that our customers’ confidential data will never become an output for a third party, and we urged our peers to do the same.

2024 Achievements

Thomson Reuters is moving faster and more nimbly than ever to ensure every professional we serve has an AI assistant. In 2024, we achieved significant progress on our “Build, Partner, Buy” strategy, enabling us to better meet the needs of our customers with an expanded portfolio of cutting-edge technology.

Our 2024 AI product investments exceeded $200 million to advance the “build” component of our strategy. CoCounsel, our professional-grade GenAI assistant, is enabling our customers to work more efficiently, and positioning them to deliver greater value to their organizations. New CoCounsel skills were introduced for our legal customers, along with deeper CoCounsel integration for Westlaw and Practical Law. For tax and accounting professionals, we launched Checkpoint Edge with CoCounsel, and rolled out Audit Intelligence, our suite of AI powered audit solutions.

Thomson Reuters Ventures made significant investments in AI-powered startups and strengthened existing partnerships for the “partner” element of our strategy. In 2024, a collaboration with Microsoft was announced that leverages the power of autonomous agents to enhance customer efficiency and revenue. We also worked with AI tech providers to license our trusted, fact-based Reuters news content to train Large Language Models (LLMs) with accurate, unbiased information. Furthermore, our partnership with Oracle was expanded to enable turnkey e-invoicing capabilities.

Investment in strategic acquisitions comprised $1.6 billion during 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 to add meaningful new capabilities for our customers and support the “buy” element of our strategy. We acquired Pagero, a global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, along with Materia, which provides more specialized tools to our tax, accounting, and audit customers. We also acquired Safe Sign Technologies, a UK-based startup that is developing legal-specific LLMs. The acquisition of World Business Media Limited brought important products, including The Insurer, into the fold of Reuters Professional.

2025 commenced with our acquisition of SafeSend, a leading cloud-native tax workflow software provider that advances our tax automation strategy and builds upon our 2023 acquisition of SurePrep.

In December, Thomson Reuters was recognized as a leader in three IDC MarketScape awards spanning our OneSource and Pagero corporate tax and trade offerings, highlighting success with the “build” and “buy” strategies.

Our second Future of Professionals Report surveyed 2,200-plus professionals and found that those adopting AI solutions are already seeing tangible business value. These findings reinforce our commitment to leading innovation of cutting-edge technologies, including AI, while protecting client privilege and data privacy.

We delivered strong financial performance for the year, delivering both total company and organic revenue growth* of 7%, ahead of the initial 6.5% total company and 6% organic revenue growth* outlooks provided in February 2024. In May 2024, Thomson Reuters sold our remaining stake in the London Stock Exchange Group. In December 2024, we completed our divestiture of FindLaw. Finally, we successfully completed our multi-year Cloud Conversion Program, which positions us to be more agile, secure, and efficient.

Reuters News continues to provide award-winning journalism to billions of people worldwide, while winning two Pulitzer Prizes, a World Press Photo Award, Loeb Awards, Royal Television Society Awards, and more. The critical importance of Reuters News being able to pursue its mission safely cannot be overstated. We faced tragedy in September when Ryan Evans, a Reuters safety advisor was killed in a missile strike in Ukraine.

Our Opportunity

Thomson Reuters is laser-focused on delivering on our vision and executing on our strategy through a robust product and innovation roadmap. We have termed 2025 The Year of Execution.

The world-class talent at Thomson Reuters is vital to our success. We empower colleagues to learn, grow, and thrive – including by adopting leading-edge technologies. For example, over 19,000 of our employees are using Open Arena, our enterprise-wide large language model learning environment that supports a broad variety of their daily work.

 

 
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The strong groundwork laid through our “Build, Partner, Buy” strategy to pursue a balanced approach to growth, shareholder value and technological innovation allows us to capitalize upon expansive opportunities.

Shareholders can expect Thomson Reuters to remain at the forefront of innovation by continuing to invest in the best technology and talent. The AI revolution is an unprecedented opportunity to modernize the work of professionals, and we are focused on developing and supporting the smart and responsible applications of trusted tools for our customers.

Our Role in the World

Our role at Thomson Reuters is to serve our customers, while pursuing justice, truth, and transparency, all driven by our Purpose and guided by our Trust Principles.

We cherish our commitment to report on world events with accuracy, integrity, independence and freedom from bias. Our company is dedicated to creating opportunities to improve the lives of people around the globe and supporting the communities where we live and work. The latter includes supporting initiatives that promote responsible and effective use of AI in the justice system. In June, the Thomson Reuters Institute launched a joint initiative with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), and in October, Thomson Reuters launched the AI for Justice Legal Aid program.

We also uphold human rights through initiatives like Safe Settings, a campaign helping parents, caregivers, and other concerned adults to create safer online environments for children. We are proud to embrace our social responsibility through efforts to combat human trafficking, such as launching our new human rights crimes resource center. Finally, Thomson Reuters colleagues contributed more than 9,000 volunteer hours through IMPACTathon and Global Volunteer Day.

Thomson Reuters aspires to be at the forefront of AI-driven innovation that will reshape the future of work for professionals. We are ready to Inform the Way Forward given a robust foundation and a tireless obsession to innovate.

We remain grateful to our shareholders for your ongoing commitment to Thomson Reuters that truly allows us to deliver on our Purpose.

 

LOGO

David Thomson

Chairman of the Board

LOGO

Steve Hasker

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Certain statements in the letter are forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and reflect our current expectations. As a result, forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations are discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2024 annual report as well as in other materials that we from time to time file with, or furnish to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). There is no assurance that any forward-looking statements will materialize. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect expectations only as of this date. Except as may be required by applicable law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

*

Non-International Financial Reporting Standards (non-IFRS) financial measures. Please see the note in the “Additional Information” section of this circular.

 

 

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Shareholder resources on our website

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

 

   

Management proxy circular – www.thomsonreuters.com/2025AGMcircular/

 

   

Annual report – www.thomsonreuters.com/2024annualreport/

Corporate Governance Documents

 

   

Corporate Governance Guidelines, Board committee charters, and position descriptions – ir.thomsonreuters.com/corporate-governance/governance-highlights

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

 

   

Social Impact & ESG Report – www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/social-impact.html

 

   

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – ir.thomsonreuters.com/corporate-governance/code-conduct

 

   

Supply Chain Ethical Code – www.thomsonreuters.com/en/resources/global-sourcing-procurement.html

 

   

Human Rights Policy – www.thomsonreuters.com/en/policies/human-rights-policy.html

 

   

Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement – www.thomsonreuters.com/en/modern-slavery-act.html

Products and Services – www.thomsonreuters.com

Investor Relations – ir.thomsonreuters.com

 

 

 
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  Frequently Referenced Information

 

Auditor Fees

    51  

Director Biographies

    19-26  

Director Compensation

    27-30  

Director Independence

    16  

ESG

    53-55  

Executive Compensation

    83-94  

Financial Performance

    58  

Human Capital Management

    49  

Peer Groups

    66-67  

Say on Pay

    56  

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Fast Facts About Thomson Reuters

    3  

About this Circular and Related Proxy Materials

    4  

Business of the Meeting

    5  

Voting Information and How to Attend

    8  

Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Related MD&A

    13  

Notice-and-Access

    13  

Electronic Delivery of Shareholder Communications

    13  

Principal Shareholder and Share Capital

    14  

About Our Directors

    15  

Nominee Information

    19  

Director Compensation and Share Ownership

    27  

Corporate Governance Practices

    31  

Board Composition and Responsibilities

    31  

Director Attendance

    37  

Controlled Company

    38  

Board Committees

    39  

Audit Committee

    40  

Corporate Governance Committee

    43  

HR Committee

    47  

Risk Committee

    49  

Joint Audit Committee and Risk Committee Meetings

    50  

About Our Independent Auditor

    51  

Stakeholder Engagement

    52  

ESG

    53  

Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)

    56  

 

 

 

 
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

     57  

Executive Summary

     57  

Key 2025 Compensation Developments and Decisions

     60  

Our 2024 Compensation Program

     61  

Our Process for Designing and Determining Executive Compensation

     62  

Our Key Compensation Principles

     63  

2024 Compensation

     68  

2024 Named Executive Officer Compensation and Key Accomplishments

     74  

Performance Graphs

     80  

Historic Named Executive Officer Compensation

     81  

Executive Compensation

     83  

Summary Compensation Table

     83  

Incentive Plan Awards

     85  

Pension and Other Retirement Benefits

     87  

Termination Benefits

     89  

Indebtedness of Officers, Directors and Employees

     95  

Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance

     95  

Additional Information

     96  

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

     96  

How to Contact the Board

     96  

2025 Annual Meeting – Questions from Shareholders

     96  

Where to find Corporate Governance and Continuous Disclosure Documents

     96  

Thomson Reuters Trust Principles and Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company

     97  

Additional Director Information

     97  

Share Repurchases – Normal Course Issuer Bid

     97  

Directors’ Approval

     98  

Appendix A – Equity Compensation and Other Plan Information

     A-1  

Appendix B – Shareholder Proposal

     B-1  

 

 

 

 
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Fast Facts About Thomson Reuters

 

 

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, audit, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

 

 

The table below describes some of our key operating characteristics:

 

Attractive

Industry

 

 Currently our “Big 3” segments operate in an estimated $28 billion market expected to grow between 8% and 11% over the next 5 years

 

 Legal, Tax & Risk markets are prime for content-driven innovation

 

Balanced and

Diversified

Leadership

 

 A leader in key Legal Professionals, Corporates, Tax & Accounting Professionals and News segments

 

 Resilient businesses, historically stable, through periods of macroeconomic uncertainty

 

 Approximately 450,000 customers; largest customer is approximately 5% of revenues*

 

Attractive

Business

Model

 

 81% of revenues were recurring in 2024

 

 Fixed cost model supports operating leverage as we grow

 

 Strong and consistent cash generation capabilities

 

Strong

Competitive

Positioning

 

 Proprietary content plus data and human expertise combined with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are key differentiators

 

 Products deeply embedded in customers’ daily workflows

 

 91% retention rate in 2024

 

Disciplined

Financial

Policies

 

 Focused and incentivized on organic revenue growth and free cash flow growth

 

 Balance investing in business and returning capital to shareholders

 

 Committed to maintaining investment grade rating with stable capital structure

 

 Significant potential capital capacity affords optionality

 

*

The news agreement with the Data & Analytics business of London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG).

 

   

 2024 full-year results:

 

 Revenues – US$7.3 billion

 

 Operating profit – US$2.1 billion

 

 Adjusted EBITDA margin* – 38.2%

 

 Diluted earnings per share (EPS) – US$4.89

 

 Adjusted EPS* – US$3.77

 

 Net cash provided by operating activities – US$2.5 billion

 

 Free cash flow* – US$1.8 billion

 

 Stock exchange listings (Symbol: TRI):

 

 Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)

 

 Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq)**

  

Stock prices:

 

Closing price (April 11, 2025): C$239.93/US$172.68

 

High (2024): C$241.65/ US$175.79

 

Low (2024): C$191.42/ US$143.31

 

Market capitalization (April 11, 2025):

 

US$77.8 billion

 

Dividend per common share (as of April 11, 2025):

 

$0.595 quarterly ($2.38 annualized)

 

32 consecutive years of common share dividend increases.

 

All revenue information reflected in the first table above is based on our 2024 full-year results. Our “Big 3” segments refer to our Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals segments combined.

For more information about our company, visit www.thomsonreuters.com

 

*

Non-International Financial Reporting Standards (non-IFRS) financial measures. Please see the note in the “Additional Information” section of this circular.

 

**

On February 25, 2025, we transferred our U.S. stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the Nasdaq.

 

 

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About this Circular and Related Proxy Materials

 

 

We are providing this circular and proxy materials to you in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. As a shareholder, you are invited to attend the meeting. If you are unable to attend, you may still vote by completing the enclosed proxy form.

 

 

This circular describes the items to be voted on at the meeting and the voting process and contains additional information about executive compensation, corporate governance practices and other matters that will be discussed at the meeting.

Unless otherwise indicated:

 

 

information is as of April 11, 2025;

 

 

all dollar amounts in this circular are expressed in U.S. dollars;

 

 

applicable amounts translated to U.S. dollars from Canadian dollars utilized the average Canadian/U.S. dollar month-end exchange rate for 2024, which was C$1 = US$0.72916; and

 

 

applicable amounts translated to U.S. dollars from Swiss francs utilized the average Swiss franc/U.S. dollar month-end exchange rate for 2024, which was CHF 1 = US$1.13486.

In this circular, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Thomson Reuters Corporation and our consolidated subsidiaries. The term “Woodbridge” refers to The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it.

Please see the “Voting Information and How to Attend” section of this document for an explanation of how you can vote on the matters to be considered at the meeting, whether or not you decide to attend the meeting.

We are a Canadian company that is considered to be a “foreign private issuer” for U.S. federal securities law purposes. As a result, we have prepared this circular in accordance with applicable Canadian disclosure requirements.

Information contained on our website or any other websites identified in this circular is not part of this circular. All website addresses listed in this circular are intended to be inactive, textual references only. The Thomson Reuters logo and our other trademarks, trade names and service names mentioned in this circular are the property of Thomson Reuters.

Front cover photo credit: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov; Letter to Shareholders photo credit: REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch and Shareholder resources on our website photo credit: REUTERS/Mike Blake.

 

 

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Highlights

This year’s meeting will cover the following items of business. Additional information is provided in this circular.

 

   Item of Business   Board Vote
Recommendation
 

1. Financial statements

 

Receipt of our 2024 audited financial statements.

 

 Our 2024 annual consolidated financial statements are included in our 2024 annual report, which is available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website, www.thomsonreuters.com.

 

 Shareholders who requested a copy of the 2024 annual report will receive it by mail or e-mail.

 

 Representatives from Thomson Reuters and our independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will be available to discuss any questions about our financial statements at the meeting.

  N/A
 

2. Election of Directors (page 15 of the circular)

 

At the meeting, 14 individuals are proposed to be elected to our Board of Directors. 12 of these individuals are currently directors of our company. Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan are new director nominees. Ed Clark will complete his service on the Board at this meeting.

 

 The Corporate Governance Committee believes that the director nominees have the qualifications, skills and experience necessary for the Board to fulfill its mandate.

 

 A majority of our director nominees are independent and four of our director nominees (David Thomson, Peter Thomson, Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan) are affiliated with our principal shareholder, Woodbridge. Only one director (our CEO, Steve Hasker) is a member of management.

 

 The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman (David Thomson) and the CEO (Steve Hasker) are separate.

 

 Shareholders vote annually for individual directors. At last year’s annual meeting, our director nominees who are standing for re-election received an average of 99.6% “for” votes.

 

The director nominees for this year’s meeting are:

 

   FOR each director nominee
   Name    Age    Director
Since
   Principal occupation    Committees    Overall
Attendance
at Board
Meetings
in 2024
  

Other

public

  boards  

   David Thomson    67    1988    Chairman of Woodbridge       100%   
   Steve Hasker    55    2020    President and CEO of Thomson Reuters       100%    1
   Kirk E. Arnold    65    2020    Former CEO of Data Intensity, LLC    CG, HR, R    100%    2
   LaVerne Council    63    2022    CEO of Emerald One    A, R    100%    2
   Michael E. Daniels    70    2014    Former SVP and Group Executive at IBM    A, CG, HR, R    100%   
   Kirk Koenigsbauer    57    2020    COO and Corporate VP, Experience and Devices Group, Microsoft    HR, R    100%   
   Deanna Oppenheimer    67    2020    Founder, Cameoworks    A, CG    100%    1
   Simon Paris    55    2020    CEO of Unit4    A, CG, R, HR    100%   
   Kim M. Rivera    56    2019    Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer at OneTrust    A, R    100%    1
   Barry Salzberg    71    2015    Former Global CEO of Deloitte    A, CG, R    100%   
   Peter J. Thomson    59    1995    Chairman of Woodbridge    HR    100%   
   Beth Wilson    56    2022    Chair of the Chartered
Professional Accountants of Canada
   A, HR    100%    1
   Michael Friisdahl    62       Former Executive Chairman of Signature Aviation         
   Paul Sagan    66       Catalyst Advisor and former Managing Director at General Catalyst          1

 

  = independent

 

  Committee legend: A = Audit; CG = Corporate Governance; HR = Human Resources; and R = Risk

 

 

 

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Recommendation
 

3. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor (page 51 of the circular)

 

We are proposing to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditor for another year until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Our Audit Committee is directly responsible for overseeing the independent auditor during the year.

 

 

 

 

 FOR

 

4. Advisory resolution on executive compensation (page 56 of the circular)

 

We will have a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation, which is sometimes called “say on pay”. This will provide you with an opportunity to provide a view on our company’s approach to executive compensation, as described in this circular.

 

 

 

 

 FOR

Pay for performance” is the foundation of our compensation philosophy for our named executive officers. Their compensation is primarily variable and performance-based, utilizing multiple and complementary financial measures that are aligned with our strategy to drive shareholder value.

 

 

Consistent with our long-standing core business and governance principles, “pay for performance” continued to be a key part of our compensation philosophy for our named executive officers in 2024.

 

2024 compensation decisions were aligned with our strategic objectives – During 2024, the HR Committee actively engaged in reviewing and discussing the design and approach to our compensation, talent and culture. Our 2024 compensation program focused the organization on strong performance and organic growth, and it enabled Thomson Reuters to attract, engage and retain the talent needed to execute our short-term and long-term strategy. We believe that our 2024 compensation program appropriately balanced risk and reward.

 

In 2024, a significant portion of executive pay was at risk and linked to both operational performance and stock price. Our incentive plan goals reflected our published business outlook, operating plan and long-term strategy. Annual incentive awards focused on growth objectives for the year. The table below reflects summary 2024 compensation information for our named executive officers:

 

 

 

 

  Named executive officer   Base salary  

Target annual

incentive award

(cash) –percentage

of base salary

  Long-term incentive
award (equity-based)
– percentage
of base salary
 

“At risk”

  percentage  

 

  Steve Hasker

  President and Chief Executive Officer

   

 

 

 

C$1,495,000

(US$1,090,101)

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

200

 

%

   

 

 

 

675

 

%

   

 

 

 

90

 

%

 

  Mike Eastwood

  Chief Financial Officer

   

 

 

 

C$950,000

(US$692,706)

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

125

 

%

   

 

 

 

300

 

%

   

 

 

 

81

 

%

 

  Ragunath (Raghu) Ramanathan

  President, Legal Professionals

   

 

 

 

$550,000

 

 

   

 

 

 

125

 

%

   

 

 

 

250

 

%

   

 

 

 

79

 

%

 

  Kirsty Roth

  Chief Operations and Technology Officer

   

 

 

 

CHF685,000

(US$777,382)

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

125

 

%

   

 

 

 

275

 

%

   

 

 

 

80

 

%

 

  Paul Bascobert

  President, Reuters News

   

 

 

 

$750,000

 

 

   

 

 

 

125

 

%

   

 

 

 

200

 

%

   

 

 

 

76

 

%

 

Our compensation program is strongly aligned with shareholder value – Our executive officer compensation is aligned with total shareholder value and is tied to key financial and strategic drivers of sustained value creation. We also require our executive officers to maintain meaningful levels of share ownership that are multiples of their respective base salaries, creating a strong link to our shareholders and the long-term success of our company.

 

 

 
 
  Named executive officer  

Share Ownership

Guideline

   (base salary multiple)   

                

 

  Steve Hasker

   

 

 

 

6x

 

               

 

  Mike Eastwood

   

 

 

 

4x

 

               

 

  Kirsty Roth, Raghu

  Ramanathan, and Paul Bascobert

 

   

 

 

 

3x

 

               
   

We benchmark executive compensation and performance against global peer companies that we compete with for customers and talent – The HR Committee uses a global peer group for executive compensation purposes. For compensation benchmarking of executive officers based in Toronto, the HR Committee also uses a separate Canadian peer group as a secondary reference point.

 

Our compensation program is aligned with good governance practices and has received strong shareholder support in recent years – Our plans and programs reflect strong governance principles. The HR Committee has an independent advisor (Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. or “FW Cook”) for executive compensation matters. We also engage with our shareholders on compensation matters during the year and we provide a “say on pay” resolution each year at our annual meeting of shareholders. Over the last five years, an average of approximately 98% of votes have been cast “for” our “say on pay” advisory resolutions.

 

 

   

 

 

 

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Recommendation
   

 

We do not believe that we have any problematic pay practices and risk is taken into account in our compensation programs – The HR Committee’s independent advisor reviews our compensation program to evaluate the degree to which it encourages risk taking in the context of our overall enterprise risk profile as well as recognized market best practices. Based on the independent advisor’s review, the HR Committee has concluded that our programs appear unlikely to create incentives for excessive risk taking and include meaningful safeguards to mitigate compensation program risk.

 

What we do

 

  The HR Committee is comprised of a majority of independent directors and it uses an independent executive compensation consultant to assess our executive compensation programs;

 

  Most of an executive’s compensation is comprised of longer-term performance opportunities with less emphasis on shorter-term performance opportunities;

 

  The base salary component of each executive’s compensation is fixed;

 

  Our HR Committee annually reviews and determines award design and there are principles and processes with management for approving design changes and performance goals;

 

  The HR Committee reviews performance criteria for financial metrics used in our incentive awards, including threshold, target and maximum amounts, to ensure that they are challenging, but achievable. Performance criteria are aligned with the company’s strategic objectives;

 

  Our incentive awards utilize a number of different financial performance measures and do not rely on a single metric. Each metric has a threshold, target and maximum performance target with pre-defined payout amounts;

 

  Our annual incentive awards and performance restricted share units (PRSUs) issued as part of long-term incentive awards have caps for the maximum potential payouts;

 

  Our HR Committee has authority to make fairness-related and other adjustments to performance award opportunities that it may deem appropriate;

 

  We have robust share ownership guidelines for our executive officers which further ties their interests to those of our shareholders over the long-term; and

 

  We have two clawback policies which permit us to seek reimbursement from the CEO and all other executives officers in certain circumstances.

 

What we don’t do

 

X   Executive officers are prohibited from hedging or pledging company shares;

 

X   We don’t offer single trigger change of control rights or excise tax gross-up payments;

 

X   We don’t guarantee minimum payout levels in our incentive plans or minimum vesting for equity awards;

 

X   We don’t guarantee increases to base salaries or target incentive award opportunities;

 

X   We don’t reprice stock options, grant reload stock options or “spring load” equity awards to enable recipients to benefit from the release of confidential information;

 

X   We don’t include unvested RSUs or vested/unvested stock options in the calculation of share ownership guidelines; and

 

X   We don’t offer excessive perquisites.

 

Pleasesee the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular for additional information.

 

   
 
   

5. Shareholder proposal (page B- 1 of the circular)

 

Consider the shareholder proposal set out in Appendix B of this circular.

 

 

X AGAINST

 
 

 

 

6. Other business

 

If any other items of business are properly brought before the meeting (or any adjourned or postponed meeting), shareholders will be asked to vote. We are not aware of any other items of business at this time.

 

 

N/A

 

 

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Voting Information and How to Attend

What is the format of the meeting?

We are holding an in-person meeting at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A live audio webcast of the meeting will also be available on our website at www.thomsonreuters.com. A replay of the webcast will be posted on our website after the meeting.

Who can vote at the meeting?

If you held common shares as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on April 11, 2025 (the record date), then you are entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjourned or postponed meeting. Each share is entitled to one vote. As of April 11, 2025, there were 450,437,777 common shares outstanding.

We also have 6,000,000 Series II preference shares outstanding, but these shares do not have voting rights at the meeting.

How many votes are required for approval?

A simple majority (more than 50%) of votes cast, during the meeting in-person or by proxy, is required to approve each item of business.

Woodbridge (together with its affiliates), our principal and controlling shareholder, beneficially owned approximately 70% of our outstanding common shares as of April 11, 2025. Woodbridge has advised our company that it will vote FOR the election of each director nominee, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor, and the advisory resolution on executive compensation and AGAINST the shareholder proposal set out in Appendix B of this circular.

We have a majority voting policy that applies to the election of directors at the annual meeting of shareholders. This means that if a director receives more “withhold” votes than “for” votes at the meeting, then the director will immediately tender his or her resignation to the Chairman. This would be effective if accepted by the Board. The Corporate Governance Committee will consider a director’s offer to resign and make a recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept it. The Board will accept resignations, except in exceptional circumstances. The Board will have 90 days from the annual meeting to make and publicly disclose its decision by news release either to accept or reject the resignation (including reasons for rejecting the resignation, if applicable). As Woodbridge has indicated that it will vote FOR the election of each director nominee, each director will receive more than a majority of votes at the meeting.

How do I vote?

You have two choices – you can vote by proxy, or you can attend the meeting and vote during the meeting in-person at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The voting process is different for each choice. The voting process also depends on whether you are a registered or non-registered shareholder.

You should first determine whether you are a registered or non-registered holder of our common shares. Most of our shareholders are non-registered holders.

 

 

You are a registered shareholder if your name appears directly on your share certificates, or if you hold your common shares in book-entry form through the direct registration system (DRS) on the records of our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

 

 

You are a non-registered shareholder if you own shares indirectly and the shares are registered in the name of an intermediary. For example, you are a non-registered shareholder if:

 

   

your common shares are held in the name of a bank, trust company, securities broker, trustee or custodian; or

 

   

you hold Depositary Interests representing our common shares which are held in the name of Computershare Company Nominees Limited as nominee and custodian.

Non-registered shareholders are sometimes referred to as “beneficial owners”.

 

 

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Registered shareholders

  

 

You are a registered shareholder if your name appears directly on your share certificates, or if
you hold your common shares in book-entry form through the direct registration system (DRS)
on the records of our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

 

   
If you want to vote by proxy before the meeting   

If it is not convenient for you to attend the meeting, you may vote by proxy on the matters to be considered at the meeting. A proxy is a document that authorizes someone else to attend the meeting and cast votes for you.

 

You may authorize our directors who are named on the enclosed proxy form to vote your shares as your proxyholder.

 

You may give voting instructions through the Internet, mail or telephone. Please refer to your proxy form for instructions.

   
If you want to attend and vote at the meeting   

You do not need to do anything except attend the meeting. Do not complete or return your proxy form, as your vote will be taken at the meeting. You should register with representatives of Computershare Trust Company of Canada when you arrive at the meeting. If you wish to vote common shares registered in the name of a legal entity, that entity must submit a properly executed proxy form to Computershare Trust Company of Canada by the proxy cut-off time which appoints you to vote the common shares on its behalf.

   
If you want to appoint a third party as proxy to attend and vote at the meeting   

You may appoint another person (other than our directors who are named on your proxy form) to attend the meeting on your behalf and vote your shares as your proxyholder. To do so, please follow these steps:

 

1.   Submit your proxy form – Appoint your proxy by mail or through the Internet. If you mail the proxy form, you must print that person’s name in the blank space provided on the back of the enclosed proxy form and you should indicate how you want your shares voted. Sign, date and return the proxy form in the envelope provided. If you vote through the Internet, you may also appoint another person to be your proxyholder.

 

You may be able to appoint more than one proxyholder, provided that each proxyholder is entitled to exercise the rights attaching to different shares held by you. If you do appoint more than one proxyholder, you must do so by mail, and please enter the number of shares next to the proxyholder’s name that he or she is entitled to vote. The person you appoint must attend the meeting and vote on your behalf in order for your votes to be counted.

 

2.  Proxyholder Registration – The third-party proxyholder should then register with representatives of Computershare Trust Company of Canada when they arrive at the meeting.

 

You may choose anyone to be your proxyholder – the person does not have to be another shareholder.

   
Deadline for returning your proxy form   

Your completed proxy must be received by Computershare Trust Company of Canada by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 2, 2025.

 

 

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Non-registered
shareholders

  

 

You are a non-registered shareholder if you own shares indirectly and the shares are registered in
the name of an intermediary. For example, you are a non-registered shareholder if your common
shares are held in the name of a bank, trust company, securities broker, trustee or custodian; or
you hold Depositary Interests representing our common shares which are held in the name of
Computershare Company Nominees Limited as nominee and custodian.

 

Non-registered shareholders are sometimes referred to as “beneficial owners”.

 

   
If you want to vote by proxy before the meeting   

If you are a non-registered shareholder who receives a proxy form or voting instruction form (VIF), you should follow your intermediary’s instruction for completing the form. Holders of Depositary Interests will receive a voting form of instruction or direction from Computershare Investor Services PLC.

   
If you want to attend and vote at the meeting   

If you are a non-registered shareholder and you wish to ask questions or vote at the meeting, you should do one of the following:

 

• If you have received a proxy form from your intermediary, insert your own name in the blank space provided on the proxy form to appoint yourself as proxyholder. If the intermediary has not signed the proxy form, you must sign and date it. Follow your intermediary’s instructions for returning the proxy form; or

 

• If you have received a VIF from your intermediary, follow your intermediary’s instructions for completing the form.

 

It is important that you comply with the signature and return instructions provided by your intermediary.

 

You will then need to register with representatives of Computershare Trust Company of Canada when you arrive at the meeting.

 

If you are a non-registered shareholder located in the United States and you wish to appoint yourself as a proxyholder, in addition to the steps above, you must first obtain a valid legal proxy from your intermediary. To do so, please follow these additional steps:

 

1.   Follow the instructions from your intermediary included with the legal proxy form and the voting information form sent to you, or contact your intermediary to request a legal proxy form or a legal proxy if you have not received one.

 

2.  After you receive a valid legal proxy from your intermediary, you must then submit the legal proxy to Computershare Trust Company of Canada. You can send the legal proxy by e-mail or by courier to: uslegalproxy@computershare.com (if by e-mail), or Computershare Trust Company of Canada, Attention: Proxy Dept., 8th Floor, 100 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, Canada (if by courier). The legal proxy in both cases must be labeled “Legal Proxy” and received no later than the voting deadline of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 2, 2025.

   
If you want to appoint a third party as proxy to attend and vote at the meeting   

You may appoint another person (other than our directors who are named on your voting instruction form) to attend the meeting on your behalf and vote your shares as your proxyholder. You may choose anyone to be your proxyholder – the person does not have to be another shareholder. To do so, please follow these steps:

 

1.   Appoint the Proxyholder – If you are a non-registered shareholder who receives a proxy form or voting instruction form (VIF), you should follow your intermediary’s instruction for completing the form. Holders of Depositary Interests will receive a voting form of instruction or direction from Computershare Investor Services PLC.

 

2.  Proxyholder Registration – The third-party proxyholder should then register with representatives of Computershare Trust Company of Canada when they arrive at the meeting.

 

 

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If you are a non-registered shareholder located in the United States and you wish to appoint a third party as a proxyholder, in addition to the steps above, you must first obtain a valid legal proxy from your intermediary. To do so, please follow these additional steps:

 

1.   Follow the instructions from your intermediary included with the legal proxy form and the voting information form sent to you, or contact your intermediary to request a legal proxy form or a legal proxy if you have not received one.

   
    

2.  After you receive a valid legal proxy from your intermediary, you must then submit the legal proxy to Computershare Trust Company of Canada. You can send the legal proxy by e-mail or by courier to: uslegalproxy@computershare.com (if by e-mail), or Computershare Trust Company of Canada, Attention: Proxy Dept., 8th Floor, 100 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, Canada (if by courier). The legal proxy in both cases must be labeled “Legal Proxy” and received no later than the voting deadline of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 2, 2025.

   
If you want to attend the meeting as a guest   

Guests, including non-registered shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholders, may attend but are not able to submit or ask questions or vote at the meeting.

   
Deadline for returning your form   

Please check your voting instruction form for the specific deadline. Your intermediary will need your voting instructions sufficiently in advance of the proxy deadline to enable your intermediary to act on your instructions prior to the deadline.

How do I submit or ask questions during the meeting?

At the annual meeting, shareholders in attendance will be provided with an opportunity to ask questions to our Board, CEO, CFO and other members of senior management in attendance. If you are a shareholder who is viewing the meeting by webcast or is unable to attend this year’s meeting in person but have a question, you may e-mail your question to investor.relations@thomsonreuters.com prior to the meeting.

While we will seek to respond to as many shareholder questions as possible at the meeting, we cannot assure you that all questions will be able to be addressed at the meeting. If we are unable to address your question at the meeting, we will separately provide a response to you.

Other Questions and Answers

Can I vote my shares by filling out and returning the notice?

No. The notice sets forth the items to be voted on at the meeting, but you cannot vote by marking the notice and returning it. The notice provides instructions on how to vote.

What’s the deadline for receiving my proxy or voting instructions?

If you are a registered shareholder, your proxy must be received by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 2, 2025.

Non-registered shareholders may be subject to earlier deadlines as specified in their proxy or voting instructions.

If the meeting is adjourned or postponed, the proxy cut-off deadline will be no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before any adjourned or postponed meeting.

How will my shares be voted if I appoint a proxyholder?

Your proxyholder must vote your shares on each matter according to your instructions if you have properly completed and returned a proxy form. If you have not specified how to vote on a particular matter, then your proxyholder can vote your shares as he or she sees fit. If you have appointed our directors named on your proxy form or voting instruction form as your proxyholder, and you have not specified how you want your shares to be voted, your shares will be voted FOR the election of each director nominee, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor, and the advisory resolution on executive compensation and AGAINST the shareholder proposal set out in Appendix B of this circular.

What happens if any amendments are properly made to the items of business to be considered or if other matters are properly brought before the meeting?

Your proxyholder will have discretionary authority to vote your shares as he or she sees fit. As of the date of this circular, management knows of no such amendment, variation or other matter expected to come before the meeting.

 

 

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If I change my mind, how do I revoke my proxy or voting instructions?

Non-registered shareholders

You may revoke your proxy by sending written notice to your intermediary, so long as the intermediary receives your notice at least seven days before the meeting (or as otherwise instructed by your intermediary). This gives your intermediary time to submit the revocation to Computershare Trust Company of Canada. If your revocation is not received in time, your intermediary is not required to act on it.

Registered shareholders

You may revoke your proxy or voting instructions in any of the following ways:

 

 

By completing and signing a proxy form with a later date than the proxy form you previously returned, and delivering it to Computershare Trust Company of Canada at any time before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 2, 2025. If the meeting is adjourned or postponed, the deadline will be no later than 48 hours before any adjourned or postponed meeting;

 

 

By completing a written statement revoking your instructions, which is signed by you or your attorney authorized in writing, and delivering it:

 

   

To the offices of Computershare Trust Company of Canada at any time before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. If the meeting is adjourned or postponed, the deadline will be no later than close of business on the business day immediately preceding any adjourned or postponed meeting; or

 

   

To the Chair of the meeting before the meeting starts; or

 

   

In any other manner permitted by law.

How can I contact Computershare Trust Company of Canada if I have questions?

You can contact Computershare Trust Company of Canada directly at the following numbers:

 

Canada and the United States   1.800.564.6253
Other countries   1.514.982.7555

Who is soliciting my proxy and distributing proxy-related materials?

Thomson Reuters management and directors may solicit your proxy for use at the meeting and any adjourned or postponed meeting. Our management and directors may solicit proxies by mail and in person. We are paying all costs of solicitation. Intermediaries will distribute proxy-related materials directly to non-objecting beneficial owners on our behalf. We are paying for intermediaries to send proxy-related materials to both non-objecting beneficial owners and objecting beneficial owners.

Is my vote confidential?

Yes. Our registrar, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, independently counts and tabulates the proxies to preserve the confidentiality of individual shareholder votes. Proxies are referred to us only in cases where a shareholder clearly intends to communicate with management, in the event of questions as to the validity of a proxy or where it is necessary to do so to meet applicable legal requirements.

Voting results

Following the meeting, we will post the voting results in the “Investor Relations” section of our website, www.thomsonreuters.com. We will also file a copy of the results with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedarplus.ca and the SEC at www.sec.gov. For more information, see the “Additional Information” section of this circular.

 

 

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Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Related MD&A

Our annual and quarterly reports and earnings releases are available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website, www.thomsonreuters.com. Please also see the “Electronic Delivery of Shareholder Communications” section below for information about electronic delivery of these reports and other shareholder communications.

Notice-and-Access

Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the website availability of this circular and proxy materials?

We are using the “notice-and-access” system for the delivery of our proxy materials through our website, similar to last year’s meeting. Shareholders who receive a notice have the ability to access the proxy materials on our website and to request a paper copy of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials through our website or to request a paper copy may be found in the notice.

Electronic delivery reduces the cost and environmental impact of producing and distributing paper copies of documents in very large quantities. It also provides shareholders with faster access to information about Thomson Reuters.

Why didn’t I receive a printed notice in the mail about the website availability of the proxy materials?

Shareholders who previously signed up for electronic delivery of our proxy materials will continue to receive them by e-mail and will not receive a printed notice in the mail.

How do I vote under the “notice-and-access” system?

The voting process is the same as described in the “Voting Information and How to Attend” section of this circular. You have two choices – you can vote by proxy, or you can attend the meeting and vote in person.

Electronic Delivery of Shareholder Communications

Does Thomson Reuters provide electronic delivery of shareholder communications?

Yes. Electronic delivery is a voluntary program for our shareholders. Under this program, an e-mail notification (with links to the documents posted on our website) is sent to you.

Electronic delivery reduces the cost and environmental impact of producing and distributing paper copies of documents in very large quantities. It also provides shareholders with faster access to information about Thomson Reuters.

 

 

How can I enroll for electronic delivery of shareholder communications?

 

For most non-registered shareholders (other than holders of our Depositary Interests), please go to www.proxyvote.com for more instructions and to register. You will need your Enrollment Number/Control Number. You can find this number on your voting instruction form/proxy form.

 

If you are a registered shareholder, please go to www.investorcentre.com (country – Canada) and click on “Sign up for eDelivery” at the bottom of the page. You will need information from your proxy form to register.

 

 

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Principal Shareholder and Share Capital

As of April 11, 2025, Woodbridge and its affiliates beneficially owned 313,508,841 of our common shares, or approximately 70% of our outstanding common shares. Woodbridge is the principal and controlling shareholder of Thomson Reuters.

Woodbridge, a private company, is the primary investment vehicle for members of the family of the late Roy H. Thomson, the first Lord Thomson of Fleet. Woodbridge is a professionally managed company that, in addition to its controlling interest in Thomson Reuters, has other substantial investments.

Prior to his passing in 2006, Kenneth R. Thomson controlled our company through Woodbridge. He did so by holding shares of a holding company of Woodbridge, Thomson Investments Limited. Under his estate arrangements, the 2003 TIL Settlement, a trust of which the trust company subsidiary of a Canadian chartered bank is trustee and members of the family of the late first Lord Thomson of Fleet are beneficiaries, holds those holding company shares. Kenneth R. Thomson established these arrangements to provide for long-term stability of the business of Woodbridge. The equity of Woodbridge continues to be owned by members of successive generations of the family of the first Lord Thomson of Fleet.

Under the estate arrangements of Kenneth R. Thomson, the directors and officers of Woodbridge are responsible for its business and operations. In certain limited circumstances, including very substantial dispositions of our company’s common shares by Woodbridge, the estate arrangements provide for approval of the trustee to be obtained.

From time to time, in the normal course of business, Thomson Reuters enters into transactions with Woodbridge and certain of its affiliates. These transactions involve providing and receiving product and service offerings and are not material to our results of operations or financial condition either individually or in the aggregate.

Note 32 to our 2024 annual consolidated financial statements provides information on certain transactions that we entered into with Woodbridge in 2024.

To our knowledge, no other person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of our common shares.

 

 

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About Our Directors

This section includes the following information:

 

 

Profiles for each director nominee;

 

 

Compensation that we paid to our directors in 2024; and

 

 

Our corporate governance structure and practices.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

The Corporate Governance Committee believes that the director nominees have the qualifications, skills and experience necessary for the Board to fulfill its mandate;

 

 

A majority of our directors are independent and only one director (our CEO) is a member of management;

 

 

The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman and the CEO are separate;

 

 

12 of the 14 nominees are currently directors of our company; and

 

 

At last year’s annual meeting, our director nominees who are standing for re-election received an average of 99.6% “for” votes.

 

 

Board Changes in 2025

Ed Clark will be completing his service on the Board at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. Ed has served on the Board as a representative of Woodbridge since 2015, including as Chair of the Human Resources Committee since 2016. We thank Ed for his contributions to Thomson Reuters.

Voting

You will be asked to vote for each director on an individual basis. Each of the 14 nominees is proposed to be elected for a term ending at our 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. 12 of the nominees are currently directors of our company and were elected at our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan are new director nominees who are proposed to be elected at the meeting. Profiles for each nominee are provided on the following pages.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the election of each nominee set out in the “Nominee Information” section of this circular.

Management does not believe that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a director but, if this should occur for any reason prior to the meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy form may vote for another nominee at their discretion.

Following the meeting, we will issue a press release that includes the number of votes cast for and withheld from each individual director. As noted above, at last year’s annual meeting, our director nominees who are standing for re-election received an average of 99.6% “for” votes. Additional information is provided in each nominee’s profile on the following pages.

Director qualifications, skills and experiences

We believe that all of the director nominees possess character, integrity, judgment, business experience, merit, including a record of achievement, and other skills and talents which enhance the Board and the overall management of the business and affairs of Thomson Reuters. Each director nominee is expected to understand our company’s principal operational and financial objectives, plans and strategies, financial position and performance and the performance of Thomson Reuters relative to our principal competitors. The Corporate Governance Committee considered these qualifications in determining to recommend the director nominees for election.

 

 

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The following table, or skills matrix, summarizes the skills and areas of experience indicated by each director nominee. Our Board believes that these skills and experiences are necessary for it to carry out its mandate. The skills matrix is reviewed and updated annually.

 

     Skills
      LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO
David Thomson                                                                             
Steve Hasker                                                                   
Kirk Arnold                                                                       
LaVerne Council                                                                           
Mike Daniels                                                               
Michael Friisdahl                                                                     
Kirk Koenigsbauer                                                                       
Deanna Oppenheimer                                                                           
Simon Paris                                                                       
Kim Rivera                                                               
Paul Sagan                                                             
Barry Salzberg                                                               
Peter Thomson                                                                                 
Beth Wilson           

 

             

 

             

 

    

 

    

 

                

 

    

 

Independence

A majority of the Board is independent. Under the Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by the Board, a director is not considered independent unless the Board affirmatively determines that the director has no “material relationship” with Thomson Reuters. In determining the independence of directors, the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances. In March 2025, the Board conducted its annual assessment of the independence of its members and determined that nine of the 13 current directors (approximately 69%) serving on the Board were independent. The Board also determined that if all of the director nominees are elected, then nine of the 14 directors (approximately 64%) and nine of the 13 non-management directors (approximately 69%) will be independent following the meeting.

In determining independence, the Board examined and relied on the applicable definitions of “independent” in the Nasdaq listing standards and Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 58-101. The Board’s determination of independence was also based on responses to questionnaires completed by directors, Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan.

For the Board to function independently from management:

 

 

The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman (David Thomson) and the CEO (Steve Hasker) are separate;

 

 

We have a Lead Independent Director (Michael E. Daniels); and

 

 

The Audit Committee is comprised entirely of independent directors (as required by applicable law) and the Corporate Governance Committee, HR Committee and Risk Committee each have a majority of independent directors.

 

 

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The table below indicates which of our directors are independent and not independent.

 

   

Director Independence

Name of Director

  Management   Independent   Not Independent    Reason for Non-Independence

Current directors

                

David Thomson

             A Chairman of Woodbridge

Steve Hasker

           President & Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Reuters

Kirk E. Arnold

              

W. Edmund Clark, C.M. 1

             Due to role as advisor to the trustee of the 2003 TIL Settlement and Woodbridge during the period

LaVerne Council

              

Michael E. Daniels

              

Kirk Koenigsbauer

              

Deanna Oppenheimer

              

Simon Paris

              

Kim M. Rivera

              

Barry Salzberg

              

Peter J. Thomson

             A Chairman of Woodbridge

Beth Wilson

   

 

     

 

    

 

Total

  1   9   4     

 

New director nominees

                

Michael Friisdahl

             Lead Independent Director of Woodbridge

Paul Sagan

             Advisor to Woodbridge

Total – Directors proposed to be elected at the meeting

  1   9  

5

    

 

 

1

Ed Clark will complete his service on the Board at this meeting.

David Thomson, Peter Thomson, Michael Friisdahl, Paul Sagan, and Ed Clark, who will be completing his service on the Board at this meeting, are not members of Thomson Reuters executive management team. With its substantial equity investment in Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge considers that its interests as a shareholder are aligned with those of all other shareholders.

In determining the independence of directors, the Board also considers that in the normal course of business, we provide services to, and receive services from, companies with which some of the independent directors are affiliated. Based on the specific facts and circumstances, the Board determined in March 2025 that these relationships were immaterial.

Tenure

Our Board has not adopted a mandatory retirement age or term limits for individual directors. We believe that individuals can continue to remain effective directors beyond a mandated retirement age or maximum period of service. Without having a mandatory retirement age or term limits, we have experienced turnover on our Board that has brought directors with new perspectives and approaches. This has complemented the depth of knowledge and insight about our company and business operations that some of our more long-standing directors have developed over time.

The following shows the tenure of our director nominees.

 

 

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Three director nominees have been members of the Board for more than 10 years, two of whom (David Thomson and Peter Thomson) are affiliated with the company’s principal shareholder, Woodbridge.

 

 

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Age

The following shows the age ranges of our director nominees. The average age of our director nominees is 62.

 

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Countries of Residence

The following shows the countries where our director nominees ordinarily reside.

 

 

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Interlocking Directorships

We do not have any director nominees who serve together on boards of other public companies. The Board has adopted a policy that no more than two of our directors may serve together on the boards of other public companies without the consent of the Corporate Governance Committee.

Service on Other Boards

Our directors are not restricted from serving on the boards of other public or private companies so long as their commitments do not materially interfere with or are not incompatible with, their ability to fulfill their duties as a member of our company’s Board. Directors must, however, receive approval from the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee before accepting an invitation to serve on the board of another public company and must notify the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee in connection with accepting an invitation to serve on the board of a for-profit private company that is not a family business. The Corporate Governance Committee monitors the outside boards that our directors sit on to determine if there are circumstances that would impact a director’s ability to exercise independent judgment and to ensure that a director has sufficient time to fulfill his or her commitments to Thomson Reuters.

 

 

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Nominee Information

The following provides information regarding the 14 director nominees who are proposed to be elected at the meeting, including a brief biography, city and country where they are based or reside, the year that they were appointed to our Board, independence status, primary areas of expertise, committee membership, attendance at Board and committee meetings in 2024 and ownership of Thomson Reuters securities. This information also reflects the percentage of “for” votes received by each director nominee at our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders.

In the director nominee profiles, “securities held” by a director nominee includes common shares over which a director nominee exercised control or direction, and the number of deferred share units (DSUs), restricted share units (RSUs) and options held by, or credited to, each individual as of April 11, 2025. Information regarding common shares beneficially owned does not include shares that may be obtained through the exercise or vesting of DSUs, RSUs or options. Our CEO Steve Hasker is the only director who holds RSUs or options. Each director nominee provided us with information about how many common shares he or she beneficially owns.

The market value of shares beneficially owned is based on the closing price of our common shares on the Nasdaq on April 11, 2025, which was $172.68. The market value of DSUs is also based on the closing price of our common shares on the Nasdaq on that date. We have also included information about each director nominee’s ownership of Thomson Reuters common shares and DSUs as of April 11, 2025 as a multiple of their annual retainer. Additional information about director share ownership guidelines is provided later in this section.

 

 

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David Thomson1

 

Age: 67

 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Director since 1988

 

Non-independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

investment management, retail, media/publishing

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.24%

     

 

David Thomson

 

David Thomson is Chairman of Thomson Reuters. He is also a Chairman of Woodbridge, the Thomson family investment company, and Chairman of The Globe and Mail Inc., a Canadian media company. David is an active private investor with a focus on real estate and serves on the boards of several private companies. David has an MA from Cambridge.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%         
   

 

Total

  6 of 6   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)2

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs3

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

48,198

 

 RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

129,340

 

Options

   –  

 

177,538

        
   

 

$8,322,831

    –     $22,334,431      –         $30,657,262   
     

 

 

1   David Thomson and Peter Thomson, both of whom are nominees, are brothers.

2   David Thomson and Peter Thomson are substantial shareholders of our company as members of the family that owns the equity of Woodbridge, our principal shareholder. For additional information, please see the “Principal Shareholder and Share Capital” section of this circular.

3   An additional 1,349 shares are held by an immediate family member of David Thomson.

 

 

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Steve Hasker

 

Age: 55

 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Director since 2020

 

Non-independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

operations, international business, strategy and technology

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.94%

     

 

Steve Hasker

 

Steve Hasker has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Thomson Reuters since March 2020. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters in February 2020, he was Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a private equity firm, from August 2019 to February 2020. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of CAA Global, a TPG Capital portfolio company, from January 2018 to August 2019. Steve served as Global President and Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen Holdings PLC from December 2015 to December 2017 and prior to that served as Nielsen’s President, Global Products from November 2009 to January 2014. Steve spent more than a decade with McKinsey & Company as a partner in the Global Media, Entertainment and Information practice from 1998 to 2009. Before joining McKinsey, Steve spent five years in several financial roles in the United States and other countries. Steve started his career with PwC, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Steve has an undergraduate economics degree from the University of Melbourne and received an MBA and master’s in international affairs from Columbia University.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
    Board   6 of 6   100%   Appen Limited   
   

 

Total

  6 of 6   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value1

  

 

Ownership multiple

of base salary2

   

 

Common shares

94,444

 

RSUs

113,726

 

DSUs

  –  

 

Options

647,840

  94,444         
   

 

$16,308,590

    –       –        –      

16,308,590

   15x
     

 

 

1  37,909 of Steve’s 113,726 RSUs are time-based restricted share units (TRSUs). As of April 11, 2025, the value of Steve’s TRSUs was $6,546,126.

2   Reflects Steve’s ratio under his executive ownership guidelines, which is based on a multiple of his salary.

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Kirk E. Arnold

 

Age: 65

 

Kennebunk, Maine, United States

 

Director since 2020

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

technology, strategy, sales & marketing, human capital management

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.59%

     

 

Kirk E. Arnold

 

Kirk E. Arnold is a corporate director. She was previously Chief Executive Officer of Data Intensity, LLC, a cloud-based data, applications and analytics managed service provider, from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, Kirk was Chief Operating Officer of Avid, a technology provider in the media industry, and Chief Executive Officer and President of Keane, Inc., then a publicly traded global services provider. She has also held senior leadership roles at Computer Sciences Corp., Fidelity Investments and IBM. In addition, she was founder and Chief Executive Officer of NerveWire, a management consulting and systems integration provider. Kirk serves on the boards of several private companies, including Housecall Pro and The Predictive Index. In addition, she is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and an advisor to the Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. Kirk received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%   Ingersoll-Rand plc   
   

 

Corporate Governance

  5 of 5   100%   Trane Technologies   
   

 

HR

  6 of 6   100%         
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%         
   

 

Total

  21 of 21   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

11,785

 

Options

  11,785         
     

 

    –     $2,035,034      

 

  $2,035,034    8.1x

 

 

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LOGO

 

 

LaVerne Council

 

Age: 63

 

Great Falls, Virginia, United States

 

Director since January 2022

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

technology, operations, transformational change

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.94%

     

 

LaVerne Council

 

LaVerne Council is the Chief Executive Officer of Emerald One, LLC, an information technology consulting company focused on helping businesses develop innovative methodologies for driving change and transformation. She was the National Managing Principal, Enterprise Technology Strategy & Innovation, for Grant Thornton LLP from 2017 to 2019 and served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for MITRE Corporation in 2017. LaVerne was Assistant Secretary for the Office of Information & Technology and Chief Information Officer for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from 2015 to 2017. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Council Advisory Services, LLC from 2012 through 2015. LaVerne has also held significant corporate leadership roles focused on supply chain, IT centralization and integration. She served as the Corporate Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Johnson & Johnson from 2006 through 2011. Before that, she served in several roles of increasing responsibility at DELL, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, including as the Global Vice President, Information Technology, Global Business Solutions, and Development Services. She received her Master of Business Administration from Illinois State University and her Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Science from Western Illinois University. LaVerne also holds an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Drexel University.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%   CONMED Corporation   
   

 

Audit

  7 of 7   100%   Concentrix Corporation   
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%         
   

 

Total

  17 of 17   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

      –  

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

5,778

 

Options

  –  

 

5,778

        
     

 

      –  

    –     $997,745     –      

 

  $997,745    4.0x

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Michael E. Daniels

 

Age: 70

 

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States

 

Director since 2014

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

international business, finance, operations, technology

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.31%

     

 

Michael E. Daniels

 

Michael E. Daniels is a corporate director. In 2013, Mike retired as Senior Vice President and Group Executive IBM Services after 36 years with the company where he directed IBM’s consulting, systems integration, application management, cloud computing and outsourcing services around the globe. Mike also held a number of senior leadership positions in his career at IBM, including General Manager of Sales and Distribution Operations of the Americas as well as leading Global Services in the Asia Pacific region. Mike has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Holy Cross College.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%  

   

 

Audit

  6 of 7   86%     
   

 

Corporate Governance

  5 of 5   100%     
   

 

HR

  6 of 6   100%         
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%         
   

 

Total

  27 of 28   96%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

2,924

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

43,244

 

Options

  46,168         
     

 

$504,916

    –     $7,467,374      

 

  $7,972,290    31.9x

 

 

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Kirk Koenigsbauer

 

Age: 57

 

Seattle, Washington, United States

 

Director since 2020

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

technology, operations, sales & marketing

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.93%

     

 

Kirk Koenigsbauer

 

Kirk Koenigsbauer has been Chief Operating Officer & Corporate Vice President, Experiences and Devices Group at Microsoft Corporation since February 2020. From December 2016 to February 2020, he was Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365 and from July 2012 to November 2016, he was Corporate Vice President, Office Apps Engineering, at Microsoft. Prior to that, he was Corporate Vice President, Office Product Management at Microsoft from June 2002 to July 2012. Kirk worked at Amazon.com from 1998 to 2001 where he held the roles of General Manager, Software & Video Games Stores and Director of Product Management, Auctions. Kirk also worked at Microsoft from 1992 to 1998 and as a consultant at Accenture from 1989 to 1991. Kirk has a bachelor’s degree from Colby College.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%  

   

 

HR

  5 of 6   83%         
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%         
   

 

Total

  15 of 16   94%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

100

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

10,846

 

Options

 

10,946

        
     

 

$17,268

    –     $1,872,887      

 

  $1,890,155    7.6x

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Deanna Oppenheimer

 

Age: 67

 

Seattle, Washington, United States

 

Director since 2020

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

operations, strategy, technology

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.63%

     

 

Deanna Oppenheimer

 

Deanna Oppenheimer is the founder of CameoWorks, LLC, a global firm that advises leaders of early stage companies and consultancies. Deanna founded CameoWorks in 2012. From 2005 to 2011, Deanna served in a number of roles at Barclays PLC, first as chief executive of UK Retail and Business Banking and then as vice chair of Global Retail Banking. From 1985 to 2005, Deanna served in a number of positions at Washington Mutual, Inc., with her last role as president of Consumer Banking. Deanna is also a director of the King’s Trust UK, a royal charity, and a non-executive director of Slalom and is the founder of BoardReady. Deanna received a BA from the University of Puget Sound.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%   InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
   

 

Audit

  7 of 7   100%     
   

 

Corporate Governance

  5 of 5   100%     
   

 

Total

  18 of 18   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

      –  

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

8,548

 

Options

 

8,548

        
     

 

      –  

    –     $1,476,069      

 

  $1,476,069    5.9x

 

 

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LOGO

 

 

Simon Paris

 

Age: 55

 

London, United Kingdom

 

Director since 2020

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

operations, strategy, technology

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.63%

     

 

Simon Paris

 

Simon Paris is the Chief Executive Officer of Unit4, a company that provides enterprise cloud applications for organizations, since February 2025. Prior to that, Simon was Chief Executive Officer of Finastra, a global financial technology (fintech) provider, from 2018 to January 2025. He joined Finastra (previously Misys) as president in 2015 and also served as its Chief Sales Officer, before being appointed Deputy CEO in 2017 and CEO in 2018. Simon previously worked at SAP from 2007 to 2015, where he held a number of senior leadership positions. Simon was also previously a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company. Simon holds a BA from the European Business School and an MBA from INSEAD.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%  

   

 

Audit

  7 of 7   100%     
   

 

Corporate Governance

  5 of 5   100%     
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%         
   

 

Total

  22 of 22   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

      –  

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

8,564

 

Options

 

8,564

        
     

 

      –  

    –     $1,478,832      

 

  $1,478,832    5.9x

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Kim M. Rivera

 

Age: 56

 

Portola Valley, California, United States

 

Director since 2019

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

legal, strategy, technology, operations

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.95%

     

 

Kim M. Rivera

 

Kim M. Rivera is the Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer of OneTrust, LLC, a privacy, security and governance management software company. She was Special Advisor to the CEO of HP Inc. from February 2021 through December 2021. Prior to that, Kim was President, Strategy and Business Management and Chief Legal Officer at HP Inc. from January 2019 through January 2021. As President, Strategy and Business Management, she led corporate strategy and development, customer support, indirect procurement, real estate and workplace functions. In addition, Kim managed HP Inc.’s worldwide legal organization, including all aspects of legal and governmental affairs, brand security, compliance and ethics. She served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of HP Inc. from November 2015 to January 2019. Prior to joining HP Inc., Kim was the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for DaVita HealthCare Partners where she was employed from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that, she served as the Chief Compliance Officer and Head of International Legal Services at The Clorox Company; and Chief Litigation Counsel for Rockwell Automation, as well as General Counsel for its Automation Controls and Information Group. She is also a former member of the board of directors of Cano Health, Inc. Kim has a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%  

   

 

Audit

  7 of 7   100%     
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%     
   

 

Total

  17 of 17   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

 

Common shares

      –  

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

11,950

 

Options

  11,950         
     

 

      –  

    –     $2,063,526      

 

  $2,063,526    8.3x

 

 

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LOGO

 

 

Barry Salzberg

 

Age: 71

 

New York, New York, United States

 

Director since 2015

 

Independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

accounting/audit, operations, international business

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.64%

     

 

Barry Salzberg

 

Barry Salzberg is a corporate director. Barry served as the Global Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited from 2011 until his retirement in 2015. He joined Deloitte in 1977 and his roles included Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of the firm’s U.S. operations. Barry serves as a director at Embark Intermediate Holdings, LLC. Barry has previously served as a board member of New Profit, Inc. and previously served as Chairman of the United Way Worldwide, Chairman of the board of College Summit and Chairman of the board of the YMCA of Greater New York. From July 2015 until June 2018, he was a Professor at Columbia Business School. Barry has a BS in Accounting from Brooklyn College, a JD from Brooklyn Law School, and an LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%  

   

 

Audit

  7 of 7   100%     
   

 

Corporate Governance

  4 of 5   80%     
   

 

Risk

  4 of 4   100%         
   

 

Total

  21 of 22   95%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

      –  

 

RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

31,422

 

Options

  31,422         
     

 

      –  

    –     $5,425,951      

 

  $5,425,951    21.7x

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Peter J. Thomson1

 

Age: 59

 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Director since 1995

 

Non-independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

international business, investment management, technology

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 98%

     

 

Peter J. Thomson

 

Peter J. Thomson is a Chairman of Woodbridge, the Thomson family investment company. Peter is an active private equity investor and serves on the boards of several private companies. Peter has a BA from the University of Western Ontario.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%  

   

 

HR

  6 of 6   100%                 
   

 

Total

  12 of 12   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)2

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

1,467

 

 RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

16,643

 

Options

   –  

 

18,110

        
   

 

$253,322

    –     $2,873,913      –         $3,127,235   
     

 

 

1  David Thomson and Peter Thomson, both of whom are nominees, are brothers.

2   David Thomson and Peter Thomson are substantial shareholders of our company as members of the family that owns the equity of Woodbridge, our principal shareholder. For additional information, please see the “Principal Shareholder and Share Capital” section of this circular.

 

 

 

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LOGO

 

 

Beth Wilson

 

Age: 56

 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Director since 2022

 

independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

tax and accounting and legal industries, audit, executive leadership

 

2024 annual meeting votes for: 99.90%

     

 

Beth Wilson

 

Beth Wilson has been Chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada since October 2023. Prior to that, she was the Vice-Chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada from October 2021 to October 2023. She is the former Chief Executive Officer of Dentons Canada LLP and was a member of the global leadership team, serving on the Global Board and Global Management Committee from July 2017 to January 2022. Prior to this role, Beth was an audit partner at KPMG from 2000 to 2016 and served as Managing Partner at KPMG in the Greater Toronto Area from 2009 to 2016. Between 2005 and 2016, she also served as a member of KPMG’s Management Committee in various leadership positions, including Canadian Managing Partner Community Leadership, Canadian Managing Partner Regions and Enterprise with responsibility for 24 regional offices across Canada, and Chief Human Resources Officer. Beth is currently a trustee at The Hospital for Sick Children, and a director at Woodgreen Foundation, Woodgreen Community Services, and Traferox Technologies Inc. Beth has a BComm from the University of Toronto and is a CPA.

 

     

Board/committee

membership

  2024 attendance   Other public company board memberships
   

 

Board

  6 of 6   100%   IGM Financial Inc.   
    Audit   7 of 7   100%   Power Corporation of Canada   
    HR   6 of 6   100%                 
   

 

Total

  19 of 19   100%                 
   

 

Securities held

(number and value)

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares

and DSUs

 

 

Total market

value

  

 

Ownership multiple

of annual retainer

   

 

Common shares

      –  

 

 RSUs

  –  

 

DSUs

4,688

 

Options

   –  

 

4,688

        
     

 

      –  

    –     $809,524      –      

 

  $809,524    3.2x

 

 

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Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan are proposed to be elected to the Board at the meeting and do not currently serve as directors of our company.

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Michael Friisdahl

 

Age: 62

 

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

 

Non-independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

executive leadership, strategy, media

 

     

 

Michael Friisdahl

 

Michael Friisdahl is a corporate director. From January 2022 until October 2023, he was the Executive Chairman of Signature Aviation, a global network of private aviation terminals and services. From 2015 to 2022, Michael was the President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), a diversified sports and entertainment company based in Toronto. Prior to that, he was also Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada Leisure Group, Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook North America and on the Group Executive Board of Thomas Cook Group plc. Michael serves on the board of The Woodbridge Company Limited as lead independent director. He also previously served as a non-executive director of Entertainment One Ltd. and SAS AB.

 

Michael Friisdahl does not own any Thomson Reuters securities as of April 11, 2025.

 

     

Other public company board memberships:

 

-

   
   
   
     

 

    

 

 

LOGO

 

 

Paul Sagan

 

Age: 66

 

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

 

Non-independent

 

Primary areas of expertise:

technology, operations, media

 

     

 

Paul Sagan

 

Paul Sagan is a Catalyst Advisor at General Catalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm, which he joined in 2013 and became a Managing Director in 2018. From 2005 to 2013, Mr. Sagan served as Chief Executive Officer of Akamai Technologies, Inc., a company that specializes in content delivery, cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation and cloud services, and was President from 1999 to 2010 and from October 2011 to 2013. He was also a senior advisor to the World Economic Forum from 1997 to 1998; a senior executive at Time Warner in online services and cable programming in the 1990s; and a news executive with CBS Inc. in the 1980s. Paul has extensive experience as a director of public companies and is currently a director of Moderna, Inc. Paul has a B.S. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

 

Paul Sagan does not own any Thomson Reuters securities as of April 11, 2025.

 

     

Other public company board memberships:

Moderna, Inc.

   
   
   
     

 

    

 

 

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Director Compensation and Share Ownership

Approach and Philosophy

Our approach and philosophy for director compensation is to:

 

 

align the interests of our directors with those of our shareholders; and

 

 

provide competitive compensation.

The compensation program for our directors considers:

 

 

the size, scope and complexity of our organization;

 

 

the time commitment, contributions and effort required of directors to serve on the Board and one or more Board committees, as applicable (including Board/committee meetings and travel to and from Board/committee meetings and site visits);

 

 

the experience and skills of our directors;

 

 

compensation levels for boards of directors of other large comparable U.S. and Canada-based multinational public companies in order for amounts paid to our directors to be competitive to attract new candidates and to retain existing directors;

 

 

an increasing trend in U.S. and Canadian public company director compensation programs to require a combination of mandatory and optional equity components to further align directors’ interests with shareholders; and

 

 

our desire to have a flat fee structure.

Our Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for periodically reviewing the adequacy and form of directors’ compensation. In November 2024, the Corporate Governance Committee reviewed our director compensation program and decided not to change the form or amount of director compensation.

In periodically benchmarking director compensation, the Corporate Governance Committee evaluates publicly available data related to director compensation paid by the same peer group of companies utilized by the HR Committee for executive compensation benchmarking purposes.

We do not grant stock options, RSUs or bonuses to our non-management directors. In addition, we do not provide our non-management directors with retirement/pension benefits, healthcare coverage or perquisites, other than reimbursement of reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their Thomson Reuters duties.

 

 

As discussed later in this section, we require our directors to hold a minimum value of common shares and/or deferred share units (DSUs) and our director compensation program encourages directors to invest in our company beyond their minimum ownership requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Our directors have a mandatory equity component for their compensation. Approximately 97% of director compensation was paid in equity (DSUs or common shares) in 2024.

 

 

Components of Director Compensation

The table below sets forth the annual retainers that were payable to our non-management directors in 2024. Directors do not receive separate attendance or meeting fees. Chairs of the Board’s standing committees receive additional fees given their increased responsibilities and workloads. Additional information regarding the different components of our director compensation structure is provided following this table.

 

     2024 ($)

  Non-management directors1

  

250,000

(137,500 of which was required to be paid in DSUs)

  Chairman of the Board

   600,000

  Additional retainers

    

  Deputy Chairman of the Board

   150,000 (paid in DSUs)

  Lead Independent Director

   150,000 (paid in DSUs)

  Committee chairs – Audit, Corporate Governance, HR and Risk

   50,000 (paid in DSUs)

 

1

Directors other than the Chairman and the CEO.

Retainers / Mandatory Equity Component

In 2024, we required a minimum of $137,500 of each non-management directors’ (excluding the Chairman of the Board) $250,000 annual retainer to be paid in equity in the form of DSUs (payable quarterly). Our non-management directors then elect to receive the remaining $112,500 of their annual retainer in the form of DSUs, common shares or cash (or a mix thereof – payable quarterly).

DSUs

Each DSU has the same value as one common share, though DSUs do not have voting rights. DSUs are not performance-based units. If a director elects to receive DSUs, units representing the value of common shares are credited to the director’s account. DSUs accumulate additional units based on notional equivalents of dividends paid on our common shares. DSUs are fully vested upon grant, but they are only settled in common shares or, at the election of our company, in cash, following termination of the director’s Board service. Any common shares delivered to a director in connection with the settlement of DSUs are purchased in the open market.

Common Shares

If a director elects to receive common shares, the cash amount (net of withholding taxes) is provided to our broker who uses such amount to buy shares in the open market.

Committee Fees

Committee chair fees, which are payable entirely in DSUs, are reflected in the table above.

Chairman and Deputy Chairman Retainer

The Chairman’s annual retainer is $600,000. When there is a Deputy Chairman, the annual retainer is $150,000, which is payable entirely in DSUs. The Deputy Chairman would also receive the same $250,000 annual retainer paid to other non-management directors. Additional information about the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman is provided later in the “Corporate Governance Practices” section of this circular.

Lead Independent Director Retainer

The Lead Independent Director’s annual retainer is $150,000, which is payable entirely in DSUs. The Lead Independent Director also receives the same annual $250,000 retainer paid to other non-management directors. Additional information about the Lead Independent Director is provided later in the “Corporate Governance Practices” section of this circular.

 

 

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Benchmarking Director Compensation

In setting 2024 director compensation, the Corporate Governance Committee evaluated publicly available data related to director compensation paid by the same global peer group of companies utilized by the HR Committee for executive compensation benchmarking purposes.

In its most recent benchmarking review in November 2024, the Corporate Governance Committee reviewed director compensation at the following companies in Thomson Reuters’ global peer group for executive compensation purposes. As part of its review, the Corporate Governance Committee evaluated data for North American-based companies in the peer group as Thomson Reuters is headquartered in Canada and most of its directors reside in Canada or the United States. The Corporate Governance Committee also acknowledged that director compensation for U.S. companies is generally higher than Canadian companies.

 

     

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

CGI Group Inc.

eBay Inc.

Equifax Inc.

Experian Plc

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

  

Gartner Inc.

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

Intuit Inc.

Moody’s Corp.

MSCI Inc.

Omnicom Group Inc.

  

RELX PLC

S&P Global Inc.

TransUnion LLC

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Wolters Kluwer NV

2025 Director Compensation

No changes are currently contemplated at this time to the amount or form of director compensation for 2025.

Total Director Compensation

The table below reflects compensation earned by our directors in 2024. Approximately 97% of 2024 director compensation was paid in equity (DSUs or common shares).

As President and CEO of Thomson Reuters, Steve Hasker does not receive compensation for his service as a director. We discuss aspects of Steve Hasker’s compensation in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

     Fees Earned ($)  
         
 Director    Cash      DSUs      Common Shares     

 All Other 

 Compensation ($) 

   Total ($)  
         

 David Thomson1

     -        600,000        -      -      600,000  
         

 Kirk Arnold2

     112,500        187,500        -      -      300,000  
         

 LaVerne Council

     -        250,000        -      -      250,000  
         

 W. Edmund Clark, C.M.3

     -        300,000        -      -      300,000  
         

 Michael E. Daniels4

     -        450,000        -      -      450,000  
         

 Kirk Koenigsbauer

     -        250,000        -      -      250,000  
         

 Deanna Oppenheimer

     -        250,000        -      -      250,000  
         

 Simon Paris

     -        250,000        -      -      250,000  
         

 Kim M. Rivera

     -        250,000        -      -      250,000  
         

 Barry Salzberg5

     -        300,000        -      -      300,000  
         

 Peter J. Thomson

     -        137,500        112,500      -      250,000  
         

 Beth Wilson

     -        250,000        -      -      250,000  
           

 Total

     112,500        3,475,000        112,500      0      3,700,000  

 

1

David Thomson’s compensation reflects fees for serving as Chairman.

2

Kirk Arnold’s compensation includes fees for serving as Chair of the Risk Committee.

3

Ed Clark’s compensation includes fees for serving as Chair of the HR Committee.

4

Mike Daniels’ compensation includes fees for serving as Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Lead Independent Director.

5

Barry Salzberg’s compensation includes fees for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee.

 

 

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Stock Option and RSU Grants

Our non-management directors are not eligible to receive stock option grants and no non-management director currently holds any options. None of our non-management directors currently hold RSUs. Options and RSUs held by Steve Hasker are described later in the circular.

Share Ownership Guidelines

Directors are currently required to hold common shares and/or DSUs with a value equal to three times their annual retainer, which is currently $750,000. Directors are required to meet their ownership requirement within five years of the date of their initial appointment to the Thomson Reuters Board. Share prices of all public companies are subject to market volatility. As a result, director share ownership guidelines reflect a “once met, always met” standard. This means that if a director has met his or her applicable ownership guideline multiple and a subsequent decline in the Thomson Reuters share price causes the value of his or her ownership to fall below the applicable threshold, the director will be considered to be in compliance with the guidelines so long as he or she continues to hold the number of shares that were owned at the time when he or she achieved the guidelines.

Ownership of common shares and DSUs by our director nominees, as well as their current ownership multiple of annual retainer, can be found in each nominee’s biography in this circular. David Thomson and Peter Thomson are substantial shareholders of our company as members of the family that owns the equity of Woodbridge. As of April 11, 2025, Woodbridge beneficially owned approximately 70% of our common shares. For more information, see the “Principal Shareholder and Share Capital” section of this circular. The following table shows each non-management director’s progress towards his or her share ownership guidelines as of April 11, 2025.

 

 Name    Progress towards guidelines
 
 David Thomson    , through Woodbridge’s ownership
 
 Kirk E. Arnold   
 
 W. Edmund Clark, C.M.1   
 
 LaVerne Council   
 
 Michael E. Daniels   
 
 Kirk Koenigsbauer   
 
 Deanna Oppenheimer   
 
 Simon Paris   
 
 Kim M. Rivera   
 
 Barry Salzberg   
 
 Peter J. Thomson    , through Woodbridge’s ownership
 
 Beth Wilson   

 

1

Ed Clark will complete his service on the Board at this meeting.

Steve Hasker is subject to separate ownership guidelines as CEO of our company. For more information, see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

Pensions

Non-management directors do not receive any pension benefits from our company. Steve Hasker’s retirement benefits are described in the “Executive Compensation – Pension and Other Retirement Benefits” section of this circular.

Service Contracts

We have not entered into service contracts with our non-management directors. Our agreement with Steve Hasker regarding termination benefits is described in the “Executive Compensation – Termination Benefits” section of this circular.

Liability Insurance

We provide our directors with liability insurance in connection with their service on the Board.

Director Expenses

We reimburse directors for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their Thomson Reuters duties.

 

 

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Corporate Governance Practices

 

Our Board is committed to high standards of corporate governance and believes that sound corporate governance practices are essential to the well-being of our company and for the promotion and protection of our shareholders’ interests. We believe that sustainable value creation for all shareholders is fostered through a Board that is informed and engaged and that functions independently of management.

As a public company with shares listed in Canada on the TSX and in the United States on the Nasdaq, our corporate governance practices are generally consistent with the best practice guidelines of the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and take into account the guidelines provided by the SEC. In addition, our corporate governance practices comply with most of the corporate governance listing standards of the Nasdaq, notwithstanding that we are exempt from most of those standards as a “foreign private issuer”.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Independence A majority of our directors are independent and only one director (our CEO) is a member of management. All of the Board’s committees are comprised of a majority of independent directors. Our independent directors meet without management at each Board meeting;

 

 

Separation of Chairman and CEO The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman and the CEO are separate;

 

 

Share ownership guidelines – Our directors and executive officers are required to maintain equity interests in our company;

 

 

Risk oversight – We have a separate Risk Committee that helps oversee our enterprise risk management (ERM) program and other risks not overseen by the Board and its other committees;

 

 

ESG oversight – ESG is overseen by our Board and its committees;

 

 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) oversight – AI matters are overseen by our Board and its committees.

 

 

Voting structure – We do not have dual class or subordinate voting structures;

 

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – Our directors and executive officers must comply with our Code and other corporate governance policies;

 

 

Director orientation – We have an orientation program to onboard our new directors; and

 

 

Independent advice – The Board and each of its committees have the ability to retain independent advisors.

 

 

Board Composition and Responsibilities

Governance Structure

The Board oversees our corporate governance structure, in part, through the work of the Corporate Governance Committee. Board practices are set out in Corporate Governance Guidelines, which the Corporate Governance Committee reviews annually. The Corporate Governance Guidelines deal with issues such as the Board’s duties and responsibilities, share ownership guidelines and conflicts of interest. In addition, each of the Board’s four standing committees (Audit, Corporate Governance, HR and Risk) has a charter. The charters are reviewed annually by the relevant committee and the Corporate Governance Committee.

 

 

The Board’s principal responsibilities include strategic planning, risk management, talent oversight, financial reporting, disclosure and corporate governance.

 

 

Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Code) applies to our employees, directors and officers, including our CEO, CFO and Controller. Our employees, directors and officers are required to complete training on the Code and submit an acknowledgment that they have received and read a copy of the Code and understand their obligations to comply with the principles and policies outlined in it. The Corporate Governance Committee receives an annual report regarding the Code from a member of the General Counsel’s Office.

 

 

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Board Size

The Board currently consists of 13 individuals and functions independently of management. The Board is currently comprised of 12 non-management directors and the CEO. Individual directors are proposed for election annually. We have proposed that 14 directors be nominated for election at the meeting, 12 of whom are currently directors. Each of the Board’s committees is discussed in more detail later in this circular.

 

 

LOGO

Key Responsibilities of the Board

The fundamental responsibility of the Board is to supervise the management of the business and affairs of Thomson Reuters. The table below highlights primary activities and topics from the Board’s 2024 work plan for its regularly scheduled meetings. Five of the Board’s meetings in 2024 were regularly scheduled and one special meeting was held during the year.

 

 Meeting    2024 Primary Activities/Topics
 January       Annual operating plan
   Generative AI update
   Dividend policy
   M&A Update
 March       Annual disclosure and corporate governance documents (annual report/financial statements and proxy circular)
   Financial and investor relations update
   Brand and marketing update
   Growth strategy update
   M&A update
   Executive compensation
 June       Financial update
   Reuters segment update, including AI update
   Tax & Accounting Professionals segment update, including AI update
   M&A update
 September       Financial and capital strategy update
   Legal Professionals segment update, including AI update
   Product updates, including AI update
   M&A update
 November       Financial update and annual operating plan
   Tax & Accounting Professionals segment update
   Reuters segment update, including Generative AI update
   M&A update
 Each meeting       In-camera meetings with the CEO only (typically at the start and end of each meeting)
   In-camera meetings of non-management directors only
   In-camera meetings of independent directors only
 Periodically       Strategic and management discussions related to individual businesses or sectors
   Reports from the Chairs of the Audit, Corporate Governance, HR and Risk Committees
   Enterprise Risk Management updates
   Proposed significant acquisitions and dispositions
   Product updates
   Proposed capital markets transactions
   Competitive analysis

 

 

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Strategic Planning

The Board plays an important role in strategic planning and direction throughout the year.

In January, the Board meets with management to review, discuss and approve the final version of our annual operating plan, which is prepared by our CEO, CFO and other senior executives. The plan typically addresses:

 

 

Opportunities

 

 

Competitive position

 

 

Business outlook

 

 

Preliminary full-year financial results

 

 

Financial projections for a three-year period

 

 

Other key performance indicators

 

 

Annual dividend and share repurchase program recommendations

 

 

Risks

Throughout the year, the Board and management discuss our progress against the plan. In 2024, the Board focused its meeting in September on corporate strategy. As part of this meeting, directors had an in-depth discussion about our company’s strategic plans with our CEO and CFO and other senior executives. Strategy discussions typically cover topics such as technology, the current condition of our business segments, future growth potential of our businesses and the key market segments that we serve, and how we are seeking to increase shareholder value.

The Board also discusses various strategic issues with management at other meetings during the year. For example, the Board discussed our capital strategy with the CFO in September. In addition, various presidents of our business segments provide updates to the Board at meetings during the year and those discussions typically address the segment’s current operations and strategic objectives.

Risk Oversight

The Board of Directors is ultimately accountable for the oversight of risk management at Thomson Reuters and is responsible for confirming that a system is in place to identify the principal risks facing Thomson Reuters and that appropriate procedures and systems are in place to monitor, mitigate and manage those risks. The Board’s Risk Committee has responsibility for identification, assessment and management of enterprise risks (other than financial risks or risks related to compensation or talent matters which are overseen by the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee, respectively) and any additional matters delegated to the Risk Committee by the Board. The management Enterprise Risk Committee (ERC) is an executive-level committee that supports the Risk Committee in overseeing enterprise risk. Members include senior leaders from Thomson Reuters’ corporate functions and each business segment. It is jointly chaired by the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary and the Chief Operations &Technology Officer. Our management team is responsible for day-to-day risk identification and risk management.

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process at our company is intended to:

 

 

identify the most significant operational, strategic, trust, financial and other risks in each of our business segments and corporate functions, considering both the external environment as well as internal changes related to structure, strategy, people and processes;

 

 

assess which of these risks individually or together with other identified risks could have a significant impact on Thomson Reuters as an enterprise if they were to materialize; and

 

 

develop and implement action plans for the enterprise’s most significant risks and review them periodically at a corporate and Board level.

 

 

Our enterprise risk management (ERM) process is designed to enhance the identification and response to risk throughout Thomson Reuters and assist the Board and its committees with oversight responsibility for risk management.

 

 

 

Each year, the enterprise risk team conducts an enterprise top risk assessment exercise which commences with a risk identification process that is facilitated through a survey and workshops with representatives from business segments and corporate functions. The risk identification process also includes focused interviews with each Board member to gather their perspectives on the company’s top and emerging risks. Each of the top risks identified are then assessed and prioritized with the respective risk owner and are subsequently presented to the management committee for endorsement and validation. Once ratified, the enterprise top risks are submitted to the CEO’s operating network.

 

 

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The management ERC reviews and agrees upon the top enterprise risks to present to the Board’s Risk Committee for review, input and approval. In addition, ownership for each of the top risks is assigned to members of the CEO’s operating network and delegates are designated. The ERM process owner and their team hold regular touchpoints with the risk owners and their delegates to monitor the management of the risk profile as well as the execution of the risk response and associated action plans.

Throughout the year, the management ERC also provides direction, prioritization, executive support and communication to others at the company involved in the ERM process. Executives responsible for specific risk response periodically report to the management ERC, the Board’s Risk Committee, the full Board of Directors or other Board committees, as appropriate, during the year. We involve our Internal Audit department in the review of certain identified risks, as appropriate or upon request. Identified top risks are monitored and assessed throughout the year and the results of the assessments are reported in line with the ERM process.

While the Board discusses various enterprise risks throughout the year with management, the Risk Committee oversees overall risk assessment and risk management, including overseeing management’s ERM process and progress with responding to top enterprise risks.

Separately, the Audit Committee oversees financial risks and discusses the company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps that management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. As part of its financial risk management oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with management in 2024 to discuss treasury risk management and the external tax environment.

The HR Committee oversees establishing, implementing and overseeing our compensation and talent policies and programs. We have designed our compensation programs to provide an appropriate balance of risk and reward in relation to the company’s overall business strategy and culture.

Please see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular for additional information regarding why we believe that our compensation programs do not incentivize our executives to take unnecessary or excessive risks.

The chairs of the Risk Committee, Audit Committee and HR Committee each report to the Board after their respective committee meetings.

The table below reflects oversight responsibilities for each of the 2024 enterprise risks listed.

 

 Enterprise Risk    Board of Directors    Risk Committee    HR Committee   

Audit

 Committee 

 Competitive displacement            

 

     

 

 Acquisition, divestitures and integrations            

 

     

 

 Misuse of intellectual property            

 

     

 

 Regulatory and contractual compliance            
 Data and ethics            

 

     

 

 Product stability            

 

     

 

 Cybersecurity            

 

     

 

 Third party, supply chain and relationship ecosystem            

 

     

 

 Talent attraction and retention         

 

        

 

 Wellbeing, safety and security of personnel               

 

 Financial performance            

 

  
 Misinformation and disinformation            

 

     

 

 

 

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Oversight

ESG is overseen by the Board and its committees. Management is responsible for updating the Board and its committees on ESG topics and assessing ESG-related risks, including sustainability and climate-related risks, human rights and human capital management and social impact. For more information about our ESG initiatives, please see the “ESG” section of this circular.

The following table sets forth the division of primary ESG oversight responsibilities between the Board and its committees.

 

      Primary ESG Oversight Responsibilities
Corporate Governance Committee  

 Overall ESG oversight and coordination amongst the Board’s four standing committees

 Environmental matters, including sustainability and climate-related matters

 Governance matters

 Stakeholder engagement related to ESG

 Human rights risks/supply chain

 Thomson Reuters Foundation

Board of Directors  

 Periodic updates regarding ESG strategy and alignment with Thomson Reuters’ long-term business strategy

 Material ESG risks

Audit Committee  

 Overall reporting/disclosure processes related to ESG

 Internal controls/procedures related to ESG

 Finance initiatives related to ESG

HR Committee  

 Human capital initiatives related to ESG

 Compensation considerations related to ESG

 Defined benefit/defined contribution plan considerations related to ESG

Risk Committee  

 ERM considerations related to ESG

 AI and emerging technologies

 Certain product/services risks and considerations related to ESG

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Oversight

The risks and opportunities that arise with the development and use of AI are overseen by the Board and its committees. Management is responsible for updating the Board and its committees on AI topics and assessing AI-related risks, including for both the development and use of AI.

In conducting this oversight, the Board considers, among other topics, the use of AI in our products, impacts of AI on customer business models, internal use of AI and other impacts. The Board also receives education on AI-related topics, most recently in May 2024. This training covers a range of topics, including ethics and emerging regulatory frameworks around the world.

The following table sets forth the division of primary AI oversight responsibilities between the Board and its committees.

 

      Primary AI Oversight Responsibilities
Board of Directors  

 Overall AI strategy and alignment with Thomson Reuters’ long-term business strategy

Risk Committee  

 Overall oversight of AI risks and opportunities

 AI governance and regulatory compliance

 Data and ethics concerns related to AI

Audit Committee  

 Overall reporting/disclosure processes related to AI

 Internal controls/procedures related to AI

 Finance initiatives related to AI

 Use of AI in internal audit, corporate compliance and financial reporting functions

HR Committee  

 Talent-related aspects of AI

 Internal use of AI

 AI-related employee training

 Impact of AI on the workforce

Corporate Governance Committee  

 Coordination amongst the Board and its four standing committees

 Stakeholder engagement related to AI

 

 

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Separate Chairman and CEO

 

 

The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman and the CEO of our company are separate to allow for more effective oversight and to hold management more accountable.

 

 

 

   

As Chairman, David Thomson seeks to ensure that the Board operates independently of senior management. The Chairman is responsible for chairing Board meetings, ensuring that the Board and its committees have the necessary resources to support their work (in particular, accurate, timely and relevant information), and maintaining an effective relationship between the Board and senior management.

 

   

As CEO, Steve Hasker is principally responsible for the management of the business and affairs of Thomson Reuters in accordance with the strategic plan and objectives approved by the Board.

Deputy Chairman

Our corporate governance guidelines permit the Board to elect a Deputy Chairman. The Deputy Chairman would work collaboratively with the Chairman and assist the Chairman in fulfilling his responsibilities. The Deputy Chairman would also engage in regular dialogue with the Chairman, the CEO and the Lead Independent Director to reinforce our culture of good governance; would serve as an ambassador for Thomson Reuters; and perform additional duties as may be delegated to him by the Chairman or the Board from time to time. As of the date of this circular, the Board has not elected a Deputy Chairman.

Lead Independent Director

Michael E. Daniels is the Board’s Lead Independent Director. Among other things, responsibilities of our Lead Independent Director include chairing meetings of the independent directors; in consultation with the Chairman and CEO, approving meeting agendas for the Board; as requested, advising the CEO on the quality, quantity, appropriateness and timeliness of information sent by management to the Board; and being available for consultation with the other independent directors as required.

Position Descriptions

Position descriptions for the Chairman, the chair of each committee and the Lead Independent Director have been approved by the Board and help ensure the independent operations of the Board and its committees.

Meetings with and without the CEO/Management

At or near the beginning of each meeting, the Board has an “in-camera” session with the CEO, but no other members of management. This is intended to give the CEO an opportunity to discuss his objectives for the day’s meeting, and for directors to express preliminary observations based on their prior review of meeting materials. This permits a more effective use of time in the Board meeting. A similar session is held with the CEO at the end of the meeting, followed by a meeting of the Board without the CEO or other members of management present. Board committees also utilize “in-camera” meetings for discussions without the CEO or members of management present.

Meetings of Independent Directors

As part of each Board meeting, our independent directors meet as a group without the CEO and without the directors affiliated with Woodbridge. These meetings are chaired by the Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director develops the agenda for these meetings, although discussion has not been limited to it. The agenda generally addresses any issues that might be specific to a public corporation with a controlling shareholder. The Lead Independent Director reports to the Chairman and the CEO on the substance of these meetings to the extent that action is appropriate or required. Six meetings of the independent directors took place in 2024.

Access to Management and Professional Advisors

The Board has access to members of management and professional advisors. The Board and its committees may invite any member of senior management, employee, outside advisor or other person to attend or report at any of their meetings. The Board and any of its committees may retain an outside independent professional advisor at any time at the expense of our company and have the authority to determine the advisor’s fees and other retention terms. Individual directors may retain an outside independent professional advisor at the expense of our company subject to notifying the Corporate Governance Committee in advance.

The HR Committee retains an independent consulting firm to advise it on compensation matters relating to senior management. The independent consulting firm also reviews executive compensation programs and provides guidance and analysis on plan design and market trends and practices.

 

 

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The HR Committee also utilizes and relies on market survey data provided by a consulting firm regarding executive compensation for organizations of comparable size and scope with which Thomson Reuters is most likely to compete for executive talent. Additional information is provided in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

Delegation of Authority

To clarify the division of responsibility between the Board and management, the Board has adopted a delegation of authority policy. This policy delegates certain decision-making and operating authority to senior management and has been adopted by the Board to enhance our internal controls and allow management appropriate flexibility to deal with certain matters without obtaining specific Board approval. The Board also delegates certain responsibilities to the Audit Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, HR Committee and Risk Committee, and oversees the committees’ fulfillment of their responsibilities. The responsibilities of each committee are described in more detail below.

Director Attendance

The Board meets regularly in order to discharge its duties effectively. Directors are expected to attend all meetings of the Board including committee meetings, if applicable, and annual meetings of shareholders. The following table provides information about the number of Board and committee meetings in 2024.

 

      Number of Meetings
 
 Board    6
 
 Audit Committee    7
 
 Corporate Governance Committee    5
 
 HR Committee    6
 
 Risk Committee    4

Five of the Board’s six meetings in 2024 were regularly scheduled. The Board also held one special meeting in 2024. Three of the Board’s regularly scheduled meetings were held in person and two were held virtually. The Board’s special meeting was held virtually.

The following table sets forth the attendance of our directors at Board and committee meetings in 2024. In 2024, attendance for these individuals at all Board and committee meetings was approximately 100% and approximately 98%, respectively. All directors attended 100% of all Board meetings.

 

 

 

  Board  

Meetings Attended

Committee

  Total
 Director   Regularly
Scheduled
  Special   % Board
Attendance
  Audit
Committee
 

Corp.

Governance
Committee

  HR
Committee
 

Risk

Committee

  Committee
Total
  Total
Meetings
  Total%

 David Thomson

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   -   -   -   -   -   6 of 6   100%

 Steve Hasker

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   -   -   -   -   -   6 of 6   100%

 Kirk Arnold

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   -   5 of 5   6 of 6   4 of 4   15 of 15   21 of 21   100%

 W. Edmund Clark, C.M.

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   -   5 of 5   6 of 6   -   11 of 11   17 of 17   100%

 Laverne Council

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   7 of 7   -   -   4 of 4   11 of 11   17 of 17   100%

 Michael E. Daniels

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   6 of 7   5 of 5   6 of 6   4 of 4   21 of 22   27 of 28   96%

 Kirk Koenigsbauer

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   -   -   5 of 6   4 of 4   9 of 10   15 of 16   94%

 Deanna Oppenheimer

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   7 of 7   5 of 5   -   -   12 of 12   18 of 18   100%

 Simon Paris

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   7 of 7   5 of 5   -   4 of 4   16 of 16   22 of 22   100%

 Kim M. Rivera

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   7 of 7   -   -   4 of 4   11 of 11   17 of 17   100%

 Barry Salzberg

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   7 of 7   4 of 5   -   4 of 4   15 of 16   21 of 22   95%

 Peter J. Thomson

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   -   -   6 of 6   -   6 of 6   12 of 12   100%

 Beth Wilson

  5 of 5   1 of 1   100%   7 of 7   -   6 of 6   -   13 of 13   19 of 19   100%

 

 

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Controlled Company

Our company is a “controlled company” as a result of Woodbridge’s ownership.

 

 

Thomson Reuters’ corporate governance practices include the following, which we believe are best practices for a Canadian public company with a controlling shareholder:

 

 No members of the day-to-day Thomson Reuters executive leadership team are related to, or otherwise affiliated with, Woodbridge.

 

 Woodbridge and its affiliates beneficially own common shares that have one vote per share. Thomson Reuters has not issued a separate class of shares to Woodbridge or its affiliates with super-voting rights.

 

 The Thomson Reuters Board of Directors is comprised of a majority of independent directors and the number of directors affiliated with Woodbridge is lower than the proportion of common shares controlled by it. Woodbridge’s beneficial ownership (together with its affiliates) as of April 11, 2024 was approximately 70% of our common shares and its representatives on the Thomson Reuters Board will comprise approximately 29% of our directors if all 14 director nominees are elected at the meeting.

 

 As David Thomson is the Chairman of the Board, we have a separate Lead Independent Director.

 

 As part of each Board meeting, the independent directors meet separately without management or Woodbridge-affiliated directors present.

 

 All committees are comprised of a majority of independent directors (other than the Audit Committee, which is 100% independent directors).

 

 The Board has an effective and transparent process to deal with related party transactions or conflicts of interest between Thomson Reuters and Woodbridge, its affiliates or directors affiliated with Woodbridge. The Corporate Governance Committee of our Board utilizes a policy for considering related party transactions that may take place between our company and Woodbridge, with any committee members related to Woodbridge abstaining from voting. In addition, any transactions between Woodbridge, its affiliates and our company are subject to public disclosure and other requirements under applicable Canadian securities laws.

The Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards require a listed company to have, among other things, solely independent directors on its compensation committee and nominating/corporate governance committee. A “controlled company” (as defined by the Nasdaq) is a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company and is exempt from these requirements.

Supplemental guidelines issued by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) address controlled companies. A “controlled company” (as defined by CCGG) includes corporations with a controlling shareholder who controls a sufficient number of shares to be able to elect the board of directors or to direct the management or policies of the corporation.

While a majority of members of each of the Corporate Governance Committee and the HR Committee of our company are independent, the Board believes it is appropriate for directors who are affiliated with Woodbridge, who are not considered to be independent under applicable rules because of their affiliation with Woodbridge, to serve on these committees and has approved our reliance on the Nasdaq’s controlled company exemption to do so. CCGG has stated that it believes it is appropriate for directors who are related to the controlling shareholder to sit on these committees to bring the knowledge and perspective of the controlling shareholder to executive compensation, appointments and Board nominations.

No directors affiliated with Woodbridge serve on our Audit Committee, which is required to have solely independent directors.

A majority of members of the Risk Committee are also independent.

 

 

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Board Committees

 

This section provides information about the Board’s four committees (Audit, Corporate Governance, HR and Risk), including each committee’s responsibilities, members and activities in 2024. Additional information about each committee is provided below. David Thomson (Chairman of the Board) and Steve Hasker (President and CEO) are not members of any of the Board’s committees. David Thomson regularly attends HR Committee meetings as a guest and Steve Hasker is regularly invited to attend all committee meetings in his capacity as President and CEO.

The following table sets forth the current membership of our four Board committees as of April 11, 2025.

 

 

 

Committee Membership(3)
         

Name of Director

Audit   Corporate Governance     HR     Risk  
       

Kirk E. Arnold

 

           (Chair)  
       

W. Edmund Clark, C.M(1)

 

       

 

 

 

       

LaVerne Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
       

Michael E. Daniels

   (Chair)          
       

Kirk Koenigsbauer

 

 

 

 

       
       

Deanna Oppenheimer

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

Simon Paris(2)

       (Chair)      
       

Kim M. Rivera

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
       

Barry Salzberg

 (Chair)    

 

 

 

   
       

Peter Thomson

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

       

Beth Wilson

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

       

Total

7   6     7     7  

 

1

Ed Clark will complete his service on the Board at this meeting. This section describes his involvement on the Committees through to April 11, 2025.

Each of the Board’s committees has a charter. The charters are reviewed annually by the relevant committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. These charters and a committee chair position description are publicly available at www.thomsonreuters.com.

 

 

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Audit Committee

Responsibilities

The Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in relation to:

 

 

the integrity of financial statements and other financial information relating to our company;

 

 

the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent auditor (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP);

 

 

the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;

 

 

the effectiveness of the internal audit function;

 

 

the overall assessment and management of risk; and

 

 

any additional matters delegated to the Audit Committee by the Board.

In the course of fulfilling its mandate, the Audit Committee focused on several topics in 2024, which are reflected in the work plan below.

 

 2024 Primary Audit Committee  Activities

   

 Review and discuss the company’s annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements and related MD&A;

 Review and approve our earnings press releases which include financial results and financial outlooks;

 Discuss the company’s use of non-IFRS measures;

 Discuss the company’s controls and disclosures related to ESG;

 Receive periodic updates regarding the company’s finance operations;

 Receive periodic updates from our Corporate Compliance and Audit Department on the internal audit plan and process, internal control over financial reporting and fraud-related matters;

 Receive periodic updates from senior management on financial risk topics such as tax, treasury, accounting and legal matters;

 Review the scope and plans for the audit of our company’s financial statements;

  

 Review and approve the company’s non-audit services policy as well as certain non-audit services proposed to be provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP;

 Review and approve fees to be paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for its services;

 Discuss with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:

 its independence from Thomson Reuters (and receiving disclosures from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in this regard);

 all critical accounting policies and practices used or to be used by Thomson Reuters;

 all alternative treatments of financial information within IFRS that have been discussed with management, ramifications of the use of such alternative treatments and the treatment preferred by the auditor; and

 all other matters required to be communicated under PCAOB.

Financial Literacy

All members of the Audit Committee are financially literate in accordance with applicable Canadian and U.S. securities rules. Barry Salzberg and Beth Wilson each qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” (within the meaning of applicable SEC rules and the Nasdaq listing rules).

 

 

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Audit Committee Members’ Education and Experience

The following summarizes the education and experience of each director nominee who is a member of the Audit Committee that is relevant to the performance of his or her responsibilities.

 

   

Audit Committee Member 

   Education/Experience
 

Barry Salzberg (Chair)

  

 Former Global Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

 Former Professor at Columbia Business School

 Degree in accounting from Brooklyn College, JD from Brooklyn Law School and LLM in Tax from New York University

 

LaVerne Council

  

 MBA and bachelor’s degree in business administration

 Member of CONMED Corporation board of directors and audit committee

 Member of Concentrix Corporation board of directors and audit committee

 Member of Mathematica board of directors and audit committee

 

Michael E. Daniels

  

 More than 25 years of executive experience at IBM

 Former member of the Tyco International Ltd. audit committee

 

Deanna Oppenheimer

  

 Former Vice Chair of Global Retail Banking of Barclays PLC

 Former President of Consumer Banking of Washington Mutual, Inc.

 Former member of AXA Global Insurance audit committee

 Former member of NCR Corporation audit committee

 

Simon Paris

  

 CEO of Unit4

 Former Chief Executive Officer of Finastra

 Former Chair of the World Trade Board

 

Kim M. Rivera

  

 Chief Legal Officer and Business Affairs Officer, OneTrust, LLC

 Former President, Strategy and Business Management and Chief Legal Officer of HP Inc.

 Supported audit committees of two publicly traded Fortune 500 companies

 

Beth Wilson

  

 Chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

 Former audit partner and Managing Partner at KPMG

 Former Chief Executive Officer of Dentons Canada LLP

 Audit Committee Chair at The Hospital for Sick Children and Woodgreen Foundation

 Member of Power Corporation of Canada and IGM Financial Inc. audit committees

   Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Toronto and a Certified Professional Accountant in good standing with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario

Financial Reporting

The Audit Committee meets to discuss and review our:

 

 

annual and quarterly earnings releases; and

 

 

annual and quarterly management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) and related financial statements.

As is customary for a number of global multinational companies, the Board has delegated review and approval authority to the Audit Committee for our quarterly earnings releases, MD&A and financial statements. Following the Audit Committee’s recommendation, the full Board reviews and approves our annual MD&A and annual audited financial statements, as required by applicable law.

Prior to an Audit Committee meeting at which draft financial reporting documents will be discussed, a draft is distributed to the members of the Audit Committee for review and comment. The CFO and the Chief Accounting Officer and a representative from the independent auditor meet with the Chair of the Audit Committee to preview the audit-related issues which will be discussed at the Audit Committee meeting. At the Audit Committee meeting, the Chief Accounting Officer discusses the financial statements and disclosure matters and the Audit Committee members are given an opportunity to raise any questions or comments. The independent auditor also participates in the meeting. All directors are also provided with a draft and an opportunity to comment before or during the Audit Committee meeting. When the Audit Committee is satisfied with the disclosure, it provides its approval and the material is released.

For the annual report, a draft is distributed to the members of the Board in advance of a Board meeting for their review and approval. At the Board meeting, directors are given an opportunity to raise any questions or comments.

 

 

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Based upon the reports and discussions described in this circular, and subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities of the Audit Committee in its charter, the Audit Committee recommended that our Board approve the filing of the audited consolidated financial statements and related MD&A and their inclusion in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Independent Auditor

The Audit Committee is responsible for selecting, evaluating and recommending for nomination the independent auditor to be proposed for appointment or re-appointment. The Audit Committee recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be re-appointed as our independent auditor to serve until our next meeting of shareholders in 2026 and that our Board submit this appointment to shareholders for approval at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. In connection with recommending PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Audit Committee considered the firm’s provision of services to Thomson Reuters over the last year, including the performance of the lead audit engagement partner and the audit team. The Audit Committee also reviewed the appropriateness of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s fees in relation to the size of Thomson Reuters and its global footprint. The Audit Committee continues to be satisfied with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s performance and believes that its continued retention as independent auditor is in the best interests of Thomson Reuters and its shareholders.

Throughout the year, the Audit Committee evaluates and is directly responsible for our company’s relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Audit Committee appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditor after reviewing and approving its engagement letter. The Audit Committee also determines PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s fees.

The Audit Committee and representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP meet several times during the year. In 2024, representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP attended each Audit Committee meeting and met with the Audit Committee in separate sessions.

 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is accountable to the Audit Committee and reports directly to the Audit Committee.

 

 

On an annual basis, before PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP issues its report on our company’s annual financial statements, the Audit Committee:

 

 

Confirms that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has submitted a written statement describing all of its relationships with Thomson Reuters that, in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s professional judgment, may reasonably be thought to bear on its independence;

 

 

Discusses any disclosed relationships or services, including any non-audit services, that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has provided to Thomson Reuters that may affect its independence;

 

 

Obtains written confirmation from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that it is independent with respect to Thomson Reuters within the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants and the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and

 

 

Confirms that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has complied with applicable law with respect to the rotation of certain members of the audit engagement team for Thomson Reuters.

The Audit Committee has also adopted a policy regarding its pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to our company by independent auditors.

 

 

The policy gives detailed guidance to management as to the specific types of services that have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

 

 

The policy requires the Audit Committee’s specific pre-approval of all other permitted types of services that have not already been pre-approved.

The Audit Committee’s charter allows the Audit Committee to delegate to one or more members the authority to evaluate and approve engagements in the event that the need arises for approval between Audit Committee meetings. Pursuant to this charter provision, the Audit Committee has delegated this authority to its Chair. If the Chair approves any such engagements, he must report his approval decisions to the full Audit Committee at its next meeting. For the year ended December 31, 2024, none of the fees of Thomson Reuters described on page 51 of this management proxy circular made use of the de minimis exception to pre-approval provisions as provided for by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(c) of SEC Regulation S-X and Section 2.4 of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Multilateral Instrument 52-110 (Audit Committees).

 

 

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Internal Audit and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with international financial reporting standards. Our company has adopted the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission guidance for implementing our internal control framework as part of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and applicable Canadian securities law.

The Corporate Compliance and Audit department of our company, which performs an internal audit function, prepares and oversees the overall plan for assessing our internal control over financial reporting.

Each year, Corporate Compliance and Audit identifies certain processes, entities and/or significant accounts to be within the scope of its internal control focus areas and testing for the year. In determining the proposed scope of its annual internal audit plan, the Corporate Compliance and Audit department identifies, assesses and prioritizes risk to Thomson Reuters and considers both quantitative and qualitative factors in its assessment.

In the first quarter of 2024, Corporate Compliance and Audit presented an annual internal audit plan to the Audit Committee for its review and approval. The Head of Internal Audit met with the Chair of the Audit Committee to preview internal audit and internal controls matters which were to be discussed at each Audit Committee meeting. The Head of Internal Audit then provided updates to the Audit Committee at meetings throughout the year. During the second half of 2024, the Corporate Compliance and Audit department tested applicable internal controls over financial reporting in order to achieve compliance with the required year-end evaluation of the effectiveness of the company’s internal control environment.

Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2024. In March 2025, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management its assessment and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. The Audit Committee also reviewed and discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP its independent audit and report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

Disclosure and Communications Controls and Procedures

We have adopted disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by us in reports and filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities and stock exchanges and other written and oral information that we publicly disclose is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and within the time periods specified by rules and regulations of the securities regulatory authorities. These disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to management (including the CEO and CFO), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Audit Committee receives an annual update from management regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, including the role and responsibilities of management’s disclosure committee.

As required by applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws, our CEO and CFO provide certifications that they have reviewed our annual and quarterly reports, that the reports contain no untrue statements or omissions of material facts and that the reports fairly present our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, the CEO and CFO make certifications regarding our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2024.

Whistleblower Policy

The Audit Committee has adopted procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by our company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters, and disclosure controls and procedures, as well as procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission of concerns by our employees regarding questionable accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or disclosure controls and procedures. These procedures are set forth in the Thomson Reuters Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Corporate Governance Committee

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in relation to:

 

 

our company’s overall approach to corporate governance;

 

 

the size, composition and structure of the Thomson Reuters Board and its committees, including the nomination of directors;

 

 

orientation and continuing education for directors;

 

 

related party transactions and other matters involving actual or potential conflicts of interest; and

 

 

any additional matters delegated to the Corporate Governance Committee by the Board.

 

 

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The following table provides an overview of the Corporate Governance Committee’s work plan for 2024.

 

 2024 Primary Corporate Governance Committee  Activities

   

 Review size, composition and structure of the Board and its committees for effective decision-making, including new committee members

 Board succession planning

 Oversee the effectiveness of the Board and its committees, including receiving a report from the Lead Independent Director on the evaluation process and the interviews with directors

 Assess director independence, financial literacy and audit committee financial expert status

 Nominate directors for the annual meeting

 Review director compensation and structure

 Review corporate governance disclosure for draft proxy circular and AGM format

 Review corporate governance guidelines and committee charters

 Review committee composition and chairs

 Review external analysis of proxy circular and other shareholder group assessments

 Discuss the company’s approach to ESG

 Review compliance with Thomson Reuters Trust Principles

 Report on effectiveness of Thomson Reuters Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

 Review D&O insurance and indemnification

  

Periodically

 Review orientation and continuing education initiatives for directors

 Review position descriptions for Board

 Review related party transactions and conflicts of interest

 Monitor developments in corporate governance and recommend appropriate initiatives as part of overall approach to governance

 Consider agendas for meetings of independent directors

 Review Board and CEO expenses

 Review delegation of authority

 Review share ownership expectations and compliance

 Approve any waivers of Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

 Monitor relationships between senior management and the Board

 Be available as a forum for addressing the concerns of individual directors

Director Qualifications, Recruitment, Board Size and Appointments

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assessing the skills and competencies of current directors, their anticipated tenure and the need for new directors. The Corporate Governance Committee retains a professional search firm to assist it in identifying and evaluating potential director candidates. Through its search firm, the Corporate Governance Committee maintains an evergreen list of potential director candidates.

The Corporate Governance Committee considers and recommends candidates for initial Board membership and Board members for re-nomination. Recommendations are based on character, integrity, judgment, skills and competencies, business experience, merit, including each candidate’s record of achievement, and any other attributes that would enhance the Board and overall management of the business and affairs of our company.

The Corporate Governance Committee believes that the inclusion of different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds on the Board enhances Board operations, promotes healthy debate and improves oversight, decision-making and governance. In identifying candidates for appointment, election or re-election, the Board and the Corporate Governance Committee have established a widescale nondiscriminatory recruitment approach. We do not currently have a policy that specifically addresses the representation of women on the Board. 36% of our director nominees self-identify as women and the Company’s efforts to attract and consider candidates for Board roles based on their qualifications and merit have resulted in a favorable representation of women on the Board.

Five of the 14 director nominees proposed for election (approximately 36%) at this year’s meeting self-identify as women, one self identifies as Hispanic/Latinx and one self-identifies as Black/African American. We continue to strive for a Board composition that reflects our company’s values and the composition of the communities we operate in and serve. The Board has determined that a fixed objective for the representation of women on the Board is no longer necessary to build a highly effective, qualified and skilled Board and it is satisfied with the current composition of the Board.

New Director Nominees for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

In 2024, Woodbridge advised Thomson Reuters that it intended to propose two candidates to serve as representatives of Woodbridge on the Board for nomination at the annual meeting of shareholders. The process undertaken by Woodbridge included the assistance of a global search firm and was designed to take into account the corporate governance expectations and priorities of Thomson Reuters. Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan met with the Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, the CEO and other Board members prior to their consideration as a nominee by the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board.

Upon the recommendation by the Corporate Governance Committee, the Board approved that each of Michael Friisdahl and Paul Sagan be proposed to be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders as representatives of Woodbridge on the Board.

 

 

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Michael Friisdahl - In evaluating Michael’s profile, the Board considered his extensive experience as an executive with over 35 years leading businesses of material scale and complexity. They put weight specifically on his experience in industries that require meeting high expectations of the relevant customer base. Michael is also the lead independent director of Woodbridge, the Thomson family holding company and the principal shareholder of our company, so he will bring the knowledge and perspective of the controlling shareholder to the Board.

 

 

Paul Sagan - In evaluating Paul’s profile, the Board put weight on his background as a public company executive and director and his experience with cloud computing, information technology and cybersecurity and enterprise software and hardware, including as the Executive Vice Chairman, CEO, President and Chief Operating Officer of Akamai Technologies, Inc. The Board also felt that Paul’s advisory role to growing technology companies will allow him to provide insights on the risks and opportunities faced by technology companies and would be an asset to the Board.

Director Orientation

All new directors are provided with an orientation in connection with their election or appointment to the Board, which includes:

 

 

Induction materials describing our business, our corporate governance structure and related policies and information; and

 

 

Meetings with the Chairman, Lead Independent Director, CEO, CFO and other executives.

The Board also has a “buddy” program that pairs a new director with a tenured director to assist with onboarding. The Board buddy provides historical context regarding the business and decisions and serves as a sounding board for new directors.

The Board’s secure website, management reports and other means of communication also provide directors with information to ensure their knowledge and understanding of our business remain current.

Largely in connection with Board and committee meetings, members of senior management prepare memoranda and presentations on strategic and operating matters which are distributed to the directors. These Board papers are often prepared in connection with matters that require director approval under our policies or applicable law and are also used to inform the directors about developments that senior management believe should be brought to the directors’ attention. The Board also periodically receives reports on other non-operational matters, including corporate governance, taxation, pension and treasury matters.

Continuing Education

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for confirming that procedures are in place and resources are made available to provide directors with appropriate continuing education opportunities.

Our directors are members of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the company pays the cost of that membership. NACD membership provides directors with access to insights, analytics, courses and events. To facilitate ongoing education, the directors are also entitled to attend external continuing education opportunities at the expense of Thomson Reuters.

The following table summarizes some of the education sessions provided to our directors in 2024:

 

 Month   Topic/Subject   Attendees    Lead Presenter(s)

 February

  Executive compensation risks   HR Committee    FW Cook (external compensation consultant)

 March

  Disclosure controls and procedures update   Audit Committee    Thomson Reuters internal legal counsel

 May

  AI board education session   Board    Thomson Reuters Chief Technology Officer

 September

  Executive compensation trends and developments   HR Committee    FW Cook (external compensation consultant)

 September

  ESG regulatory update, including climate change disclosure update   Audit Committee    Thomson Reuters internal ESG leadership

 November

  ESG strategy and regulatory update   Board    Thomson Reuters internal ESG leadership

 Quarterly

  Tax updates   Audit Committee    Thomson Reuters Head of Tax

 Quarterly

  Accounting updates   Audit Committee    Thomson Reuters Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

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Site Visits

The Corporate Governance Committee facilitated visits by directors to the Thomson Reuters office in Zug, Switzerland in January 2024, Eagan, Minnesota in September 2024 and Frisco, Texas in January 2025. The Board coordinates the timing of these site visits to coincide with regularly scheduled Board meetings. This allows the directors to participate in the site visit at the same time and then attend a Board meeting as part of one trip. The visits are designed to:

 

 

Enable directors to update themselves on our key businesses, products and services;

 

 

Provide an opportunity for directors to interact with key executives, high potential talent and customers; and

 

 

Give a broader selection of current and future executives the opportunity to meet directors.

Feedback on this program from directors and location hosts has been positive and it is expected to continue in the future.

Board Effectiveness Review

The Corporate Governance Committee, together with the Lead Independent Director, reviews the effectiveness of the Board, its committees and individual directors annually. This review helps identify opportunities for continuing Board and director development and forms the basis of action plans for improving the Board and committee operations.

The assessment process is conducted as follows:

 

 

 

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Each director is required to complete a detailed questionnaire which includes an individual self-assessment and an assessment of the Board and each committee they are a member of. Thomson Reuters General Counsel’s Office collects the completed questionnaires and summarizes the results in a report to the Lead Independent Director.

The Lead Independent Director then meets individually with each independent and non-independent director to discuss the results of the questionnaires, to assess the performance of the Board and its committees and to solicit peer evaluation.

The Lead Independent Director initially prepares a summary of the outcome of the questionnaires and his one-on-one interviews for review and discussion with the Corporate Governance Committee before presenting the report to the Board. The Corporate Governance Committee may make recommendations to the Board to improve the effectiveness of the Board in light of the results of the assessments. The Corporate Governance Committee monitors any priorities and action plans that are developed as a result of the evaluation process.

This process was most recently completed and reviewed with the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board in March 2025.

The Corporate Governance Committee reviews the adequacy of the assessment process and the questionnaires periodically to take into account new trends and best practices.

Annually, the Board also reviews its responsibilities by assessing our corporate governance guidelines and each committee of the Board performs an annual review of its charter. The Corporate Governance Committee also reviews various position descriptions on an annual basis.

 

 

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Conflicts of Interest and Transactions Involving Directors or Officers

In the case of any potential or actual conflict of interest, each director is required to inform the Board and executive officers are required to inform the CEO. We also ask our directors and executive officers about potential or actual conflicts of interest in annual questionnaires. Our policies on conflicts of interest are reflected in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and in supplemental guidance approved by the Board.

Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board or relevant committee of the Board, a director who has a conflict of interest in a matter before the Board or such committee must not receive or review any written materials related to the conflict subject area, nor may the director attend any part of a meeting during which the matter is discussed or participate in any vote on the matter, except where the Board or the applicable committee has expressly determined that it is appropriate for him or her to do so.

If a director has a significant, ongoing and irreconcilable conflict, voluntary resignation from the Board or the conflicting interest may be appropriate or required.

Related Party Transactions Policy

Under our current related party transactions policy, the disinterested members of the Corporate Governance Committee or an independent body of the Board conducts a reasonable prior review and oversight of related party transactions for potential conflicts of interests and will only approve such a transaction if it is determined that the transaction is in the best interests of Thomson Reuters and its stakeholders.

If it is not possible to convene a meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee to review and approve any such transaction in advance, then the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee will consider whether the related party transaction is appropriate and, if so, will approve it. Any such transaction will be subject to ratification by the Corporate Governance Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

An “independent special committee” of the Board shall be established in connection with related party transactions when required pursuant to applicable Canadian law or otherwise determined to be advisable.

The company’s related party transactions policy includes various considerations for reviewing the relevant facts and circumstances of transactions and includes a set of related party transactions that are pre-approved for purposes of the policy.

A director who may not be considered independent for purposes of a related party transaction (e.g., a director, including any immediate family member, who is a party to or has a potential conflict of interest in a proposed related party transaction, or has a material interest in any related party transaction or in a party to a related party transaction) is to disclose that fact and provide all material information concerning the transaction to the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary as soon as they become aware. Any such director must not receive or review any written materials or correspondence related to the conflict subject area, nor attend any part of a meeting during which the matter is discussed or participate in any vote on the matter, except where the disinterested members of the Corporate Governance Committee have expressly determined that it is appropriate for him or her to do so.

All related party transactions that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Canadian law shall be disclosed in Thomson Reuters’ applicable filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and/or the SEC.

For more information about related party transactions in the last two years, please see the management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) section of our 2024 annual report.

HR Committee

The HR Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in relation to:

 

 

the selection and retention of senior management;

 

 

planning for the succession of senior management;

 

 

talent and professional development for senior management;

 

 

the compensation of the CEO and other senior management and assessment of compensation risk;

 

 

human capital management;

 

 

the management of pension and significant benefit plans for employees; and

 

 

any additional matters delegated to the HR Committee by the Board.

 

 

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The following table provides an overview of the HR Committee’s work plan for 2024.

 

 2024 Primary HR Committee  Activities

 Review target compensation for executive officers

 Evaluate the performance of the CEO and review evaluations of other executive officers

 Approve 2023 annual incentive award payouts

 Approve 2024 annual and long-term incentive award design, the mix of cash and equity compensation, the allocation of equity-based awards, and performance goals

 Discuss 2024 annual and long-term incentive award design

 Approve compensation disclosure in the annual management proxy circular

 Review and approve new clawback policy

  

 Discuss human capital management matters such as talent, organizational health and culture, hybrid working, internal adoption of AI and ESG matters

 Review succession planning

 Review compensation program risk assessment

 Review compensation trends and regulatory developments

 Approve compensation peer group

 Review equity share plan reserve analysis

 Review “Say on pay” modeling and evaluate outcome of “Say on pay” vote

 Review key global retirement plans

 Review senior management’s share ownership guidelines

 Review certain new senior executive hirings and terminations

The following is a brief summary of the experience of each director nominee who is a member of the HR Committee that is relevant to the performance of his or her responsibilities.

 

 

 HR Committee Member

   Experience
Simon Paris (Chair)   

 Chief Executive Officer of Unit4

 

 Former Chief Executive Officer of Finastra

 

 Human capital management expertise

 

 Familiarity with global compensation standards

 

W. Edmund Clark, C.M.(1)   

 Former Group President and Chief Executive Officer of TD Bank Group

 

 Familiarity with global compensation standards

 

 Former Chair of Thomson Reuters HR Committee

 

Kirk E. Arnold   

 Chair of Ingersoll Rand Inc. compensation committee

 

 Member of Trane Technologies PLC human resources and compensation committee

 

 Member of the Board of Directors of The Predictive Index, a private software company focused on human resource engagement tools and leadership practices

 

 Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, including teaching a course on compensation strategies

 

 Former Chief Executive Officer of Data Intensity, Inc., Keane, Inc. and NerveWire

 

Michael E. Daniels   

 Over 25 years of executive experience at IBM

 

 Familiarity with global compensation standards

 

 Former chair of Johnson Controls International plc compensation committee

 

Kirk Koenigsbauer   

 Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Vice President, Experiences and Devices, at Microsoft Corporation

 

 Familiarity with global compensation standards

 

Peter J. Thomson   

 Chair of Woodbridge and familiar with compensation programs at many companies

 

 Familiarity with global compensation standards

 

Beth Wilson   

 Director at Woodgreen Foundation, Woodgreen Community Services, and IGM Financial Inc.

 

 Former Chief Human Resources Officer at KPMG

 

 Former Chief Executive Officer at Dentons LLP

 

 Familiarity with global compensation standards

 

 

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Ed Clark will complete his service on the Board at this meeting and will no longer be a committee member following the meeting. This section describes his involvement on Committees through to April 11, 2025.

Compensation Planning

The HR Committee’s responsibilities include establishing, implementing and overseeing our compensation policies and programs. A detailed discussion of the HR Committee’s responsibilities in this area is provided in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

 

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CEO Performance Evaluation and Objectives Setting

The HR Committee assists the Board in setting objectives each year for the CEO. The HR Committee and the Board evaluate the performance of the CEO against these objectives at year end. The HR Committee reports to the full Board on the objectives for the forthcoming year and the performance against objectives in the preceding year. The HR Committee also maintains a written position description for the CEO.

Human Capital Management

Our human capital practices and initiatives are designed to attract, develop and retain talented employees across all of our businesses around the globe, and ensure they feel valued, are provided with opportunities to grow, and are driven to succeed. We focus on a variety of human capital topics, such as compensation and benefits, culture and employee engagement, talent acquisition, learning and development, and inclusion and belonging. Over the last few years, oversight of human capital management has also been a key focus area for our Board of Directors.

Our talent priorities continue to focus on addressing shifting organizational needs and business realities. In an AI-enabled world, jobs are changing rapidly and continuously. Our talent strategy in turn must also be agile, flexible and proactive. Our focus is on helping employees build skills necessary for an AI-enabled future and supporting their career growth. We continued our series of company-wide Learning Days this year, focusing events on integrating AI into day-to-day work, strengthening business acumen and building greater knowledge about our evolving product portfolio and customers. We also increased our commitment to career development with the launch of Grow My Way, an initiative to support career growth in our dynamic work environment. Its purpose is to support individuals’ skill development and enable leaders to deploy talent to meet rapidly changing business needs. Our journey with building AI capabilities for all employees continued at scale this year. In 2024, a substantial number of our colleagues regularly used AI tools, surpassing our initial expectations.

Supporting people leaders remains a priority. In 2024, we launched Managing at TR, an onboarding program to support new managers and equip them with essential tools and skills. More than 700 managers participated globally, with 93% finding it a valuable investment of their time. Another area of focus has been building cross-cultural understanding, driven by our organization’s global footprint and teams that span multiple locations and time zones.

Our investments in skill development and career growth are yielding positive results in terms of employee sentiment. In our most recent organizational health survey, the scores for questions about learning and innovation rose with more than 70% of employees feeling that they are building skills for the future and growing professionally at Thomson Reuters.

While we voluntarily publish numerous human capital-related metrics and data in our securities filings and on our website (notably in our Social Impact & ESG Report), some metrics and data are not publicly disclosed due to competitive considerations.

 

 

For additional information regarding some of our human capital management initiatives,

please see the “ESG” section of this proxy circular.

We expect that human capital management will continue to be an important focus area in the future for management and the Board because it ensures solid stewardship of our organization, supports important societal objectives, and is key to ensuring strategic advantage in the marketplace.

Risk Committee

The Risk Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in relation to:

 

 

Thomson Reuters’ identification, assessment and management of enterprise risks, other than financial risks (which are overseen by the Audit Committee) or risks related to compensation and talent matters (which are overseen by the HR Committee); and

 

 

any additional matters delegated to the Risk Committee by the Board.

In 2024, the Risk Committee met with senior management to review the company’s frameworks and policies for risk management, including the steps and process taken to identify, assess, monitor and manage risks. As part of this review, senior management presented an overview of its 2024 ERM process to the Risk Committee. The overview reflected key risks identified by management and a proposed calendar of future meetings for “deep dive” reviews and discussions about specific risks (at the Board or committee level). While the Risk Committee oversees and manages our company’s framework policies and procedures with respect to risk identification, assessment and management, it is the responsibility of our CEO and senior management to identify, assess and manage our company’s risks through the design, implementation and maintenance of our ERM program. The Risk Committee’s responsibilities include reviewing and approving the ERM framework on an annual basis. For additional information regarding oversight of risk management, please see the “Risk Oversight” section of this proxy circular.

 

 

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The following table provides an overview of the Risk Committee’s work plan for 2024.

 

 2024 Primary Risk Committee Activities

  Approve 2024 enterprise top risks

  Review ERM quarterly report, which discusses the ongoing management of enterprise top risks

  Discuss key risks related to cybersecurity, intellectual property protection, data and AI ethics, misinformation and disinformation and other information security matters

  Discuss key risks related to financial performance, product stability, third party risk management, competitive displacement, dispositions and integration

  Discuss key risks related to employee wellbeing, safety and security

  Discuss legal and regulatory compliance risks that are not overseen by the Audit Committee

  Review 2025 internal audit plan

  Approve 2025 ERM framework

  

Periodically

  Conduct table-top exercises on topics such as cybersecurity

  Conduct “deep dives” on selected risk topics

  Discuss certain reputational risks

Joint Audit Committee and Risk Committee Meetings

As part of the Board’s risk assessment and risk management oversight, the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee met jointly in January and March 2024 to discuss topics of interest to each committee. The joint committee meetings were co-chaired by Barry Salzberg (Audit Committee Chair) and Kirk Arnold (Risk Committee Chair).

The topics discussed by the joint committees were the following:

 

 

Protecting our Content risk assessment;

 

 

Review of the 2024 internal audit work plan; and

 

 

Review of “Risk Factors” disclosure for the annual report and general review of the risk assessment process.

 

 

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About Our Independent Auditor

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

We are proposing to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (U.S.) as our independent auditor for another year until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

 

The Board unanimously recommends that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (U.S.) be appointed as the auditor of our company, to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders. It is also recommended that the Board be authorized to fix the remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (U.S.).

The following table sets forth fees related to services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its affiliates in 2024 and 2023.

 

 (in millions of U.S. dollars)    2024      2023  

 Audit fees

   $ 13.4      $ 12.8  

 Audit-related fees

     1.1        1.0  

 Tax fees

     0.7        1.4  

 All other fees

     -        -  
     

 Total

   $ 15.2      $ 15.2  

The following are descriptions of fees for services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 2024 and 2023.

Audit Fees

These audit fees were for professional services rendered for the audits of consolidated financial statements, reviews of interim financial statements included in periodic reports, audits related to internal control over financial reporting, statutory audits and services that generally only the independent auditor can reasonably provide, such as comfort letters and consents. These services included French translations of our financial statements, MD&A and financial information included in our interim and annual filings and prospectuses and other offering documents.

Audit-related Fees

These audit-related fees were for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements and are not reported under the “audit fees” category above. These services included transaction due diligence, pre-post implementation reviews, other attestation engagements, audits of various employee benefit plans and agreed-upon procedures principally related to executive compensation reporting.

Tax Fees

Tax fees were for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services included the preparation and review of corporate tax returns, assistance with tax audits and transfer pricing matters, advisory services relating to federal, state, provincial and international tax compliance, and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.

All Other Fees

Fees disclosed in the tables above under the item “all other fees” were for services other than the audit fees, audit-related fees and tax fees described above.

Pre-approval Policies and Procedures

Information regarding our policy regarding pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services is set forth in the corporate governance disclosure included earlier in this circular.

 

 

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Stakeholder Engagement

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

We actively engage with our stakeholders throughout the year

 

We welcome feedback and input from our stakeholders

 

 

Thomson Reuters actively engages with its stakeholders on a variety of topics, including:

 

 

Financial performance

 

 

Corporate/growth strategy

 

 

Corporate governance

 

 

Executive compensation

 

 

Human capital management

 

 

Other ESG-related topics (as discussed further on the next page of this circular)

In 2024, stakeholder engagement was conducted by different leaders and groups across our company, including:

 

 

Investor Relations

 

 

Our CEO and CFO

 

 

Our Chief People Officer

 

 

Our Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

On a day-to-day basis, inquiries or other communications from stakeholders to management are answered by our Investor Relations and other Corporate departments or are referred to another appropriate person in our company.

Our earnings conference calls are broadcast live via webcast and are accessible to interested stakeholders, the media and members of the public.

In March 2024, our senior leadership team hosted an Investor Day that included a series of presentations outlining Thomson Reuters plans for growth and showcasing some of our innovative product offerings. Presentations given by senior executives at our Investor Day and other investor conferences are promptly made public in the “Investor Relations” section of our website.

At the annual meeting, shareholders are provided with an opportunity to ask questions to our Board, CEO, CFO and other members of senior management. Our company also has meetings throughout the year with shareholders and other stakeholders, shareholder advocacy groups and financial analysts.

Shareholders and other stakeholders with questions about our company are encouraged to contact our Investor Relations department by e-mail at investor.relations@thomsonreuters.com or by phone at 1.332.219.1046.

Shareholders and other interested parties may contact the Board or its non-management or independent directors as a group, or the directors who preside over their meetings, by e-mail at board@thomsonreuters.com or by writing to them c/o Norie Campbell, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Thomson Reuters, 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3H1, Canada.

 

 

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ESG

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

We manage our business for the long term and view programs that improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) through that lens

 

We consider ESG one important mechanism for sustained value creation, reinforcing the underlying health of our company now and beyond the horizon

 

 

Our company is dedicated to serving institutions and businesses that keep the wheels of commerce turning, uphold justice and taxation systems, fight fraud, support law enforcement and report on world events with impartiality, as an important source of unbiased news globally. We pursue ESG initiatives because they contribute to value creation for our customers, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders. The Board and its committees oversee different ESG-related areas that are of the greatest importance to the organization and our stakeholders to achieve our long-term strategic objectives. Ultimately, though, our ESG-related initiatives require employees who take on responsibility for them and are empowered to achieve them.

Our ESG-related workstreams include sustainability, inclusion and belonging, community relations and volunteerism. ESG factors are considered in our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes. Our financial support of the Thomson Reuters Foundation also contributes to our ongoing ESG efforts.

 

 

We post a Social Impact & ESG Report annually on our website, www.thomsonreuters.com/social-impact-report, which summarizes our strategy, includes stories of progress and tracks performance, tying our efforts to our business strategy and commercial expertise. We encourage you to review the Social Impact & ESG Report to gain a better understanding of our accomplishments and practices in these areas.

We believe in the power of collaboration with the international business community, so we are signatories of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a non-binding United Nations (U.N.) pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies. We are actively partnering to advance the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. We are also aligned with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), which augment our longstanding commitment to the UNGC, the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights, and other international standards.

In 2024, we continued work to update our ESG materiality assessment to comply with new global regulations. This assessment is helping us identify and prioritize the ESG issues that are most likely to impact our business and stakeholders in the short and long-term. We also completed our first 3-year human rights impact assessment (HRIA) and roadmap in 2024. Finally, in March 2023, we released our human rights policy, which informs our colleagues, customers, shareholders and those in the communities where we operate and do business, of our commitment and approach to human rights.

Our 2024 Social Impact & ESG Report, which we anticipate publishing later in 2025 will contain more information about our ESG strategy and results and will be available on our website at www.thomsonreuters.com.

Environmental Practices

We aim to continue to reduce our environmental impact globally. We continue to source renewable energy for 100% of our operations. We have achieved this largely through the purchase of renewable power by matching our electricity usage with renewable energy credits acquired around the world. We are also working closely with our suppliers to drive lower emissions within our supply chain. We will continue to measure and manage our own emissions and environmental impacts and continue to identify ways to further assess, monitor and improve our carbon footprint.

 

 

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Social Practices

Our values and culture

At Thomson Reuters, our team is committed to solving big challenges for our customers and supporting skill-building for colleagues to thrive in an AI-enabled future. In 2025, we introduced new company values that are rooted in our purpose to Inform the Way Forward and the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. These values elevate us to a higher standard of customer excellence, product innovation, teamwork and success.

 

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Inclusion and Belonging

As a global company with employees located around the world, inclusion and belonging are core to our purpose and values, fostering an inclusive workplace where people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences can grow and thrive. We believe this gives us access to the broadest talent pool, leads to better decision-making and fosters greater innovation.

In recent years, we have made meaningful progress in recruiting and retaining an executive team comprised of the best global talent to help deliver against our strategy and serve our customers. When hiring for executive officer roles, we are focused on finding the best qualified candidates to fill those positions and each candidate’s overall talents and characteristics are an important consideration in their assessment. While we do not specifically consider a candidate’s gender or the representation of women on our executive team when hiring for executive officer roles, we continue to have strong representation of women on our executive team and all appointments are made on a non-discriminatory basis, consistent with applicable laws.

Having achieved a significant level of representation of women on our executive team, we have determined not to adopt a target regarding women in executive officer positions, though we will continue to work to build an executive team that reflects our company’s core values and the composition of our employees, customers and the communities in which we operate. As of April 11, 2025, five (5) of our current 10 (50%) executive officers self-identify as women, two (2) self-identify as Asian and one (1) self identifies as both Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx.

Health and Wellbeing

Our people remain our greatest asset, and we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering a supportive and empowering workplace environment. We offer employee benefit plans, tools, resources, and workplace practices that promote mental, physical, financial, and social well-being.

Central to our employee experience is a strong focus on mental health and wellbeing. Our Mindful Leadership Training is a key component of our Managing at TR program, ensuring that all new managers are equipped to lead effectively. Additionally, we offer global resources such as employee assistance programs, meditation apps, and mindfulness discussions, highlighted during our May and October Mental Health campaigns.

Thomson Reuters upholds its commitment to flexibility through our hybrid working policy and the “Flex My Way” initiative. These global flexible workplace policies enable employees to balance family and customer needs effectively. With offerings like Bereavement Leave, Caregiver Paid Time Off, Sabbatical Leave, Parental Leave, Work From Anywhere policy, and local paid and unpaid time off policies, we ensure our employees can take the time they need, when they need it. Together, these efforts underline our unwavering dedication to cultivating a physically, mentally, financially and socially healthy workplace for all.

 

 

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Community and Social Impact

Thomson Reuters annually provides 16 hours of paid volunteer time off (VTO) to every employee and provides an additional 20 hours of paid VTO to a subset of employees with law degrees to provide legal pro bono aid to not-for-profit organizations. In 2024, our employees logged a total of over 51,000 volunteer hours and over 9,000 hours in total pro bono support to not-for-profit organizations around the world. In addition to VTO, Thomson Reuters offers a global Corporate Match program to match eligible employee donations as well as a Volunteer Rewards Program in which an employee earns corporate funding for reaching 20 hours of volunteering. In 2024, donations by our employees together with our corporate matching and rewards donations totaled approximately $2 million to over 1,900 not-for-profit in 26 countries.

Finally, we provide some of our products and services free of charge to various not-for-profit organizations to support their initiatives. For example, Thomson Reuters has provided access to our CLEAR product to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children since 2010. We also provide our Westlaw, Practical Law and HighQ products to various not-for-profit organizations.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation works to bolster the resilience of independent media, strengthen access to the law and promote responsible business practices. It leverages its unique combination of media and legal expertise, together with data intelligence, to inform, connect, and empower professionals and civil society to strengthen free, fair and informed societies. It delivers its work through capacity-building programmes, legal support, research, news, data-driven products and events, including its flagship annual forum, Trust Conference.

Additional information on the Foundation can be found at www.trust.org.

Governance Practices

Our Board and its committees oversee ESG initiatives, as discussed in the “Corporate Governance Practices” section of this circular. The Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors evaluates our ESG strategy and progress and is updated regularly by our management. We remain committed to our values and ethics through our governance practices, which include our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

 

 

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Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation (Say On Pay)

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

We are proposing a non-binding advisory “say on pay” resolution related to executive compensation.

 

 

This is a recommended best practice of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG).

 

 

We plan to continue holding this advisory vote on an annual basis.

 

 

Our overall philosophy regarding executive compensation is to pay for performance. We believe this drives our management team to achieve higher levels of results for the benefit of Thomson Reuters and our shareholders. In the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular, we explain our compensation principles, how we design our compensation program and why we pay each component of compensation.

As part of our dialogue with shareholders about our executive compensation programs, we are once again proposing a “say on pay” advisory resolution for this year’s meeting (as we have done since 2008). An identical resolution was approved by approximately 98.83% of the votes cast at last year’s annual meeting of shareholders. Over the last five years, an average of approximately 98% of votes have been cast “for” our “say on pay” advisory resolutions.

As this is an advisory resolution, the results will not be binding upon the Board. However, the Board will take voting results into account, as appropriate, when considering future compensation policies, procedures and decisions and in determining whether there is a need to significantly increase its engagement with shareholders on compensation-related matters.

We will disclose the results of the shareholder advisory resolution as part of our report on voting results for the meeting.

Our “named executive officers” for purposes of the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular are our CEO (Steve Hasker), our CFO (Mike Eastwood) and the three other most highly compensated executive officers as of December 31, 2024 (Raghu Ramanathan– President, Legal Professionals, Kirsty Roth – Chief Operations and Technology Officer; and Paul Bascobert – President, Reuters News.)

Shareholders with questions about our compensation programs are encouraged to contact our Investor Relations department by e-mail at investor.relations@thomsonreuters.com or by phone at 1.332.219.1046.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, on an advisory basis, and not to diminish the role and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, that the shareholders accept the approach to executive compensation as described in the 2025 management proxy circular.”

 

 

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

 

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Executive Summary

  

 

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Key 2025 Compensation Developments and Decisions

  

 

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Our 2024 Compensation Program

  

 

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Our Process for Designing and Determining Executive Compensation

  

 

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Our Key Compensation Principles

  

 

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Pay for performance is the foundation of our executive compensation program

  

 

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Incentive performance goals are linked to key measures of our company’s performance and strategy

  

 

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Our executives should accumulate and retain equity in our company to align their interests with our shareholders

  

 

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We provide competitive compensation opportunities

  

 

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Our compensation programs take risk into account and do not encourage unnecessary or excessive risk taking

  

 

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2024 Compensation

  

 

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Base salary

  

 

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Annual incentive awards

  

 

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Long-term incentive awards

  

 

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2024 Named Executive Officer Compensation and Key Accomplishments

  

 

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Additional Information

  

 

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Retirement and other benefits

  

 

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Perquisites and other personal benefits

  

 

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Insurance policies

  

 

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Termination benefits

  

 

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Equity grant policy

  

 

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Clawback policies

  

 

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Insider trading policies/pledging and hedging restrictions

  

 

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Performance graphs

  

 

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Historic named executive officer compensation

  

 

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Executive Summary

“Pay for performance” is the foundation of our compensation philosophy for our named executive officers. Their compensation is primarily variable and performance-based, utilizing multiple and complementary financial measures that are aligned with our strategy to drive shareholder value. This section explains our compensation principles, how we design our compensation program, why we pay each component of compensation, how we performed and what we paid to our named executive officers in 2024. Our named executive officers for 2024 are:

 

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Steve Hasker

President & Chief Executive
Officer

 

 

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Mike Eastwood

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Ragunath (Raghu)
Ramanathan

President, Legal
Professionals

 

 

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Kirsty Roth

Chief Operations and
Technology Officer

 

 

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Paul Bascobert

President,
Reuters News

 

 

 

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2024 Performance Highlights

The table below compares our actual performance (before currency) to our updated 2024 outlook, which we confirmed in November 2024. Our total company met all the metrics within our updated 2024 outlook. Our “Big 3” segments met our updated outlook for total and organic revenue growth but came in lower by approximately 100bp for adjusted EBITDA margin reflecting higher investments and incentive compensation. Our updated full-year 2024 outlook included non-IFRS financial measures, assumed constant currency rates relative to 2023, and included the impact of closed acquisitions and dispositions.

 

 Total Thomson Reuters   2024 Updated Outlook         2024 Actual Performance
(Before  currency)(1)

 Revenue growth

 Organic revenue growth(2)

 

Approximately 7.0%

Approximately 7.0%

      

7.1%

7.1%

  

 Adjusted EBITDA margin(2)

  Approximately 38%        38.1%   

 Corporate costs

  $120 - $130 million        $108 million   

 Free cash flow(2)

  Approximately $1.8 billion        $1.8 billion   

 Accrued capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues(2)

  Approximately 8.5%        8.4%   

 Depreciation and amortization of computer software

 Depreciation and amortization of internally developed software

 Amortization of acquired software

 

$730 - $750 million

$580 - $600 million

Approximately $150 million

 

  

$732 million

$585 million

$147 million

  

 Interest expense

  $125 - $145 million        $125 million   

 Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings(2)(3)

  Approximately 18%        17.9%   

 “Big 3” Segments(2)   2024 Updated Outlook        2024 Actual Performance
(Before currency)(1)

 Revenue Growth

Organic revenue growth

 

Approximately 8.5%

Approximately 8.5%

      

8.4%

8.7%

  

 Adjusted EBITDA margin

  Approximately 43%        42.0%   

X

 Legend             

- Achieved or exceeded updated outlook.

X - Did not meet updated outlook.

                 

 

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Our 2024 performance (before currency) was measured in constant currency rates relative to 2023, except for free cash flow which was reflected at actual rates.

2.

Non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to Appendices A and B of the management’s discussion and analysis included in our 2024 annual report for additional information and reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

3.

Refer to the “Tax (benefit) expense” section within the “Results of Operations” section of the management’s discussion and analysis included in our 2024 annual report for additional information.

 

 

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Our 2024 performance highlights also included the following:

 

   

Significant Investment in Generative AI (GenAI)

  

In 2024, we remained focused on driving innovation across our portfolio and markets to best serve our customers, demonstrated by our investment in AI now increasing to more than $200 million in 2024. We continued to make progress against our “Build, Partner, Buy” strategy, including launching several new AI product capabilities and making exciting enhancements to CoCounsel, our professional-grade GenAI assistant. In addition, we closed on the strategic acquisitions of Safe Sign Technologies and Materia, which complemented our product roadmap and further accelerated our provision of GenAI tools for professionals.

Returns to Shareholders and Share Performance

  

In 2024, we returned $1.6 billion to shareholders in dividends and share repurchases. On February 6, 2025 we announced a 10% or $0.22 per share annualized increase in the dividend to $2.38 per common share, representing the 32nd consecutive year of dividend increases and the fourth consecutive 10% increase.

 

In 2024, the total shareholder return of our U.S. and Canadian dollar denominated common shares was approximately 11% and 21%, respectively. During this same period, the total shareholder return for our U.S. dollar-denominated shares was lower than the S&P 500 Composite Index and the total return for our Canadian dollar-denominated shares was lower than the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

   We invested $1.6 billion in strategic acquisitions in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 to deliver exciting new capabilities for our customers. We acquired Pagero, a global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, along with Materia and Safe Sign, both of which provide more specialized tools to our tax and legal customers. By acquiring World Business Media Limited, we brought its products, like The Insurer, into the fold of Reuters Professional. We began 2025 by acquiring SafeSend, a leading cloud-native tax workflow software provider that continues our tax automation strategy and builds upon our 2023 acquisition of SurePrep LLC a US-based leader of 1040 tax automation software and services.

Monetization of LSEG Shares

   In 2024, we received gross proceeds of $1.9 billion from the sale of our remaining LSEG shares.

We believe that our compensation program is strongly connected to our ability to achieve success for Thomson Reuters.

 

2024 compensation decisions were aligned with our strategic objectives During 2024, the HR Committee actively engaged in reviewing and discussing the design and approach to our compensation, talent and culture programs to fit the Thomson Reuters of the future.

 

 

In 2024, a significant portion of executive pay was at risk and linked to both operational performance and stock price. 90% of our CEO’s 2024 target compensation was variable and on average, approximately 79% of the other named executive officers’ 2024 target compensation was variable. In March 2024, the HR Committee evaluated the current market position of our named executive officers’ compensation and approved increases to the long-term incentive targets for Steve Hasker, Mike Eastwood and Kirsty Roth to better align their pay with the market. Other than these increases, there were no changes to the named executive officers’ 2024 base salaries or target annual and long-term incentive awards. The HR Committee’s independent advisor (FW Cook) was consulted in connection with this compensation evaluation.

 

 

Our incentive plan goals reflected our published business outlook, operating plan and long-term strategy. Annual incentive awards focused on growth objectives for the year with metrics based on organic revenues, organic book of business and cash operating income (adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures). Our 2024 annual incentive plan awards were based 100% on Thomson Reuters’ consolidated results. 2024 annual incentive awards funded at approximately 134% of target based on financial performance that exceeded 2024 goals. Payout of our annual incentive awards was determined based on performance against the principles and targets approved at the start of the performance period and no discretionary adjustments to the payout were made.

 

 

We continued to grant PRSUs as part of our long-term incentive awards. PRSUs for the 2022-2024 performance period had a payout of 99% of target, reflecting strong revenue growth over the three-year period and additional investments made to accelerate growth. Payout of those PRSUs was determined based on performance against the principles and targets approved at the start of the performance period and no discretionary adjustments to the payout were made.

 

Our compensation program is strongly aligned with shareholder return and value In this compensation discussion and analysis section, we provide graphs that show our executive officer compensation over the last five years has been aligned with total shareholder return. We also require our executive officers to maintain meaningful levels of share ownership that are multiples of their respective base salaries, creating a strong link to our shareholders and the long-term success of our company.

 

We benchmark executive compensation and performance against global peer companies that we compete with for customers and talent In 2024, the HR Committee utilized an updated global peer group for executive compensation purposes that reflects our company’s size and industries in which we compete. Our global peer group only includes one Canadian company with a common Global Industry Classification System (GICS) code. While we acknowledge that proxy advisors focus on Canadian companies, we believe that they do not provide a fully meaningful or relevant comparison of

 

 

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  our competitive market for talent given the particular executive talent pool from which we recruit and the significant differences in industries, businesses and operational strategy between our companies and other Canadian companies with a common GICS code. The HR Committee does, however, use a Canadian peer group for Toronto-based executive officers as a secondary reference point as part of executive compensation benchmarking.

 

Our compensation program is aligned with good governance practices and has received strong shareholder support in recent years – Our plans and programs reflect strong governance principles. The HR Committee has an independent advisor for executive compensation matters. We also engage with our shareholders on compensation matters during the year and we provide a “say on pay” resolution each year at our annual meeting of shareholders. Over the last five years, approximately 98% of votes have been cast “for” our “say on pay” advisory resolutions.

 

We do not believe that we have any problematic pay practices and risk is taken into account in our compensation programs – The HR Committee’s independent advisor reviews our compensation program to evaluate the degree to which it encourages risk taking in the context of our overall enterprise risk profile as well as recognized market best practices. Based on the independent advisor’s review, the HR Committee concluded that our programs appear unlikely to create incentives for excessive risk taking and include meaningful safeguards to mitigate compensation program risk.

Key 2025 Compensation Developments and Decisions

In March 2025, the HR Committee evaluated the current market position of our named executive officers and approved an increase in base salary and long-term incentive target for Steve Hasker (an increase of 12.9% in target total compensation), an increase in base salary for Raghu Ramanathan (an increase of 1.8% in target total compensation), an increase in long-term incentive target for Mike Eastwood (an increase of 4.8% in target total compensation) and an increase in long-term incentive target for Kirsty Roth (an increase of 5.0% in target total compensation), in each case to better align their pay with the market. Other than these increases, there were no changes to the named executive officers’ 2025 base salaries or target annual and long-term incentive awards.

No changes were made to financial performance metrics and weightings for 2025 annual and long-term incentive awards. The HR Committee established challenging performance goals for 2025 annual and long-term incentive awards in line with our annual and long-term objectives.

2025 annual incentive awards for our named executive officers are weighted 1/3 each on organic revenue growth, organic book of business and adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures performance. All metrics are based on Thomson Reuters consolidated performance, which the HR Committee believes promotes teamwork and enables more enterprise collaboration. To further increase the link between pay for performance, we continue to embed strategic priorities into individual performance evaluations for 2025 awards to increase and formalize the linkage between participants’ impact on our strategic priorities and their award decisions. The CEO and his direct reports have the following strategic priorities embedded in their 2025 performance assessments:

 

 

AI Transformation goal – building AI capabilities, enhancing productivity and innovation, and supporting the Thomson Reuters growth strategy for customers and colleagues;

 

 

Talent goals – building a world-class talent and a high performance, engaged culture in which team members understand their role, know their performance and objectives deliver impact; and

 

 

Contribution to specified shared priorities.

2025 long-term incentive awards for our named executive officers are split among 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options. PRSUs granted for the 2025-2027 performance period are weighted 50% each on average organic revenue growth and average free cash flow per share performance. The HR Committee believes that organic revenue growth over a multi-year period complements the same metric as reflected in 2025 annual incentive awards and aligns to the company’s strategic priorities. The HR Committee also believes that including a component of TRSUs in long-term awards balances the award mix and supports retention, while still promoting a performance culture in the organization.

The HR Committee believes that the 2025 compensation program continues to align executive pay with the company’s annual and long-term strategic and financial performance objectives.

 

 

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Our 2024 Compensation Program

The HR Committee of the Board structured our 2024 compensation program in a way that was consistent with our strategic objectives. A named executive officer’s total compensation typically comprises the following components. We describe each of these components in more detail later in this section.

 

       

Component

 

Description

  Type  

2024 Measures

  Form   Purpose
         
Base salary   Payments made throughout the year at an established rate.   Fixed   Individual performance, role, responsibilities and experience.   Cash   Provides predictable amount of fixed income as short-term compensation.
         
Annual incentive award   Variable payment made in March after results for the previous year are available, and dependent on company performance against objective financial targets established at the beginning of the year and subject to adjustment based on individual performance.   Performance-
based
 

Organic revenue growth (1/3).

 

Adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures (1/3).

 

Organic “book of business” based on annualized contract value (ACV) (1/3).

 

To drive further differentiation for performance, improve leader accountability, and support simplicity and transparency, payouts may be adjusted based on individual performance.

  Cash   Focuses executives on our financial goals and objectives for the year.
         
Long-term incentive award  

Grants of:

 

   PRSUs (50%) that vest after completion of a three-year period, dependent on company performance against multi-year objective financial targets;

 

   TRSUs (25%) that vest at the same time as PRSUs; and

 

   Stock options (25%) with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our shares on the NYSE* on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the grant; options are subject to time vesting conditions

  Primarily
performance-
based
 

Organic revenue growth (50% of PRSU financial metrics).

 

Free cash flow per share (50% of PRSU financial metrics).

 

Value tied to share price performance.

  Equity  

Commits executives to delivering on our financial goals over the long term.

Strongly links their pay to our share price and supports retention objectives.

 

Helps retain critical talent and recognize superior performance.

 

Aligns their interests to shareholder interests.

         
Retirement and health and welfare-related benefits   Savings and deferred compensation plans, life and disability insurance, group medical and dental.    

 

   

 

  Various   Most of these programs are broad-based employee programs, consistent with customary market practice and competitive factors. None of our named executive officers have supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs).
         

Perquisites and other

personal benefits

  Limited and includes executive physicals and tax and financial planning assistance.    

 

   

 

  Various   Encourages maintenance of health and sound finances in a cost effective manner for our company, and minimizes distractions for executives.
*

As of February 25, 2025, our common shares are listed on the Nasdaq.

 

 

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Our Process for Designing and Determining Executive Compensation

 

 

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HR Committee

The HR Committee’s responsibilities include establishing, implementing and overseeing our compensation policies and programs, executive talent review and succession planning processes. One of the HR Committee’s key responsibilities is approving compensation arrangements for the CEO and other executive officers. The Board recognizes the importance of appointing knowledgeable and experienced individuals to the HR Committee who have the necessary background in executive compensation to fulfill the HR Committee’s obligations to the Board and our shareholders. Each member of the HR Committee has direct experience as a senior leader that is relevant to his or her responsibilities in executive compensation. Additional information about the HR Committee is included earlier in this circular in our discussion of the Board and corporate governance.

Management

Our Chief People Officer and other members of the Human Resources department are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day design, implementation, administration and management of our various compensation and benefits policies and plans, including base salaries, annual and long-term incentives, retirement savings, health and welfare. The CEO, Chief People Officer and other senior executives in the Human Resources, Finance and Legal departments regularly attend HR Committee meetings. Throughout the year, management provides recommendations to the HR Committee on a wide range of compensation matters.

Our Principal Shareholder

We recognize that executive compensation is a key area of interest for shareholders. Woodbridge, our principal shareholder, actively monitors this aspect of our governance given its importance to the achievement of our financial performance goals and long-term success. With its substantial equity investment in Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge considers that its interests as a shareholder are aligned with those of all other shareholders. A majority of the HR Committee’s members are independent directors and certain representatives of Woodbridge on the Board serve as non-independent directors or attend the meetings of the HR Committee as a guest from time to time.

Independent Advisors

The HR Committee has retained an outside consulting firm, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook), to serve as an independent advisor on matters relating to executive compensation since 1998. Representatives of FW Cook generally attend HR Committee meetings, including meeting privately, or “in-camera”, with the committee (when no members of management are present) and have discussions with the Chair and other members of the HR Committee from time to time outside of regularly scheduled meetings.

As part of its ongoing services to the HR Committee, FW Cook assists in evaluating the competitive positioning of senior executive compensation levels and provides guidance and analysis on plan design and market trends and practices to ensure that our program provides executives with competitive compensation opportunities, links compensation to performance and shareholder value creation, is efficient from accounting, tax and cash flow perspectives, and is reflective of emerging best practice corporate governance principles.

 

 

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FW Cook does not provide any services to Thomson Reuters other than those provided directly to the HR Committee. Any use of FW Cook by Thomson Reuters management outside the scope of the HR Committee’s purview would require the HR Committee’s prior approval. In 2024 and 2023, we paid FW Cook the following fees:

 

     
 

 

     2024        2023      Percentage of total fees
     

Executive compensation-related fees

   $ 219,410      $ 172,778      100%
     

All other fees

   $ –        $ –       
     

Total annual fees

   $ 219,410      $ 172,778      100%

The HR Committee believes that it is important to receive objective recommendations and input from its outside compensation advisor. SEC and Nasdaq rules require the compensation committee of U.S. public companies to consider six independence-related factors when selecting their compensation advisor and determining whether certain conflicts of interest disclosures must be made. Although foreign private issuers such as Thomson Reuters are exempt from these rules, the HR Committee once again considered them in March 2025 in relation to FW Cook. The six factors considered by the HR Committee were:

 

1.

The provision of other services to Thomson Reuters by the firm;

 

2.

The amount of fees received from Thomson Reuters by the firm as a percentage of the total revenue of the firm;

 

3.

The policies and procedures of the firm that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest;

 

4.

Any business or personal relationship of the advisor with a member of the HR Committee;

 

5.

Any stock of Thomson Reuters owned by the advisor; and

 

6.

Any business or personal relationship of the advisor or firm with an executive officer of Thomson Reuters.

Based on disclosures provided to the HR Committee by FW Cook and in questionnaires provided by our directors and executive officers, the HR Committee views FW Cook as independent.

Our Key Compensation Principles

 

 

Pay for performance is the foundation of our executive compensation program

 

 

Incentive performance goals are linked to key measures of our company’s performance and strategy

 

 

Our executives should accumulate and retain equity in our company to align their interests with our shareholders

 

 

We provide competitive compensation opportunities

 

 

Our compensation programs take risk into account and do not encourage unnecessary or excessive risk taking

Below, we describe how each of these key compensation principles drives our executive management team to achieve higher levels of results for the benefit of Thomson Reuters and our shareholders.

 

 

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“PAY FOR PERFORMANCE” IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

We believe that tying a significant component of pay to our company’s achievement of specific financial performance goals and changes in our share price motivates our executives to achieve exceptional performance and focus on the goals and objectives that are of the most value to Thomson Reuters.

As shown below, approximately 90% of Steve Hasker’s 2024 target annualized compensation was variable, which included approximately 69% awarded as long-term incentive grants in the form of PRSUs, TRSUs and stock options. On average, approximately 79% of the 2024 target annualized compensation for our other named executives was variable, which included approximately 53% awarded as long-term incentive grants in the form of PRSUs, TRSUs and stock options. Target annual compensation for our named executive officers excludes a special TRSU award granted to Raghu Ramanathan when he joined the company.

 

 

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As part of its review of executive compensation, the HR Committee reviews targeted values for each component of compensation for each named executive officer. In determining the mix and relative weighting of cash (base salary and annual incentive awards) versus equity-based incentives, the HR Committee considers the appropriate proportion of compensation that should be variable based on the executive’s ability to affect and influence our annual and long-term results and advance the interests of shareholders as well as the compensation mix for similar positions at comparable companies. In general, the proportion of total pay delivered through variable short-term and long-term performance-based compensation increases directly with an executive’s level of operational/financial responsibility. The HR Committee believes this mix and weighting aligns the interests of executives with those of shareholders, provides significant performance incentives and assists in keeping us competitive in the market for high-quality executives.

INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE LINKED TO KEY MEASURES OF OUR COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGY

Annual incentive awards

The HR Committee sets performance goals for our annual incentive awards that focus on superior performance, considering current market conditions. The financial performance goals set by the HR Committee reflect our published business outlook, operating plan and long-term strategy. Annual incentive awards are designed to incentivize individual performance and drive accountability for results. An executive’s annual incentive award opportunity is expressed as a percentage of base salary.

The following table sets forth annual incentive award payouts as a percentage of target for the years indicated. Payout percentages below have been rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Additional information about 2024 annual incentive award targets and performance is provided later in this compensation discussion and analysis. We also discuss each named executive officer’s actual 2024 annual incentive award payout later in this compensation discussion and analysis.

 

 

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Long-term incentive awards

An executive’s long-term incentive award opportunity is also expressed as a percentage of base salary, and an executive’s percentage may be higher or lower for a particular year based on future potential and past performance. In addition, our long-term incentive awards are designed to optimally balance alignment with key drivers of total shareholder return, accountability for longer-term results and overall executive retention. Financial performance measures reflected in PRSUs granted as long-term incentive awards complement measures in annual incentive awards.

The following table sets forth payouts for our PRSU awards as a percentage of target for the years indicated. Payout percentages below have been rounded to the nearest whole percentage. No PRSUs were granted for the 2018-2020 performance period due to complexities associated with determining consolidated company performance for PRSUs as a result of the sale of our former Financial & Risk business.

 

 

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Discretionary adjustment authority

For both annual incentive awards and PRSUs granted as part of long-term incentive awards, the HR Committee is authorized to make discretionary adjustments (outside of the design principles discussed above, which operate mechanically without discretion) to deal with extraordinary, non-recurring or unanticipated business conditions that materially affected our results (positively and negatively), the fairness of the performance targets, or the impact of external changes which have unduly influenced our ability to meet the targets.

In 2024, no discretionary adjustments were made in determining 2024 annual incentive awards or to any outstanding PRSU awards.

Non-IFRS financial measures

Most of the financial metrics that we use in our annual and long-term incentive awards described in this circular are non-IFRS financial measures. Later in this section, we discuss our annual and long-term incentive awards in more detail, and we explain why we use these metrics as part of our performance goals. Please also see the “Additional Information – Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section of this circular for more information about our non-IFRS financial measures.

OUR EXECUTIVES SHOULD ACCUMULATE AND RETAIN EQUITY IN OUR COMPANY TO ALIGN THEIR INTERESTS WITH OUR SHAREHOLDERS

Our long-term incentive awards are all equity-based and, together with our share ownership guidelines, align the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders and enable our executives to share in our long-term growth and success. Executives are aligned with shareholders because this part of their compensation is tied directly to the long-term performance of the price of our shares.

PRSUs, TRSUs and stock options are designed to reward executives for increases in shareholder value and thereby foster strong alignment between management and shareholders. They also support important management retention objectives through the vesting requirements, which are over a period of years. From time to time, we also grant off-cycle TRSUs or PRSUs on a highly selective basis to high-performing executives in connection with promotions and for retention and recognition of high potential, superior performance and contributions to the company.

Through our share ownership guidelines, our CEO (Steve Hasker) and other executive officers are required to acquire and maintain an equity interest in Thomson Reuters with a value equal to a multiple of their base salary. Until the guideline is met, executive officers must retain a specified percentage of the shares that they acquire (after applicable tax withholdings) through option exercises and the vesting of PRSUs and TRSUs. Unvested PRSUs and TRSUs and vested/unvested stock options do not count toward the guidelines. Share prices of all public companies are subject to market volatility. As a result, executive share ownership guidelines reflect a “once met, always met” standard. This means that if an executive has met his or her applicable ownership guideline multiple and a subsequent decline in the Thomson Reuters share price causes the value

 

 

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of his or her ownership to fall below the applicable threshold, the executive will be considered to be in compliance with the guidelines so long as he or she continues to hold the number of shares that were owned at the time when he or she achieved the guidelines.

Steve Hasker and Mike Eastwood each became subject to share ownership guidelines in March 2020. Raghu Ramanathan became subject to share ownership guidelines in February 2024, Kirsty Roth in August 2020 and Paul Bascobert in September 2022. The following table shows the share ownership guidelines for our named executive officers, as well as their actual share ownership, based on the closing price of our shares on the Nasdaq on April 11, 2025. The table also shows the value of actual ownership and unvested RSUs. While unvested RSUs do not count towards the guidelines, they are reflective of awards that are scheduled to vest in the next few years.

 

 

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WE PROVIDE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITIES

The HR Committee utilizes independent market surveys and peer group data to provide an appropriate benchmark for competitive comparisons of executive pay levels and design structure, company performance and aggregate equity practices. The HR Committee refers to these benchmarks, either wholly or in part, when establishing individual components and overall compensation of our executives to assess the differences between our compensation program and those of the market and the peer group.

On an annual basis, the HR Committee evaluates each named executive officer’s compensation and compares each element (e.g., base salary, annual incentive and long-term incentive) and their total direct compensation (TDC), which consists of base salary, target annual incentive award value, target long-term incentive award value and the annualized value of any special grants that are outstanding. This TDC is compared for each named executive officer against compensation peer group data, as discussed below, to both understand the competitive level of an individual’s pay as well to make decisions on each person’s future competitive compensation position.

Market data is one of several data points used by the HR Committee for setting compensation. While the HR Committee does not target a specific competitive level of pay, the HR Committee does consider the overall competitive market as well as the experience, skills, contribution, historical and expected performance of each executive in its decision making. The HR Committee also considers differences between the scope and criticality of the role at Thomson Reuters and at peers, internal equity and retention risk.

In March 2024, the HR Committee evaluated the current market position of our named executive officers’ compensation and approved increases to the long-term incentive targets for Steve Hasker, Mike Eastwood and Kirsty Roth to better align their pay with the market. FW Cook was consulted in connection with this compensation evaluation. Other than these increases, there were no changes to the named executive officers’ base salaries or target annual and long-term incentive awards.

The HR Committee conducts periodic reviews of the peer groups to ensure that they continue to reflect Thomson Reuters’ business strategy. In June 2024, after a thorough review, the HR Committee approved the addition of two companies to the global peer group in order to maintain a robust peer group after the deletion of two companies, IHS Markit Ltd. (following its merger with S&P Global Inc.) and Nielsen Holdings (following its go-private transaction). As part of this process, the HR Committee’s independent compensation consultant reviewed the peer group and identified two additional companies to maintain a global peer sample of 17 companies and the HR Committee approved the addition of FactSet Research Systems Inc. and MSCI Inc., both of which are comparably-sized business information services companies, to the global peer group. As part of this review, the HR Committee reviewed the Canadian peer group and determined the peer group continued to be appropriate and no changes were made.

The companies in our current global peer group are publicly traded and have similar business models or strategies which are focused on information development and electronic delivery. Our global peer group is a primary reference point considering the global nature of our business and the global market for executive talent. Although we believe our company is somewhat unique in terms of its business operations serving professionals across legal, tax, audit, accounting, compliance, government, and media, a number of these companies are considered by analysts and shareholders to be our closest public company comparables. Many of these other companies, like Thomson Reuters, also have significant global operations.

 

 

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When the global peer group was updated in 2024, companies in that peer group had revenues in their last four quarters ranging from approximately $5.3 billion at the 25th percentile to approximately $11.7 billion at the 75th percentile, with a median of approximately $6.8 billion, compared to Thomson Reuters’ 2023 revenues of approximately $6.8 billion. Compared to the updated global peer group, Thomson Reuters’ revenues are at the median and market cap is at the 75th percentile. The 17 companies in our current global peer group consist of:

 

     

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

 

CGI Group Inc.

 

eBay Inc.

 

Equifax Inc.

 

Experian Plc

 

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

 

Gartner Inc.

 

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

 

Intuit Inc.

 

Moody’s Corp.

 

MSCI Inc.

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

 

RELX PLC

 

S&P Global Inc.

 

TransUnion LLC

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

 

Wolters Kluwer NV

For compensation benchmarking of the CEO, CFO and other executive officers based in Toronto, the HR Committee also utilizes a separate Canadian peer group as a secondary reference point. When the Canadian peer group was reviewed in June 2024, companies in that peer group had revenues in their last four quarters ranging from approximately $7.1 billion at the 25th percentile to approximately $21.7 billion at the 75th percentile, with a median of approximately $14.6 billion. Compared to the Canadian peer group, Thomson Reuters ranked near the 25th percentile in revenue and near the 75th percentile in market capitalization. The 17 companies in our Canadian peer group include Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Nova Scotia, BCE Inc., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CGI Group Inc., Cogeco Communications Inc., Constellation Software Inc., Intact Financial Corporation, National Bank of Canada, Open Text Corporation, Quebecor Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Shopify Inc., Stantec Inc., TELUS Communications Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank.

The HR Committee also reviews compensation for executive officers based in the United States and Switzerland with data from their relevant local talent market.

OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAMS TAKE RISK INTO ACCOUNT AND DO NOT ENCOURAGE UNNECESSARY OR EXCESSIVE RISK TAKING

We have designed our compensation programs to provide an appropriate balance of risk and reward in relation to our company’s overall business strategy. The HR Committee assesses compensation risk on an annual basis as part of its oversight of our executive compensation program to determine if it creates a potential material risk for Thomson Reuters. In March 2025, FW Cook provided the HR Committee with a risk assessment of the Thomson Reuters compensation program for executive officers. As part of its assessment, FW Cook reviewed our compensation structure and key attributes of our compensation program for executive officers for the purpose of identifying potential sources of risk. Based on its review, FW Cook was of the view that our compensation program appears unlikely to create incentives for excessive risk taking and includes meaningful safeguards to mitigate compensation program risk.

The HR Committee and management believe that our senior executive compensation programs do not incentivize our executives to take unnecessary or excessive risks for the reasons described below.

What we do

 

The HR Committee is comprised of a majority of independent directors and it uses an independent executive compensation consultant to assess our executive compensation programs;

 

Most of an executive’s compensation is comprised of longer-term performance opportunities with less emphasis on shorter-term performance opportunities;

 

The base salary component of each executive’s compensation is fixed;

 

Our HR Committee annually reviews and determines award design and there are principles and processes with management for approving design changes and performance goals;

 

The HR Committee reviews performance criteria for financial metrics used in our incentive awards, including threshold, target and maximum amounts, to ensure that they are challenging, but achievable. Performance criteria are in alignment with the company’s strategic objectives;

 

Our incentive awards utilize a number of different financial performance measures and do not rely on a single metric. Each metric has a threshold, target and maximum performance target with pre-defined payout amounts;

 

Our annual incentive awards and PRSUs issued as part of long-term incentive awards have caps for the maximum potential payouts;

 

Our HR Committee has authority to make fairness-related and other adjustments to performance award opportunities that it may deem appropriate to reflect the quality of results;

 

We have robust share ownership guidelines for our executive officers which further ties their interests to those of our shareholders over the long-term; and

 

 

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We have two clawback policies which permit us to seek reimbursement from the CEO and all other executives officers in certain circumstances.

What we don’t do

 

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Executive officers are prohibited from hedging or pledging company shares (as further discussed later in this compensation discussion and analysis section);

 

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We don’t offer single trigger change of control rights or excise tax gross-up payments;

 

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We don’t guarantee minimum payout levels in our incentive plans or minimum vesting for equity awards;

 

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We don’t guarantee increases to base salaries or target incentive award opportunities;

 

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We don’t reprice stock options, grant reload stock options or “spring load” equity awards to enable recipients to benefit from the release of confidential information;

 

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We don’t include unvested TRSUs or PRSUs or vested/unvested stock options in the calculation of share ownership guidelines; and

 

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We don’t offer excessive perquisites.

The HR Committee assesses compensation risk on an annual basis as part of its oversight of executive compensation.

For more information about risks that we believe are material to our company, please see the “Risk Factors” section of our 2024 annual report, which is available on our website at www.thomsonreuters.com, as well as on www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov.

2024 Compensation

In 2024, the HR Committee reviewed and approved the compensation for our named executive officers.

 

 

In connection with determining 2024 compensation packages for our CEO and CFO, the Chair of the HR Committee consulted with the HR Committee’s independent compensation consultant and our Chief People Officer, Mary Alice Vuicic.

 

 

Our CEO initially made recommendations to the HR Committee regarding the proposed 2024 compensation arrangements for our executive officers (other than the CEO). Steve Hasker and Mary Alice Vuicic considered each individual’s actual performance during the prior year, the competitiveness of each individual’s compensation, and external compensation trends and developments. Management also provided the HR Committee with its recommendations for structuring 2024 annual and long-term incentive awards. In making recommendations to the HR Committee, management proposed a compensation program that supports our pay for performance philosophy without encouraging unnecessary or excessive risk taking by management.

 

 

As part of its analysis and decision-making process, the HR Committee received a summary of performance assessments for our named executive officers. The HR Committee also received executive pay comparisons to assess proposed arrangements between individual executives and against applicable market position. This information included base salary, annual incentive award (target as a percentage of salary), long-term incentive award (target as a percentage of salary) and target total direct compensation for each individual.

 

 

Following its review of the information mentioned above and using its own judgment, the HR Committee recommended 2024 compensation arrangements for each executive officer to the Board, which made the final approval decisions for these arrangements.

Additional information about each named executive officer’s individual 2024 compensation arrangement and individual performance during the year is provided later in this section.

Base Salary

Base salary is typically determined annually by reference to an executive’s individual performance and experience and our company’s financial performance, as well as competitive considerations, such as salaries prevailing in the relevant market. Base salaries are also evaluated in connection with promotions and other changes in job responsibilities.

The HR Committee establishes the CEO’s base salary and considers any increases to the base salaries of our other named executive officers based on the CEO’s recommendations for each individual. In addition to the considerations described above, the HR Committee also reviews any applicable merit increase guidelines established for our employees.

In March 2024, the HR Committee evaluated the current market position of our named executive officers’ compensation and decided not to make any changes to base salaries for our named executive officers in 2024. Base salaries for each of our named executive officers are described later in this section of the circular. FW Cook was consulted in connection with this compensation evaluation.

 

 

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Annual Incentive Awards

We provide an annual, cash-based incentive award opportunity to each of our named executive officers which is based on our company’s actual financial performance compared to our annual operating plan for the year and an assessment of individual performance against key strategic objectives.

Each named executive officer’s annual incentive award has a target that is expressed as a percentage of base salary. In setting target percentages, the HR Committee considers factors such as an executive’s position and responsibilities as well as competitive considerations identified through compensation benchmarking.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, senior executives from our businesses met with our CEO, CFO and other corporate executives to discuss the 2024 operating plan, including specific objectives and targets for the plan. In developing our operating plan, management considered various factors related to our operations, products/services, competition, and economic and market conditions in the countries where we operate. Our Board of Directors then met with senior management in the first quarter of 2024 to review, discuss and approve the final version of the plan.

After meeting with management in the first quarter of 2024, the HR Committee decided that 2024 annual incentive awards for our named executive officers would continue to be weighted as follows based 100% on Thomson Reuters’ consolidated results. We believe that a bonus pool funded based on total Thomson Reuters performance promotes teamwork and enables enterprise collaboration.

 

 

 

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1/3 organic revenue growth

We use organic revenues because it measures growth of our existing businesses at constant currency (or excluding the effects of currency), and excludes the distortive impacts of acquisitions and dispositions from not owning a business in both comparable periods. Organic revenues are generated from the sale of products and services, including recurring revenues (subscriptions), transactions revenues (volume-based fees, software licenses, and professional service fees), and Print revenues. This performance metric is important to us because it serves as a measure of our ability to grow our business over the long term.

 

1/3 adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures

We use adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures (referred to internally as “cash OI”) because it provides a basis for evaluating the operating profitability and capital intensity of our business in a single measure. This measure captures investments regardless of whether they are expensed or capitalized. This performance metric is important to us because we focus on spending and investing in ways that are designed to enable our long-term growth potential.

 

1/3 organic “book of business” or ACV

We use organic book of business because it is focused on recurring or subscription-based revenue that customers have contractually agreed to for a period of time, generally 12 consecutive months. This performance metric is important to us because increasing customer relationships that generate recurring revenue and maximizing customer retention are key strategic goals for driving growth.

The HR Committee believes that these shorter term financial metrics complement metrics reflected in long-term incentive awards and that the addition of an individual performance adjustment tied to strategic objectives provides the appropriate balance between delivering financial results and focusing on key business and functional priorities that position the organization for long-term success.

Potential payouts for 2024 annual incentive awards ranged from 0% to 200% of the target award depending on financial performance against the goals set by the HR Committee at the beginning of the year.

As part of the HR Committee’s design principles for 2024 annual incentive awards, targets and actual results were evaluated on a constant currency basis. In addition, in determining performance, guiding principles approved by the HR Committee for annual incentive awards contemplated adjustments for:

 

 

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One-time charges (above a specified financial threshold) that were not foreseen in the 2024 operating plan and where the related savings are outside of the plan period;

 

 

Extraordinary events which were outside of management’s control to the extent that the actual impact differed from original plan assumptions (i.e., the regulatory/tax environment and significant one-time transactions); and

 

 

Changes in accounting practices to make figures comparable to the original 2024 operating plan.

In January 2025, the HR Committee determined the extent to which our 2024 annual performance targets were met by comparing our unaudited financial results to our performance goals. 2024 results were evaluated using foreign currency exchange rates that were used to prepare our 2024 annual operating plan. This has been a longstanding policy that has consistently been applied to our annual incentive awards.

The following table sets forth information regarding our 2024 minimum, target, maximum and actual performance for the three financial metrics reflected in annual incentive awards granted to our named executive officers, which had a payout of approximately 134% of target. After factoring in the 2024 payout, our five-year average payout is 119% of target.

Full-year 2024 actual results for organic revenue, adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures and organic book of business were slightly higher than 2024 target. For 2024 awards, performance for organic revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures had to be above threshold in order for participants to earn a payout. In addition, if organic revenues or adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures results did not achieve an applicable minimum growth hurdle, payout for the other metric was capped at 100%.

 

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In 2024, Thomson Reuters achieved 7% organic revenue growth. Organic revenue growth benefited from recurring and transactions revenues. The actual performance results indicated in the table above are not directly comparable to similar financial measures that we disclose in our 2024 annual report because they are based on our internal operating plan.

We believe that annual incentive awards are most effective when they are meaningful and clearly differentiate based on individual contributions to business results. As a result, annual incentive award payouts for our named executive officers (other than the CEO) are subject to adjustment based on individual performance and their payouts may be higher or lower than the funded percentage based on an assessment of their individual financial and strategic results and demonstration of Thomson Reuters mindsets and behaviors. To further increase the link between pay for performance, the HR Committee embedded strategic priorities into individual performance evaluations for 2024 awards to increase and formalize the linkage between participants’ impact on our strategic priorities and their award decisions.

The CEO and his direct reports had the following strategic priorities embedded in their 2024 performance assessments:

 

 

AI Transformation – building AI capabilities, enhancing productivity and innovation, and supporting the Thomson Reuters growth strategy for customers and colleagues;

 

 

Talent goals – building a world-class talent and a high performance, engaged culture in which team members understand their role, know their performance and objectives deliver impact; and

 

 

Contribution to specified shared priorities.

For 2024 annual incentive award payouts to the named executive officers (other than the CEO), Steve Hasker initially assessed each individual’s performance and provided recommendations to the HR Committee. In March 2025, the HR Committee approved individual annual incentive award payouts to each of our named executive officers, which are discussed later in this compensation discussion and analysis.

Long-term Incentive Awards

Each named executive officer’s long-term incentive award has a target that is expressed as a percentage of base salary. In setting target percentages, the HR Committee considers factors such as an executive’s position and responsibilities as well as competitive considerations. The HR Committee may decide to increase or decrease an executive officer’s target from year to year based on an assessment of the executive’s prior-year performance and expected contribution to future financial and strategic results. In March 2024, the HR Committee evaluated the current market position of our named executive officers’ compensation and approved an increase to Steve Hasker’s long-term incentive target, Mike Eastwood’s long-term incentive target and Kirsty Roth’s long-term incentive target to better align their pay with the market. There were no changes to the other named executive officers’ long-term incentive awards.

 

 

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In 2024, we divided long-term incentive award values for our named executive officers among 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options. This blend was intended to create balance in our long-term incentive awards by ensuring that the program is aligned to shareholder interests, is financially efficient, strongly drives executive outcomes with the company’s strategic and business objectives and promotes retention of key talent. The value of PRSUs, TRSUs and stock options is dependent on our company’s share price.

The table below sets forth information regarding long-term incentive awards that recently vested in March 2025 and long-term incentive awards that are outstanding as of the date of this circular.

 

   
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Vesting Date

(RSUs)

  

Expiration Date

(stock options)

   
2022-2024    50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs, 25% stock options    March 2025    March 2032
   
2023-2025    50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs, 25% stock options    March 2026    March 2033
   
2024-2026    50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs, 25% stock options    March 2027    March 2034
   
2025-2027    50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs, 25% stock options    March 2028    March 2035

In determining the size of PRSU, TRSU and stock option grants, the HR Committee initially established a total target compensation award opportunity for each named executive officer, along with the percentage of this amount to be reflected through long-term incentive awards. The HR Committee then determined the value of PRSUs, TRSUs and stock options to be granted to each named executive officer. In determining long-term incentive grants for our executive officers, the HR Committee generally takes into account the target compensation and other factors such as individual performance and contributions, an individual’s criticality to the company and retention considerations. Key talent ratings and holding power are also considered to support decision making.

PRSUs

Our PRSUs reinforce our pay for performance philosophy and align with the interests of our shareholders. Because the payout for PRSUs is tied to operational results over a long-term period, these awards create a strong “line of sight” between controllable performance and realizable compensation, reinforce the importance of achieving specific multi-year financial results and mitigate the impact of stock price volatility on the retention power of the overall program. Costs associated with PRSUs are variable and are incurred only to the extent that the underlying performance goals are achieved. PRSUs thereby ensure a financially efficient outcome to our company by tying expense recognition to the achievement of specific financial goals.

When long-term incentive awards include PRSUs, the HR Committee sets targets that align with realistic expected growth rates over the three-year performance period in our operating plan. Similar to annual incentive awards, in general, the HR Committee sets targets so that the relative difficulty of achieving them is consistent from year to year. The HR Committee also reviews past performance against similar targets to assess the effectiveness of targets. Target levels are intended to be challenging, yet realistic and achievable. For PRSUs granted for the 2024-2026 period, the HR Committee selected three-year average organic revenue growth and free cash flow per share as the performance metrics to focus participants on the key drivers of long-term shareholder value creation. The financial performance goals for PRSUs granted in 2024 were weighted 50% each as they were equally important to our long-term objectives.

 

 
 

 

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50% organic revenue growth

We believe that measuring organic revenue growth over a multi-year period complements the same metric measured on an annual basis in the 2024 annual incentive awards and is aligned to the company’s strategic priorities. For more information about organic revenue growth and our rationale for including the financial metric in 2024 annual and long-term incentive awards, please see the “Annual Incentive Awards” discussion above.

 

 

50% free cash flow per share

Free cash flow per share is a measure of our operating performance because it helps us assess our ability, over the long term, to create value for our shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay common share dividends and fund share repurchases and acquisitions. We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities and other investing activities, less capital expenditures, payments of lease principal and dividends paid on our preference shares.

 

 

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The number of PRSUs granted to each executive was based on our closing share price on the NYSE on the business day before the grant. PRSUs had a vesting range of 0% to 200% after the end of the performance period, depending on the achievement of the performance goals.

PRSUs also accumulate additional units based on notional equivalents of dividends paid on our common shares. The accumulated dividends are subject to the same performance adjustment as the underlying award when the underlying shares are distributed.

2024-2026 targets for organic revenue growth and free cash flow per share are based on three-year averages for each metric and contemplate increases each year for both metrics during the performance period.

As part of the HR Committee’s design principles for PRSU awards, targets and actual results are evaluated on a constant currency basis. In addition, in determining performance, guiding principles for long-term incentive awards contemplate adjustments for:

 

 

Acquisitions and disposals not in our company’s operating plan and resulting in adjustments greater than a specified amount;

 

 

One-time charges that were not foreseen in the operating plan and where the related savings are outside of the plan period;

 

 

The impact of any share repurchases that were in excess of buyback amounts reflected in the original operating plan;

 

 

Extraordinary events which were outside of management’s control to the extent that the actual impact differed from original plan assumptions (i.e., the regulatory/tax environment and significant one-time transactions);

 

 

The impact of foreign exchange on the PRSU payout in excess of 5%;

 

 

Changes in accounting practices to make figures comparable to the original operating plan; and

 

 

Tax expense on adjusted earnings and cash tax differences in excess of 5% of targets (positive or negative).

In addition, as PRSU terms do not expressly account for abnormally high currency volatility, the HR Committee uses a constant currency methodology for all PRSU grants. Using this methodology, performance is measured at actual foreign currency rates within a specified performance range to hold management accountable for managing volatility. Constant currency rates are utilized outside of this range when high volatility is outside of management control. We believe this methodology best measures management performance.

As previously mentioned, PRSUs for the 2022-2024 performance period had a payout of 99% of target. For plan purposes, organic revenue growth had an average annual growth rate of 6.0% during the performance period compared to a target of 5.7%. Free cash flow per share for plan purposes had an average of $3.52 during the performance period compared to a target of $3.67.

The following table sets forth information regarding our minimum, target, maximum and actual performance for the two financial metrics reflected in PRSUs granted to our named executive officers in 2022 for the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024. These PRSU awards utilized average performance for organic revenue growth and free cash flow per share for the three-year period. The 2022-2024 targets for organic revenue growth and free cash flow per share contemplated increases each year for both metrics during the performance period. The results below are not directly comparable to similar financial measures that we disclose in our 2024 annual report because they are based on our internal operating plan.

 

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Stock options

All options granted in 2024 vest 25% per year over four years. The exercise prices for options granted were equal to the closing price of our shares on the NYSE on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the grant. The expiration date for options granted in 2024 is 10 years from the grant date. Options expire at the later of the expiration date or, if that date occurs during a blackout period or other period during which an insider is prohibited from trading in our securities by our insider trading policy, 10 business days after the period ends, subject to certain exceptions. Other than their alignment to our company’s share price, options do not contain additional performance goals.

In determining the number of options to be granted to each named executive officer, the HR Committee initially determines a target economic value for the total award. For options granted in 2024, the HR Committee calculated the grant date fair

 

 

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values using common share prices and a Black-Scholes valuation (as described in more detail in the Summary Compensation Table contained in this circular). The HR Committee uses a Black-Scholes value in order to maintain year-to-year consistency in determining the number of options to be granted.

TRSUs

2024 long-term incentive awards included a component of TRSUs to promote retention. These TRSUs are scheduled to vest in 2027, subject to award terms and conditions.

While TRSUs are not subject to performance conditions, we believe they are effective retention tools as their value is often seen as more tangible by recipients and they require longer-time service to be earned. The value of TRSUs is directly aligned with our share price and is consistent with our philosophy of paying competitive compensation.

In 2024, Raghu Ramanathan received a sign-on TRSU grant in connection with joining our company to replace compensation forfeited at his prior employer.

 

 

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2024 Named Executive Officer Compensation and Key Accomplishments

The following section provides information about 2024 performance and compensation for our named executive officers. The tables in this section help show how we pay for performance. In the tables below, compensation figures reflect target total direct compensation as at the end of 2024 as opposed to actual compensation received for 2024 (as described in the summary compensation table).

 

     

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Steve Hasker

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Steve Hasker has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of our company since March 2020. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters in February 2020, he was Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a private equity firm, from August 2019 to February 2020. Prior to that, Steve was Chief Executive Officer of CAA Global, a TPG Capital portfolio company, from January 2018 to August 2019. Steve served as Global President and Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen Holdings PLC from December 2015 to December 2017 and prior to that served as Nielsen’s President, Global Products from November 2009 to January 2014. Steve spent more than a decade with McKinsey & Company as a partner in the Global Media, Entertainment and Information practice from 1998 to 2009. Before joining McKinsey, Steve spent five years in several financial roles in the United States and other countries. Steve started his career with PwC, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. Steve has an undergraduate economics degree from the University of Melbourne and received an MBA and master’s in international affairs from Columbia University. Steve is also a non-executive director of Appen Limited. He is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

2024 Performance

Under Steve’s leadership in 2024:

 

 

We met or exceeded key 2024 financial targets including organic revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow, positioning the organization to invest in its future. We successfully advanced on our ‘Build, Partner, Buy’ strategy with focus and speed. Our investments in AI grew meaningfully to more than $200 million in 2024.

 

 

We made significant progress in AI innovation in alignment with our product vision shared at our 2024 Investor Day. Notable product launches featuring AI capabilities included CoCounsel 2.0, CoCounsel Drafting and Checkpoint Edge with CoCounsel.

 

 

We invested strategically in acquisitions, including Pagero, The Insurer, Safe Sign and Materia, deepening our focus on content-enabled technology.

 

 

We achieved significant progress in enhancing shareholder value by completing the monetization of our LSEG stake in May and repurchased $639 million of our shares. On February 6, 2025, we announced a 10% or $0.22 per share annualized increase in our dividend to $2.38 per common share, representing the 32nd consecutive year of dividend increases, and the fourth consecutive 10% increase.

2024 Target Compensation

 

       
     Target Total Direct Compensation (2024)    Fixed    Variable
      C$    US$    % of base salary            
 Base salary    1,495,000    1,090,101    -    10%      
 Annual incentive award    2,990,000    2,180,202    200%    -    21%
 Long-term incentive awards    10,091,250    7,358,183    675%    -    69%
 Total    14,576,250    10,628,487    -    10%    90%

Base salary: Steve’s base salary was unchanged in 2024.

Annual incentive award: Steve’s 2024 annual incentive award had a payout of 134% of target based on financial performance.

Long-term incentive awards: Steve’s long-term incentive award was increased from 600% to 675% of his base salary to better align his pay with the market. Steve’s 2024 award grant (based on 2023 performance) was split between 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options.

 

 

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Mike Eastwood

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Mike Eastwood has been Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Reuters since March 2020. Mike joined Thomson in 1998 and has had several senior finance roles. Mike was previously Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance from January 2016 to March 2020. Prior to that, he was Chief Operations Officer for Thomson Reuters Latin America from April 2014 to December 2015. Mike was also previously Chief Financial Officer of the company’s former Intellectual Property & Science business (which was sold in 2016). Mike received a BSA in Accounting from East Carolina University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.

2024 Performance

Under Mike’s leadership in 2024:

 

 

In 2024, our revenue performance exceeded the revenue targets set out in our full-year 2024 outlook. Revenues increased 7% in total, in constant currency and on an organic basis, compared to the prior year. Revenues for our “Big 3” segments increased 8% in total and in constant currency, and 9% on an organic basis.

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the gains or losses on sales of businesses, depreciation, computer software amortization and other adjustments, increased 4% compared to the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 38.2% was in line with our updated 2024 outlook. The adjusted EBITDA margin of our “Big 3” segments was 42.1% in 2024 compared to 43.8% in 2023.

 

 

In 2024, we generated net cash from operating activities of $2.5 billion and achieved our 2024 outlook with $1.8 billion of free cash flow. We acquired Pagero, which boosted our indirect tax workflow automation solutions for our Corporates customers, as well as Safe Sign Technologies and Materia both of which onboarded key talent and are expected to accelerate our GenAI roadmap. In the Reuters News segment, we acquired The Insurer, which adds subscription professional content focused on the insurance industry. Additionally, we completed the sale of FindLaw and certain other non-core businesses. We also received $1.9 billion of gross proceeds from the sale of our remaining LSEG shares.

 

 

We returned $1.6 billion to shareholders in dividends and share repurchases in 2024. On February 6, 2025, we announced a 10% or $0.22 per share annualized increase in our dividend to $2.38 per common share, representing the 32nd consecutive year of dividend increases, and the fourth consecutive 10% increase. Our capital capacity and liquidity remain a key asset to support further acquisitions and drive returns to shareholders.

2024 Target Compensation

 

       
     Target Total Direct Compensation (2024)    Fixed    Variable
      C$    US$    % of base salary            
 Base salary    950,000    692,706    -    19%    -
 Annual incentive award    1,187,500    865,883    125%    -    24%
 Long-term incentive awards    2,850,000    2,078,119    300%    -    57%
 Total    4,987,500    3,636,709    -    19%    81%

Base salary: Mike’s base salary was unchanged in 2024.

Annual incentive award: Mike’s 2024 annual incentive award had a payout of 134% of target based on financial and individual performance.

Long-term incentive awards: Mike’s long-term incentive award was increased from 250% to 300% of his base salary to better align his pay with the market. Mike’s 2024 award grant (based on 2023 performance) was split between 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options.

 

 

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Ragunath (Raghu) Ramanathan

 

President, Legal Professionals

 

Raghu Ramanathan has been President, Legal Professionals since February 2024. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters in February 2024, Raghu held several roles with SAP from August 2004 to February 2024, including most recently as their Chief Revenue Officer of SAP Business Technology Platform from February 2021 to February 2024 and Global Chief Operating Officer, SAP Business Technology Platform from April 2019 to February 2021. Raghu is a Trustee on the Thomson Reuters Foundation Board and currently serves on the board of directors of Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology in India and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. Raghu is based in New York, New York, United States.

2024 Performance

Under Raghu’s leadership in 2024:

 

 

Revenues for the Legal Professionals segment closed the year at $2.9 billion and grew 7% organically, with Thomson Reuters also establishing itself as a leader in the legal AI market. This growth was led by continuous innovation in our research and workflow products, powered by leading-edge technologies, including GenAI, and was primarily driven by Westlaw, CoCounsel, Practical Law and international expansion.

 

 

We completed the successful integration of Casetext and the divestiture of FindLaw to streamline our operations and allow us to focus on our growth opportunities with our core customers.

 

 

We successfully launched CoCounsel 2.0, a major update offering faster results with improved connectivity to customers’ documents. Additionally, CoCounsel 2.0 delivers deeper integrations with our solutions led by Westlaw and Practical Law. We released multiple GenAI skills across our legal products, most notably in Westlaw, Practical Law and CoCounsel Core. We also debuted CoCounsel Drafting and expanded our GenAI footprint globally to Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

 

 

Building on long-standing, trusted relationships with our customers, we significantly invested in a Customer Success program to enhance customer experience through a proactive, end-to-end approach. This drove deeper engagement and significantly increased the number of lawyers leveraging our newer technologies including our AI solutions.

2024 Target Compensation

 

       
     Target Total Direct Compensation (2024)    Fixed    Variable
      US$    % of base salary            
 Base salary    550,000    -    21%    -
 Annual incentive award    687,500    125%    -    26%
 Long-term incentive awards    1,375,000    250%    -    53%
 Total    2,612,500    -    21%    79%

Base salary: Raghu joined our company with a base salary of $550,000 and he received a pro-rated amount during the time he worked at Thomson Reuters in 2024.

Annual incentive award: Raghu’s 2024 annual incentive award had a payout of 134% of target based on financial and individual performance.

Long-term incentive awards: Raghu’s 2024 award grant was split between 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options.

New hire sign-on awards: In 2024, we granted Raghu 7,659 TRSUs (for a grant date value of $1,200,000) when he joined the company to replace compensation forfeited at his prior employer. As these TRSUs are not part of Raghu’s regular annual compensation, they are not reflected in the table above. Raghu’s TRSUs vested 50% on December 10, 2024 and the remaining 50% will vest on December 10, 2025. We also provided Raghu with a $1,050,000 cash sign-on bonus subject to repayment if he were to voluntarily leave the company within his first 12 months.

 

 

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Kirsty Roth

 

Chief Operations and Technology Officer

 

Kirsty Roth has been Chief Operations and Technology Officer since August 2020. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Kirsty was Global Head of Operations and a Group General Manager for HSBC from May 2016 to August 2020. Before that, Kirsty was Chief Operating Officer for Finance, Operations and IT at Credit Suisse from 2011 to 2016 and a Consulting Partner with Deloitte from 2001 to 2011. Kirsty has been nominated for election to the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank AG at its annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 22, 2025. Kirsty received a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Bristol.

2024 Performance

Under Kirsty’s leadership in 2024:

 

 

We accelerated the pace of new feature deployment across the product portfolio, investing more than $200 million in AI and releasing several new AI capabilities across CoCounsel, Westlaw, Practical Law, and Checkpoint.

 

 

We grew our labs team by 35%, developing our own models and strengthened our partnerships with key LLM providers to deliver industry-leading GenAI product experiences. We also continued to leverage the strength of AI internally, rolling out internal AI tooling such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, and other SaaS solutions. Our internal platform, Open Arena, has reached over 19,000 users year-to-date.

 

 

We improved service year-over-year, including the Average Speed of Answer and First Call Resolution (leading to record Customer Satisfaction), we improved the availability and stability of our core products, and furthered our cloud-first strategy by completing our multi-year Cloud Conversion Program.

 

 

We successfully managed 8 (still active) integrations from acquisitions made over the past two years (SurePrep, Imagen, Casetext, Westlaw Japan, World Business Media, Pagero, Safe Sign, Materia).

2024 Target Compensation

 

       
     Target Total Direct Compensation (2024)    Fixed    Variable
      CHF    US$    % of base
salary
           
 Base salary    685,000    777,382    -    20%    -
 Annual incentive award    856,250    971,727    125%    -    25%
 Long-term incentive awards    1,883,750    2,137,800    275%    -    55%
 Total    3,425,000    3,886,908    -    20%    80%

Base salary: Kirsty’s base salary was unchanged in 2024.

Annual incentive award: Kirsty’s 2024 annual incentive award had a payout of 134% of target based on financial and individual performance.

Long-term incentive awards: Kirsty’s long-term incentive award was increased from 250% to 275% of her base salary to better align her pay with the market. Kirsty’s 2024 award grant (based on 2023 performance) was split between 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options.

 

 

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Paul Bascobert

 

President, Reuters News

 

Paul Bascobert has been President of Reuters News since September 2022. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters in September 2022, he was the CEO of Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company focused on media, marketplace and tech platform businesses from April 2021 to September 2022. Prior to that, he was CEO of Gannett Co., Inc from August 2019 to July 2020. Paul served as President of XO Group, a U.S. based media and technology company from September 2016 to May 2019 and prior to that served as President of Yodle Inc. from May 2014 to September 2016. Paul also served as President of Bloomberg Businessweek and Head of Business Operations for the newly created Bloomberg Media Group from December 2009 to May 2014, as well as Senior Vice President of Operations and then Chief Marketing Officer at Dow Jones from January 2006 to December 2009. Paul has a degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

2024 Performance

Under Paul’s leadership in 2024:

 

 

Reuters News closed the year with revenues at $832 million, representing 6.0% organic growth compared to 2023 and the segment met or exceeded revenue, EBITDA and sales targets.

 

 

Reuters developed GenAI news production and reporting tools, created and used in accordance with the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Reuters also introduced new technologies that enabled it to keep a strong competitive edge on publishing speed for corporate earnings, non-earnings corporate releases and economic indicators.

 

 

The Reuters News Agency business signed additional AI deals, launched Reuters Unified Marketplace and finalized the Imagen integration.

 

 

Reuters launched digital subscriptions for Reuters.com and the Reuters app. Reuters acquired World Business Media in Q1, its first entry into the subscription news verticals market.

 

 

Reuters received more than 170 journalism award honors, including two Pulitzer Prize winners, a George Polk Award, two World Press Photo Awards, two Royal Television Society Awards and four Overseas Press Club Awards.

2024 Target Compensation

 

       
     Target Total Direct Compensation (2024)    Fixed    Variable
      US$    % of base salary            
 Base salary    750,000    -    24%    -
 Annual incentive award    937,500    125%    -    29%
 Long-term incentive awards    1,500,000    200%    -    47%
 Total    3,187,500    -    24%    76%

Base salary: Paul’s base salary was unchanged in 2024.

Annual incentive award: Paul’s 2024 annual incentive award had a payout of 134% of target based on financial and individual performance.

Long-term incentive awards: Paul’s 2024 award grant (based on 2023 performance) was split between 50% PRSUs, 25% TRSUs and 25% stock options.

 

 

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Additional Information

Retirement and Other Benefits

Our retirement and other benefits are designed to provide a competitive level of post-retirement income and strong incentive for executives to remain with Thomson Reuters throughout their careers. For more information about retirement and other pension benefits provided to each named executive officer, please see the “Pension and Other Retirement Benefits” subsection of the “Executive Compensation” section of this circular.

Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits

The HR Committee periodically reviews the perquisites and other personal benefits provided to our executive officers. Over the past few years, we have reduced and eliminated various perquisites and other personal benefits provided to our named executive officers (and other members of senior management) in order to simplify our compensation program, better align with emerging trends and focus on performance-based variable incentives. Only those perquisites which the HR Committee believes provide a significant benefit to our company on a cost-effective basis have been retained.

For our named executive officers, perquisites provided in 2024 consisted of:

 

 

Executive physicals – this benefit can be provided by our company on a coordinated basis at a reasonable price to our organization and reduces the risk that we will lose an executive to an unforeseen medical or health issue, while minimizing the amount of time an executive needs to spend away from the office.

 

Tax and financial planning assistance – this benefit allows our named executive officers to utilize the services of a professional advisor who is familiar with our compensation structure and benefit programs. Thomson Reuters benefits from being able to work with one advisor.

We offer a package of expatriate benefits to all employees on a company-initiated long-term assignment to a foreign location. These benefits are typically provided in our industry when companies ask their executives to work outside of their home country. Standard benefits for our executives include a housing allowance (if home sale assistance is not provided), a cost of living allowance for relocations between certain countries, health and welfare benefits, shipping and storage costs, tax equalization, tax preparation services and an annual home leave. None of our named executive officers are expatriates.

Insurance Policies

Our company provides life insurance to certain employees.

Our Canadian employees are provided with life insurance coverage equal to 1.5 times their base salary up to C$1,000,000. Employees may increase this coverage at their expense. Steve Hasker and Mike Eastwood are eligible for this benefit.

Our U.S. employees are provided with group life insurance in the amount of their base salary up to a maximum of $400,000. Employees may increase this coverage at their expense. Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert are eligible for this benefit.

Under the Swiss cash balance pension plan described in the Defined Benefit Pension Plans section of this circular, our Swiss employees are provided with lump sum death in service benefit equal to 2.0 times their base salary. In addition, and where applicable, there is a spouse or partner pension payable to the beneficiary which is equal to 60% of the disability pension available under the plan and an orphan’s pension payable to the beneficiary equal to 20% of the disability pension available under the plan. Kirsty Roth is eligible for this benefit.

Termination Benefits

Each of our named executive officers may be eligible to receive certain payments and benefits if their employment is terminated under certain circumstances. Additional information is provided in the “Termination Benefits” subsection of this circular. The HR Committee believes that potential termination benefits enhance our ability to attract and retain our executive officers. These benefits do not enhance an executive’s income while employed at our company and are independent of direct compensation decisions made annually.

Equity Grant Policy

We have an equity grant policy which sets forth approval requirements for annual and off-cycle awards. The following describes our current policy.

Annual grants of long-term incentive awards are typically approved at the Board’s meeting in March of each year.

Under the equity grant policy, the CEO is authorized to approve certain off-cycle awards, depending on the size of the grant and the identity of the particular grantee. Awards that exceed the CEO’s approval authority are submitted to the HR Committee. In addition, under the policy, unless we are in a designated closed period or are in possession of material nonpublic information, off-cycle awards are granted on the 10th day of each month.

New hire awards are made on the 10th day of the month following the month in which the grantee commenced employment with Thomson Reuters.

If we are in a designated closed period or otherwise are in possession of material nonpublic information on the date that a grant would typically be made, then the grant is not made until the 10th day of the month following the month when the closed period ended, or when we are no longer in possession of material nonpublic information.

 

 

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If the 10th day of the month is not a business day, then the applicable award is made on the next business day that follows the 10th.

We do not backdate or spring-load stock option grants.

Clawback Policies

We have two clawback policies. Our Incentive-Based Compensation Clawback Policy (Financial Restatement) (the Financial Restatement Clawback Policy) is designed to comply with Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Nasdaq listing standards. Under the Financial Restatement Clawback Policy, in the event of an accounting restatement due to our material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct a material error in previously issued financial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (Materially Non-Compliant Financial Statements), Thomson Reuters must recover erroneously awarded performance-based compensation previously paid to our executive officers in accordance with the terms of the Financial Restatement Clawback Policy. Furthermore, under the Financial Restatement Clawback Policy, Thomson Reuters is prohibited from indemnifying any executive officer or former executive officer against the loss of erroneously awarded performance-based compensation and from paying or reimbursing an executive officer for purchasing insurance to cover any such loss. A copy of our Financial Restatement Clawback Policy is attached as an exhibit to our annual report.

Our Incentive-Based Compensation Clawback Policy (Wrongful Acts) permits us to seek recoupment of incentive-based compensation, including TRSUs and PRSUs from our executive officers and certain other members of our management team in circumstances where such individuals engaged in wrongful acts such as theft, fraud, a violation of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or such other serious misconduct that results in harm to Thomson Reuters, including conduct that results in a Materially Non-Compliant Financial Statement.

Insider Trading Policy/Pledging and Hedging Restrictions

Our directors and executive officers are required to obtain pre-clearance prior to trading in Thomson Reuters securities. Directors and executive officers may only trade in securities of our company during designated open periods when they do not possess material nonpublic information. Our open periods begin on the business day after we release quarterly or annual earnings and end on the last business day of the quarter or year. Directors and executive officers report their transactions in our securities through the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) in Canada, which can be accessed at www.sedi.ca. Our directors and executive officers are exempt from reporting their transactions with the SEC as our company is a foreign private issuer for SEC purposes.

Our directors and executive officers are prohibited from pledging Thomson Reuters securities or holding them in margin accounts.

Our directors, officers and employees are restricted from purchasing financial instruments or otherwise engaging in transactions that are designed to, or have the effect of, hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of Thomson Reuters securities. Prohibited transactions of this type include, but not are limited to, trading in puts and calls in Thomson Reuters securities, short sales of Thomson Reuters securities and other types of hedging transactions, such as prepaid variable forward sale contracts, equity swaps and collars.

Performance Graphs

The following graphs compare our cumulative total shareholder return, assuming reinvestment of dividends, of C$100 and US$100 invested in our common shares for the periods presented. Our common shares are listed on the TSX in Canadian dollars and on the Nasdaq in U.S. dollars under the symbol “TRI”. On February 25, 2025, we transferred our U.S. stock exchange listing to the Nasdaq. Prior to that date our common shares were listed on the NYSE.

Cumulative Value of a C$100 Investment

A significant portion of our revenues is generated in U.S. dollars and our financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars. As such, the appreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar can have a favorable effect on the value of our Canadian dollar-denominated common shares. Our common shares are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

 

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Cumulative Value of a US$100 Investment

 

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Over the past five years (from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024), the total shareholder return of our U.S. and Canadian dollar denominated common shares was approximately 152% and 179%, respectively. During this same period, the total shareholder return for our U.S. dollar-denominated shares was higher than the S&P 500 Composite Index and the total return for our Canadian dollar-denominated shares was higher than the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

The graph below reflects named executive officer compensation based on amounts reflected in the Summary Compensation Table in this year’s circular and in prior year circulars. Amounts for new hires or those new in role are not annualized. For 2020, the data excludes our former CEO and CFO to provide a comparison of compensation earned by five named executive officers for each year.

We believe that the five-year trend set forth below reflects thoughtful and balanced compensation decision-making related to our CEO and our named executive officers.

 

 

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CEO Compensation Lookback

The table below compares compensation awarded to Steve Hasker in 2020 (when he joined Thomson Reuters), 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with the value of that compensation that has been realized or is realizable as of December 31, 2024. The value of realized compensation for each year includes base salary, the annual incentive award paid for the year and the value of vested RSUs and stock options. Vested RSUs are valued based on the market price at vesting and company performance in the case of performance awards. Vested stock options are valued based on the Black-Scholes value at vesting. Realizable compensation represents the value of unvested RSU and stock option awards based on the closing stock price on December 31, 2024. The value of realizable compensation is tied to future stock price and company performance until vested. The table also shows the realized and realizable value to the CEO for each $100 of compensation awarded each year, then the cumulative shareholder return per $100 invested in our common shares and in the S&P 500 Composite Index over the same period. These values are indexed at $100 to provide a more meaningful comparison.

 

                    Value of $100 (as of December 31, 2024)

Year

Awarded

  Period   Target total
direct
compensation
  Realized and
Realizable
value as of
December 31, 2024
  Ratio of Realized
and Realizable
value as of
December 31,
2024 to target
total direct
compensation
(multiplied by
$100)
 

Thomson

Reuters
shareholders

  S&P 500
Composite

2020

  3/15/20 to 12/31/20    $9,502,741    $19,931,771   $210   $178   $134

2021

  1/1/21 to 12/31/21   $10,033,225   $25,336,084   $253   $215   $167

2022

  1/1/22 to 12/31/22   $9,949,668    $17,250,957   $173   $146   $130

2023

  1/1/23 to 12/31/23   $9,949,052    $12,662,728   $127   $150   $158

2024

  1/1/24 to 12/31/24   $10,923,355     $10,116,246   $93   $112   $125

Cost of Management Ratio

The table below shows the cost of management ratio, which is reflected as total compensation reported for our top five most highly compensated named executive officers in the Summary Compensation Table for the last five years as a percentage of adjusted EBITDA. It excludes our former CEO and CFO for 2020 in order to provide a comparison of the cost of management ratio related to five named executive officers for each year. The cost of management ratio is affected by foreign exchange rates, the named executive officers each year and our adjusted EBITDA performance.

 

 

 

  2020   2021   2022   2023   2024

Total compensation reported for the NEOs

  $24,177,124   $28,288,239   $24,658,798   $24,022,203   $29,020,711 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $1,975,000,000   $1,970,000,000   $2,329,000,000   $2,678,000,000   $2,779,000,000 

Cost of management ratio

  1.22%   1.44%   1.16%   0.90%   1.04% 

 

 

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Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The table below shows the compensation earned in the last three years by our named executive officers. Total compensation as reflected in the table below includes various items based on grant date fair value of awards as well as accounting and actuarial assumptions, which are not necessarily indicative of compensation realizable by our named executive officers.

 

                 
                           

Non-equity

incentive plan

compensation

($)

   

Pension

value
($)5

   

All other

compensation

($)6

   

Total

compensation

($)

 
               
 Name and principal
 position
  Year     Salary ($)1    

Share-

based
awards ($)2

   

Option-

based
awards ($)3

    Annual
incentive plans4
                      
               

Steve Hasker

 President and Chief

 Executive Officer

    2024       1,090,101       5,739,767       1,913,285       2,921,471             182,100       11,846,724  
    2023       1,109,576       4,965,256       1,655,068       2,174,769             170,317       10,074,986  
    2022       1,146,685       4,882,230       1,627,382       2,752,044             176,060       10,584,401  
               

Mike Eastwood

 Chief Financial Officer

    2024       692,706       1,621,347       540,374       1,160,283             107,908       4,122,618  
    2023       700,507       1,280,134       426,687       858,121             109,137       3,374,586  
    2022       709,487       1,235,832       411,925       1,064,231             110,316       3,531,791  
               

Raghu

 Ramanathan

 President, Legal

 Professionals

    2024       474,863       2,231,498       343,766       795,396             1,299,662       5,145,185  
    2023                                            
    2022                                            
               

Kirsty Roth

 Chief Operations and

 Technology Officer

    2024       777,382       1,678,787       559,550       1,302,114       192,051       6,515       4,516,399  
    2023       764,982       1,388,335       462,759       937,103       125,499       360       3,679,038  
    2022       716,038       1,389,138       463,028       1,074,056       149,799       6,037       3,798,096  
               

Paul Bascobert

 President, Reuters

 News

    2024       750,000       1,125,103       375,008       1,256,250             75,475       3,581,836  
    2023       750,000       1,125,095       375,007       918,750             40,124       3,208,976  
    2022       213,699       300,028             320,548             10,082       844,357  

 

1

Steve Hasker’s and Mike Eastwood’s 2024, 2023, and 2022 compensation was paid in Canadian dollars and amounts in the table have been translated to U.S. dollars. Kirsty Roth’s 2024, 2023, and 2022 compensation was paid in Swiss francs and amounts in the table have been translated to U.S. dollars. Raghu Ramanathan joined the company in February 2024 and Paul Bascobert joined the company in September 2022. 2024 base salary information for Raghu Ramanathan and 2022 base salary information for Paul Bascobert reflect amounts earned from their respective start dates at our company through year-end.

 

2

Share-based awards reflect the grant date fair value of RSUs granted as long-term incentive awards in 2024, 2023 and 2022. The grant date fair value of all 2024, 2023 and 2022 awards were based on the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on the date prior to the grant date. PRSUs are valued assuming target performance. In addition to the annual grant, in March 2024, Raghu Ramanathan received a one-time TRSU award to replace forfeited compensation at his prior employer. Additional information about our long-term incentive awards is provided in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

3

For options granted in 2024, 2023 and 2022, we calculated the grant date fair value based on the closing common share price on the date prior to the grant date and used a Black-Scholes valuation of this share price. The grant date fair value of stock options granted in 2024, 2023 and 2022 was essentially the same as the accounting fair value of those stock options. Additional information is provided in note 26 of our 2024 annual consolidated financial statements, which is included in our 2024 annual report. The following table provides additional information, including assumptions and key estimates, about options granted to named executive officers in the last three years.

 

 

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 Grant Date  

Expected Life

(in years)

    Exercise/Market
Price
    Risk-free Rate     Volatility     Dividend
Yield
    Black-Scholes
Valuation
    

Black-

Scholes
Ratio

 
             
 March 6, 2024     5.0     $ 156.94       4.23%       22.62%       1.77%     $ 35.91        22.88%  
             
 May 10, 2023     5.0     $ 123.39       3.57%       22.26%       2.08%     $ 25.22        20.44%  
             
 March 1, 2023     5.0     $ 121.03       4.23%       21.95%       2.08%     $ 25.97        21.46%  
             
 March 2, 2022     5.0     $ 102.00       1.64%       21.26%       2.39%     $ 15.69        15.38%  
             
 March 3, 2021     5.0     $ 88.87       0.80%       20.82%       2.77%     $ 11.37        12.79%  

The number of stock options granted to each named executive officer that were outstanding as of December 31, 2024 is set forth in the “Incentive Plan Awards” subsection that follows later in this circular.

 

4

Annual cash incentive payouts are with respect to performance during 2024, 2023 and 2022. Payouts were made in the first quarter of 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, following certification of the achievement of applicable performance goals. Additional information is provided in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

5

Pension value represents the compensatory portion of the change in the accrued defined benefit pension obligation. Additional information is provided in the “Pension and Other Retirement Benefits” section of this circular.

 

6

All other compensation for 2024 for our named executive officers also includes the following perquisites:

 

   

For Steve Hasker, a supplemental retirement plan allocation of $163,515;

 

   

For Mike Eastwood, a supplemental retirement plan allocation of $103,906;

 

   

For Raghu Ramanathan, a supplemental retirement plan allocation of $22,740, a gross up value of $199,242 associated with standard relocation expenses and a cash sign-on bonus of $1,050,000 to replace compensation forfeited at his prior employer;

 

   

For Kirsty Roth, financial planning of $1,748 and executive physical of $4,766; and

 

   

For Paul Bascobert, a supplemental retirement plan allocation of $37,500 and the cost of a spouse’s attendance at a company event (valued at $18,714 and an associated gross up value of $12,635).

For additional information regarding the supplemental retirement plan allocations, please see the “Pension and Other Retirement Benefits” section of this circular.

The value of DSU and RSU dividend equivalents credited or paid to named executive officers is not included within “All other compensation” as the right to receive dividends has been factored into the reported grant date fair value of the awards.

Steve Hasker does not receive additional compensation for serving on our Board of Directors.

 

 

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Incentive Plan Awards

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

The following table sets forth certain information regarding outstanding stock option and RSU awards granted to our named executive officers as of December 31, 2024. The value of unexercised in-the-money options is based on the difference between the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on December 31, 2024 and the exercise price of the applicable option. The market or payout value of share-based awards that have not vested is based on the total of TRSUs and the target amount of PRSUs granted for long-term incentive awards, using the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on December 31, 2024. PRSU awards may or may not pay out, depending on our company’s performance against targets. For more information regarding these awards, please see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

     
    Option-Based Awards     Share-Based Awards
 Name   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
    Option Exercise
Price ($)
    Option
Expiration Date
    Value of
Unexercised
In-The-Money
Options ($)
    Number of
Shares or Units
of Shares That
Have Not
Vested (#)
    Market or
Payout Value of
Share-Based
Awards That
Have Not
Vested ($)
   

Market or
Payout Value of
Vested Share-
Based
Awards Not
Paid Out or
Distributed ($)

 Steve Hasker     234,956       75.96       3/4/2030       19,834,986       128,778     $ 20,653,416    

    141,911       88.87       3/3/2031       10,148,056        
    103,721       102.00       3/2/2032       6,055,232        
    63,730       121.03       3/1/2033       2,507,776        
      53,280       156.94       3/6/2034       183,283                      
 Mike Eastwood     8,980       88.87       3/3/2031       642,160       33,875       5,432,873    

    13,127       102.00       3/2/2032       766,354        
    12,323       121.03       3/1/2033       484,910        
      15,048       156.94       3/6/2034       51,765                      
Raghu  Ramanathan     9,573       156.94       3/6/2034       32,931       10,502     $ 1,684,311    

Kirsty Roth     18,889       88.87       3/3/2031       1,350,752       36,723     $ 5,889,635    

    22,134       102.00       3/2/2032       1,292,183        
    17,819       121.03       3/1/2033       701,178        
      15,582       156.94       3/6/2034       53,602                      
Paul Bascobert     14,440       121.03       3/1/2033       568,214       16,757     $ 2,687,488    

      10,443       156.94       3/6/2034       35,924                      

The closing price of our common shares on December 31, 2024 on the NYSE was $160.38. During 2024, the high and low closing prices for our common shares on the NYSE were $175.79 and $143.31, respectively.

Restricted Share Units – Aggregate Number and Value

The following table sets forth the aggregate number and the value of RSUs held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2024, based on the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on that day. RSU amounts below include additional units received from notional dividend equivalents. In 2024, we granted the following additional units from notional dividend equivalents to our named executive officers: Steve Hasker – 1,593; Mike Eastwood – 415; Raghu Ramanathan– 133; Kirsty Roth – 448; and Paul Bascobert – 204. Those additional units do not vest until the underlying RSUs vest. For additional information about our RSUs, please see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

       
 Name   TRSUs (#)     PRSUs (#)*     Total RSUs (#)*      Value ($)*  
 Steve Hasker     42,926       85,852       128,778      $ 20,653,416  
 Mike Eastwood     11,292       22,583       33,875      $ 5,432,873  
 Raghu Ramanathan     6,080       4,422       10,502      $ 1,684,311  
 Kirsty Roth     12,241       24,482       36,723      $ 5,889,635  
 Paul Bascobert     5,586       11,171       16,757      $ 2,687,488  

 

*

Assumes vesting of PRSUs at the target amount (100%).

 

 

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Incentive Plan Awards – Value Vested or Earned in 2024

The following table sets forth information regarding incentive plan awards that vested or were earned in 2024. The dollar value of share-based awards (PRSUs and TRSUs) reflects the number of units vested multiplied by the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on the vesting date. The dollar value of vested options reflects the difference between the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on the vesting date and the exercise price of the applicable options. Non-equity incentive plan compensation reflects the value of annual cash incentive awards earned for 2024. For more information regarding these awards, please see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular.

 

     
 Name  

Option-based awards – value

vested during the year ($)

    Share-based awards – value
vested during  the year ($)
   

Non-equity incentive plan 

compensation – value earned 

during the year ($) 

 
 Steve Hasker     9,134,364       13,074,057       2,921,471   
 Mike Eastwood     2,317,826       3,309,606       1,160,283   
 Raghu Ramanathan     0       657,197       795,396   
 Kirsty Roth     1,202,825       3,480,712       1,302,114   
 Paul Bascobert     128,733       244,943       1,256,250   

Stock Options – Exercises in 2024

As indicated in the table below, Mike Eastwood was the only named executive officer who exercised stock options in 2024.

 

           
 Name   Exercise date     Grant date     Number of
options
    Exercise
price
   

Sale

Price

     Gain  
 Mike Eastwood     March 13, 2024       March 4, 2020       14,906     $ 75.96     $ 158.51      $ 1,230,490  
    March 13, 2024       March 3, 2021       8,980     $ 88.87     $ 158.51      $ 625,367  
    March 13, 2024       March 2, 2022       13,127     $ 102.00     $ 158.51      $ 741,807  
      March 13, 2024       March 1, 2023       4,107     $ 121.03     $ 158.51      $ 153,930  

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2024 regarding our common shares that may be issued under our stock incentive plan. For more information about our stock incentive plan and other plans under which we may issue common shares, please see the “Description of Equity Compensation and Other Plans” section below and Appendix A to this circular.

 

     
 Plan category  

(a)

Number of securities to be

issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

    (b)
Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   

(c)

Number of securities remaining

available for future issuance under

equity compensation plans (excluding
securities reflected in column (a))

 
 Equity compensation plans  approved by security holders:                        

 Stock options

    1,212,980       US$102.10        

 TRSUs

    794,846       N/A 1       

 PRSUs

    570,033       N/A 1       

 Total

    2,577,859             7,678,633  
 Equity compensation plans not  approved by security holders                  
 Total     2,577,859             7,676,633  

 

1

Unlike stock options, RSUs do not have an applicable exercise price.

 

 

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Description of Equity Compensation and Other Plans

We are authorized to issue common shares under the following plans:

 

 

Stock incentive plan;

 

 

Deferred compensation plan; and

 

 

Employee stock purchase plans.

We also maintain a share plan for our non-employee directors but any shares needed to satisfy our obligations under those plans are purchased in the open market, so there is no dilutive effect. We also grant cash-based awards under our phantom stock plan.

Copies of our stock incentive plan, deferred compensation plan and employee stock purchase plans are available to any shareholder upon request by writing to: Thomson Reuters, Attention: Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3H1, Canada.

The tables set forth in Appendix A to this circular provide information regarding the key features of our plans. Our director compensation plan is described in the “About Our Directors – Director Compensation and Share Ownership” section of this circular.

Pension and Other Retirement Benefits

The following describes pension and other retirement benefits provided to our named executive officers.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Steve Hasker, Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert do not participate in a defined benefit pension plan.

Thomson Reuters has a broad based, U.S. defined benefit pension plan which has been closed to new participants since 2006. Mike Eastwood participated in the plan through April 2019. In 2020, we announced that we froze benefit accruals in the plan for participating employees effective as of January 1, 2023. The plan is funded by one of our wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries and is qualified under U.S. federal income tax laws.

Kirsty Roth participates in a Swiss cash balance pension plan. Participating employees contribute up to 10% of their insured (pensionable) salary and the company contributes 17% of the employee’s insured (pensionable) salary. The maximum pensionable salary is CHF 860,400.

The following table sets forth information related to our two named executive officers who participate or participated in a defined benefit pension plan.

 

             
         

Annual benefits

payable ($)2

                         
 Name   Number of years
credited  service
(#)1
    At year end     At age 65     Opening present
value of
defined
benefit
obligation ($)3
    Compensatory
change ($)4
   

Non-

compensatory
change ($)5

    Closing present
value of defined
benefit
obligation ($)6
 
             
 Mike Eastwood     13.58       58,000       58,000       491,000             -16,000       475,000  
 Kirsty Roth     4.33       60,997       237,938       804,387       192,051       174,909       1,171,345  

 

1

Kirsty Roth has 4.33 years of credited service with Thomson Reuters for her pension plan benefit and an additional 6.0 years of credit service that she earned while participating in a prior employer’s pension plan and which was transferred into the Thomson Reuters plan during 2021. The table above only reflects amounts earned by Kirsty at Thomson Reuters.

 

2

Annual benefits payable at year-end represent the estimated pension earned for all service up to December 31, 2022 for the pension plan and Retirement Plus Plan. Benefits payable at year-end do not include any reduction that may apply if a named executive officer retires prior to his or her normal retirement date and are payable on a single life annuity benefit. Since the plans were frozen effective December 31, 2022, the benefits payable at age 65 are the same as the benefits payable at year-end.

 

3

For Mike Eastwood, the accrued obligation, as of December 31, 2023 represents the estimated value of the projected pension benefit from the pension plan and Retirement Plus plan, earned for all service through December 31, 2022 (the pension freeze date). The key assumptions include a discount rate of 5.10% and the Pri 2012 mortality table with MP2021 generational improvement scale. For Kirsty Roth, the amount is based on December 31, 2023, IAS 19, Employee Benefits reporting assumptions. The key assumptions are a discount rate of 1.50%, a rate of compensation increase of 2.25%, a cash balance interest crediting rate of 3.30%, and the BVG 2020 mortality with CMI mortality improvements including a long-term rate of 1.50% per year. Value is based on benefits earned during employment with Thomson Reuters, not including amounts transferred in from prior employers.

 

4

The amount shown above includes service cost (with interest to end of year) plus plan changes and differences between actual and estimated earnings. For Kirsty Roth, the compensatory change reflects the present value of the company contribution of CHF 112,502, projected until retirement at a growth rate of 3.30% and discounted back to current age at a rate of 0.75% and other actuarial assumptions in accordance with IAS, Employee Benefits; as well as the change in the present value of her benefits due to a plan change adopted during 2024 which increased the retirement age under the plan from age 62 to age 65.

 

5

For Mike Eastwood, the amount shown above includes the interest cost on the accrued obligation, and the impact of the change in discount rate from 5.10% to 5.65%. For Kirsty Roth, the amount shown includes interest on the opening present value of the defined benefit obligation, the impact of the change in discount rate from 1.50% to 0.75% and the value of the member’s contributions into the plan during the year.

 

 

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For Mike Eastwood, the accrued obligation as of December 31, 2024 represents the estimated value of the projected pension benefit from the pension plan and Retirement Plus plan, earned for all service through December 31, 2022. The key assumptions include a discount rate of 5.65% and the Pri2012 mortality table with MP2021 generational improvement scale. For Kirsty Roth, the amount is based on December 31, 2024 IAS 19, Employee Benefits reporting assumptions. The key assumptions are a discount rate of 0.75%, a rate of compensation increase of 2.25%, a cash balance interest crediting rate of 3.30%, and the BVG 2020 mortality with CMI mortality improvements including a long-term rate of 1.50% per year. Value is based on benefits earned during employment with Thomson Reuters, not including amounts transferred in from prior employers.

Defined Contribution Plans

Steve Hasker and Mike Eastwood participate in a Canadian defined contribution pension plan (DCPP). Our company contributes 15% of each of their base salary to their individual DCPP account, up to the Canada Income Tax Act (ITA) contribution limit (C$32,490 in 2024). Once the ITA limit is reached, the 15% allocation continues in a Supplemental Retirement Plan (SRP), where a notional account is tracked and held in the executive’s name. There is no cap to the dollar value that can be allocated to the SRP. In 2024, Steve and Mike received SRP allocations of C$191,760 and C$110,010, respectively. The following table sets forth information related to Steve and Mike’s participation in the DCPP and SRP.

 

 Name    Accumulated value
at start of year ($)
   Compensatory ($)   

Accumulated value at
year end  ($)1

 Steve Hasker    677,518    163,515   

960,887

 Mike Eastwood    494,057    103,906   

683,429

 

1

End of year balances reflect losses due to investment performance.

Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert participate in a 401(k) retirement savings plan, which provides for company matching contributions to amounts contributed to the plan in 2024. Participating employees can contribute up to 50% of their eligible compensation on a combined before-tax or after-tax basis. All employees (including Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert) receive company matching contributions equal to 100% of the first 5% of eligible compensation that they contributed. The maximum before-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contribution that could be made by each of Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert in 2024 (including age 50+ catch-up contributions) was $30,500.

Retirement Plus Plans

We provide a supplemental benefit to Steve Hasker and Mike Eastwood through an SRP, as discussed above.

We provide a supplemental benefit to Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert through a “retirement plus” plan which is an unfunded, non-qualified defined benefit plan. Under this benefit, we provide allocations with respect to compensation above the eligible compensation limits imposed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In 2024, the IRS compensation limit was $345,000. As a result, Raghu Ramanathan and Paul Bascobert received an allocation of $5,490 and $20,250, respectively, in 2024 under this plan. Amounts under this plan are paid from our general assets. Mike Eastwood ceased participating in that plan at the end of April 2019 and has not received allocations to that plan since that time.

SERPs

None of our executive officers has a supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP).

 

 

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Termination Benefits

Potential Payments upon Termination

 

 

Our change in control benefits for named executive officers require a “double trigger”. We do not gross up taxes related to termination and no severance is provided for terminations for cause.

 

 

Agreements with Named Executive Officers

We have entered into an agreement with Steve Hasker that relates to potential payments to him upon termination of employment. The discussion below is qualified by the summary of that agreement which is provided later in this section.

Severance payments

Each of our named executive officers would be entitled to two years of salary continuation in the event of involuntary termination without cause. We typically pay severance in accordance with our standard payroll practices, as opposed to in a lump sum.

Annual incentive awards

Pursuant to award terms and conditions, 2025 annual incentive awards would be treated as follows in the event of termination. As discussed later in this section, we simplified our treatment of retirement by reflecting one definition for annual incentive awards in 2022 and 2023.

 

 
 Termination Event    Award Treatment
 

Voluntary termination

   Forfeited if this occurs on or prior to February 28, 2026, subject to applicable law.
 

Involuntary termination for poor performance or for Cause

   Forfeited
 

Involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause

   If this occurs between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, an award payout will be made to the executive that is pro-rated through the date of termination based on the executive’s target award and modified by the business performance for the 2025 performance period. Payment will be made in or about March 2026 following the completion of the 2025 performance period.
 

Sale of the executive’s business or Change of Control of Thomson Reuters

   Thomson Reuters may (without the consent of the executive) assign all or part of its award payment obligation to make payments under the annual incentive plan or for a third party purchaser to substitute a substantially similar award for the executive and other participants whose business is being acquired or if a Change of Control occurs.
 

Retirement

   Forfeited, if this occurs between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025. If this occurs between July 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, an award payout will be made that is pro-rated through the date of termination based on the executive’s target award and modified by business performance for the 2025 performance period. Payment will be made in or about March 2026 following the completion of the 2025 performance period.
 

Disability or Death

   Forfeited, if this occurs between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025. If this occurs between July 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, an award payout will be made that is pro-rated through the date of termination based on the executive’s target award. Payment will be made as soon as administratively practicable following the occurrence of the event.

If an executive’s employment is terminated for any reason other than voluntary termination, for poor performance or for Cause (i) between January 1, 2026 and February 28, 2026 but before award payouts are made, an award payout based on the executive’s target award, modified by business performance for the 2025 performance period, will be made on the payment date in 2026; and (ii) between March 1, 2026 and the payment date in 2026, an award payout based on the executive’s target award, modified by the business and individual performance for the 2025 performance period, will be made on the payment date in 2026.

 

 

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Equity-based awards

The tables below set forth the treatment of stock options, TRSUs and PRSUs in the event of termination. As discussed later in this section, we simplified our treatment of retirement by reflecting one definition in options granted in 2022 and after. Options granted prior to 2022 reflected separate definitions for “Early Retirement” and “Normal Retirement” (which are discussed below).

Stock options

Pursuant to award terms and conditions, stock options granted in 2022, 2023 and 2024 would be treated as follows in the event of termination:

 

     
 Termination Event    Vested Options    Unvested Options    Exercise Period
     

Voluntary termination

   Remain exercisable   

Forfeited

   The earlier of 3 months from the termination date or the grant expiration date.
     

Involuntary termination for poor performance or for Cause

   Forfeited   

Forfeited

   N/A
     

Involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause

   Remain exercisable   

One additional vesting period (standard vesting is 25% in each of the first four years of the award) is accelerated and exercisable upon termination and the remaining unvested options are forfeited.

   The earlier of 3 months from the termination date or the grant expiration date.
     

Sale of the holder’s business

   Remain exercisable   

The Board or HR Committee shall meet to determine the appropriate treatment of any unvested options.

   The earlier of 1 year from the involuntary termination without cause date or the grant expiration date.
     

A Change of Control of Thomson Reuters (based on the surviving, successor or acquiring company assuming options or substituting similar awards)

   Remain exercisable   

Fully vested upon a “double trigger” (involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause within two years following a Change of Control (as described below)); otherwise, the options continue to vest on the original vesting date(s) subject to continuous employment.

   The earlier of 1 year from the involuntary termination without cause date or the grant expiration date.
     

Retirement

   Remain exercisable   

Continue to vest on the original vesting date(s); provided that the options have been outstanding for at least six months when Retirement occurs. If the options have not been outstanding for that period, they would be forfeited.

   Options outstanding for 7 years or more: earlier of 1 year from Retirement or expiration of the options. Options outstanding for less than 7 years: 7 years from the grant date.
     

Disability

   Remain exercisable   

Fully vested

   The earlier of 1 year from the Disability date or the grant expiration date
     

Death

   Remain exercisable   

Fully vested

   The earlier of 1 year from the date of Death or the grant expiration date

 

 

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TRSUs

Pursuant to award terms and conditions, TRSUs would be treated as follows in the event of termination:

 

 
 Termination Event    Unvested TRSUs
 

Voluntary termination

   Forfeited
 

Involuntary termination for poor performance or for Cause

   Forfeited
 

Involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause

   Pro rata vesting based on active service as an employee (measured in calendar days from the grant date to the termination date). Vesting would occur on the termination date. The remaining TRSUs would be forfeited.
 

Sale of the holder’s business

   The Board or HR Committee shall meet to determine the appropriate treatment of any unvested TRSUs.
 

A Change of Control of Thomson Reuters (based on the surviving, successor or acquiring company assuming TRSUs or substituting similar awards)

   Fully vested upon a “double trigger” (involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause within two years following a Change of Control); otherwise, the TRSUs would become vested on the scheduled vesting date(s), subject to continuous employment.
 

Retirement

   Continue to vest on the scheduled vesting date(s) if the TRSUs have been outstanding for at least six months when Retirement occurs. If the TRSUs have not been outstanding for that period, they would be forfeited.
 

Disability

   Fully vested
 

Death

   Fully vested

PRSUs

Pursuant to award terms and conditions, PRSUs would be treated as follows in the event of termination:

 

 
 Termination Event    Unvested PRSUs
 

Voluntary termination

   Forfeited
 

Involuntary termination for poor performance or for Cause

   Forfeited
 

Involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause

   Pro rata vesting based on active service as an employee (measured in calendar days) during the performance period. Performance factor applied at the end of the performance period. Vesting would occur on the original vesting date(s). The remaining PRSUs would be forfeited.
 

Sale of the holder’s business

   The Board or HR Committee shall meet to determine the appropriate treatment of any unvested PRSUs.
 

A Change of Control of Thomson Reuters (based on the surviving, successor or acquiring company assuming PRSUs or substituting similar awards)

  

If a Change of Control occurs during first two years of the three year performance period, PRSUs will be converted to TRSUs at 100% of target performance and become vested on the original vesting date.

 

If a Change of Control occurs during year three of the three year performance period, PRSUs will be converted to TRSUs based on estimated performance and become vested on the original vesting date.

 

“Double trigger”—if a holder ceases to be an employee as a result of involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause within two years following a Change of Control, then all of the holder’s outstanding TRSUs (which were converted from PRSUs at the time of the Change of Control) shall become fully vested on the date that the holder ceased to be an employee.

 

Retirement

   Fully vested on the scheduled vesting date(s) (as adjusted to reflect actual performance) if the PRSUs have been outstanding for at least six months when Retirement occurs. If the PRSUs have not been outstanding for that period, they would be forfeited.
 

Disability

   Fully vested on the scheduled vesting date(s) (as adjusted to reflect actual performance).
 

Death

   Fully vested on the scheduled vesting date(s) (as adjusted to reflect actual performance).

 

 

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Retirement

As noted above, we simplified our treatment of retirement by reflecting one definition in options granted in 2022 and after. Options granted prior to 2022 reflected separate definitions for “Early Retirement” and “Normal Retirement”. These definitions are subject to any existing or additional statutory requirements or prescribed definitions that may be set forth by local laws in jurisdictions where awards have been granted and which would take precedence.

 

Awards granted in 2022 and after   

Retirement means retirement from active employment on or after attaining (a) age 65 or (b) age 60 or more and the combination of an employee’s age and years of credited service with Thomson Reuters is equal to 65 or more. For purposes of section (b) of this definition, partial years will be counted solely to determine whether an employee satisfies the total of 65 or more, but will not be rounded.

 
Awards granted prior to 2022   

Early Retirement means age 60; provided that employees in the United States (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) must have at least 5 years of credited service.

 

Normal Retirement means age 65 for employees without supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) and age 62 and at least 10 years of credited service for employees with SERPs.

Pursuant to award terms and conditions, stock options granted prior to 2022 would be treated as follows in the event of termination due to Normal Retirement or Early Retirement:

 

     
 Termination Event   Vested Options   Unvested Options   Exercise Period
     

Normal Retirement

  Remain exercisable  

Continue to vest on the original vesting date(s); provided that the options have been outstanding for at least six months when Normal Retirement occurs. If the options have not been outstanding for that period, they would be forfeited.

  Options outstanding for 7 years or more: earlier of 1 year from Normal Retirement or expiration of the options. Options outstanding for less than 7 years: 7 years from the grant date.
     

Early Retirement

  Remain exercisable  

Partially vested, reduced by 5% for each year that the holder retired prior to Normal Retirement; provided that the options have been outstanding for at least six months when Early Retirement occurs. If the options have not been outstanding for that period, they would be forfeited.

  The earlier of 1 year from the Early Retirement date or the grant expiration date.

Change of Control

A “Change of Control” for purposes of our incentive plan awards would occur in the following circumstances: (i) all or substantially all of the assets of our company are sold, assigned or transferred other than to a subsidiary; (ii) a change in a majority of our Board members; (iii) 50% or more of our company’s outstanding voting securities are acquired by someone other than Woodbridge; or (iv) a going private transaction results in Woodbridge owning more than 50% of our company’s outstanding voting securities.

The Change of Control treatment described in the tables above is based on the surviving, successor or acquiring company assuming our outstanding incentive plan awards or substituting similar options or awards for our outstanding incentive plan awards. If the surviving, successor or acquiring company does not assume our outstanding incentive plan awards or substitute similar options or awards for our outstanding incentive plan awards, or our Board otherwise determines, our incentive plan awards will generally vest.

In the event of a Change of Control, our Board also has the power to (i) modify the terms of our annual incentive awards as it considers fair and appropriate to participants; (ii) modify the terms of our annual incentive awards to assist participation in the actual or potential Change of Control event; or (iii) terminate annual incentive awards not exercised or settled following the Change of Control.

 

 

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Pension and benefits

Each named executive officer would be entitled to outplacement and continuation of generally available health and welfare benefits during the applicable period following termination. In addition, an executive may be eligible for continuation of supplemental benefits such as executive physicals, tax, and financial planning.

Other terms and conditions

Our named executive officers do not have a right to receive a gross-up for any taxes that might be due upon termination.

In the event of termination without cause, each named executive officer would be required to provide a release and waiver of employment and other claims in favor of our company in connection with receiving severance benefits. Each named executive officer has agreed to a set of restrictive covenants (e.g., non-compete, non-solicit, non-disparagement and confidentiality obligations) as part of PRSU, TRSU and/or stock option award terms and conditions.

Amounts actually received should any of the named executive officers cease to be employed will vary based on factors such as the timing during the year of any such event, our share price, the executive’s age, the circumstances of termination and any changes to our benefit arrangements and policies.

Agreement with Steve Hasker

We agreed with Steve Hasker that at least six months prior to the fifth anniversary of Steve becoming a Canadian tax resident (referred to as the “Departure Tax Trigger Date”), our company and Steve will undertake to analyze the impact to him of tax that may be levied by Canada Revenue Agency on the deemed disposition of certain types of assets when a person emigrates from Canada if his employment were to terminate with Thomson Reuters following the Departure Tax Trigger Date and he were to relocate back to the United States or to any other jurisdiction outside of Canada. Prior to a date which is 30 days prior to the Departure Tax Trigger Date, our company will choose, after good faith consultation with Steve, a commercially reasonable step to deal with the impact to him of the Canadian departure tax at no net cost to him. Such a step may include relocating Steve’s primary place of employment to any of Thomson Reuters’ offices in Ann Arbor, Dallas, Minneapolis-St. Paul or New York City (with such choice of location to be the subject of consultation with Steve, but ultimately within Thomson Reuters’ sole discretion taking into account the best interests of our company). Any such relocation shall not constitute “Good Reason” for purposes of Steve’s employment agreement with our company.

 

 

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Estimated incremental values

Each named executive officer may be eligible to receive certain incremental payments and benefits upon termination of employment under various circumstances. The table below includes the value of incremental compensation that could be available to each named executive officer upon the applicable specified event. Payments and benefits contemplated by plan or award terms and conditions are not reflected in the table. The amounts in the table assume that the named executive officer left our company on December 31, 2024. The closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on that date was $160.38.

 

           
     Involuntary
Termination
without Cause
    Early
Retirement
    Involuntary
termination for
Cause or
voluntary
resignation
    Resignation for
good reason
    Death or
Disability
    Qualifying
“double
trigger”
termination
following a
Change  of
Control1
 
           
 Steve Hasker                                                
           
 Severance   $ 2,180,202                             $ 2,180,202  
           
 Equity-based compensation2                     $ 1,396,100              
           
 Pension                                    
           
 Benefits   $ 60,000                       $ 30,000        
           
 Total   $ 2,240,202     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,396,100     $ 30,000     $ 2,180,202  
           
 Mike Eastwood                                                
           
 Severance   $ 1,385,413                             $ 1,385,413  
           
 Equity-based compensation                                    
           
 Pension                                    
           
 Benefits   $ 60,000                       $ 30,000        
           
 Total   $ 1,445,413     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 30,000     $ 1,385,413  
           
 Raghu Ramanathan                                                
           
 Severance   $ 1,100,000                             $ 1,100,000  
           
 Equity-based compensation                                    
           
 Pension                                    
           
 Benefits   $ 60,000                       $ 30,000        
           
 Total   $ 1,160,000     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 30,000     $ 1,100,000  
           
 Kirsty Roth                                                
           
 Severance   $ 1,554,763                             $ 1,554,763  
           
 Equity-based compensation                                    
           
 Pension                                    
           
 Benefits   $ 60,000                       $ 30,000        
           
 Total   $ 1,614,763     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 30,000     $ 1,554,763  
           
 Paul Bascobert                                                
           
 Severance   $ 1,500,000                             $ 1,500,000  
           
 Equity-based compensation                                    
           
 Pension                                    
           
 Benefits   $ 60,000                       $ 30,000        
           
 Total   $ 1,560,000     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 30,000     $ 1,500,000  

 

1

Payable upon a “double trigger” (involuntary termination not for poor performance or without Cause within two years following a Change of Control). Amounts reflected for all named executive officers relate to a Change of Control of Thomson Reuters.

 

2

We agreed with Steve Hasker that any stock options granted to him in 2020 and 2021 would vest in full in the event of his involuntary termination without cause or his resignation for good reason within 48 months of his start date with our company. This reflects the value of incremental compensation that would have been available to Steve Hasker on December 31, 2024 if this event had occurred from the final tranche of 2021 stock option award that would vest.

 

 

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Indebtedness of Officers, Directors and Employees

As of April 11, 2025, none of our current or former executive officers or directors were indebted to our company or any of our subsidiaries. As of April 11, 2025, there was no indebtedness (other than “routine indebtedness” under applicable Canadian securities laws) of the current and former officers, directors and employees of our company and our subsidiaries owing to Thomson Reuters or any of our subsidiaries.

Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance

We provide indemnification to our directors to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

Under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA), our company may indemnify a present or former director or officer or another individual who acts or acted at our company’s request as a director or officer or an individual acting in a similar capacity of another entity, against costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the individual is involved because of that association with our company or other entity, if the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of our company or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at our company’s request, and, in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, such individual had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.

Pursuant to our organizational documents, we are required to indemnify the individuals referred to above and the heirs and legal representatives of such individuals to the extent permitted by the OBCA.

We maintain, at our expense, a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy that provides protection for our directors and officers against liability incurred by them in their capacities as such. This policy provides for a limit of up to $225 million for each claim and $225 million in the aggregate (including defense costs) and there is no deductible for this coverage. The insurance applies in circumstances where we may not indemnify our directors and officers for their acts or omissions. Annual gross premiums paid by our company relating to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance are currently approximately $1.8 million.

 

 

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Additional Information

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

This circular includes certain non-IFRS financial measures, which include ratios that incorporate one or more non-IFRS financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA (other than at the customer segment level) and the related margin, adjusted EBITDA less accrued capital expenditures and the related margin, free cash flow, adjusted EPS, effective tax rate on adjusted earnings, accrued capital expenditures expressed as a percentage of revenues, selected measures excluding the impact of foreign currency, changes in revenues computed on an organic basis as well as all financial measures for the “Big 3” segments. In the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this circular, we explain why we use certain non-IFRS measures as part of our annual and long-term incentive awards. For reconciliations to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see Appendices A and B of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of our 2024 annual report. Our 2024 annual MD&A has been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and applicable reconciliations and disclosures from our 2024 annual MD&A are incorporated by reference in this circular. Additionally, when we use the terms “organic” and “organically”, we are referring to our changes in revenues of our existing businesses at constant currency excluding the impacts of acquisitions and dispositions. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures used by other companies, and should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS.

How to Contact the Board

Shareholders and other interested parties may contact the Board or its non-management or independent directors as a group, or the directors who preside over their meetings, by writing to them by e-mail at board@thomsonreuters.com or by mail c/o Norie Campbell, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Thomson Reuters, 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3H1, Canada.

2025 Annual Meeting – Questions from Shareholders

At the annual meeting, shareholders in attendance will be provided with an opportunity to submit or ask questions to our Board, CEO, CFO and other members of senior management in attendance. If you are a shareholder who is viewing the meeting by webcast or is unable to attend this year’s meeting in person but have a question, you may e-mail your question to investor.relations@thomsonreuters.com prior to the meeting.

While we will seek to respond to as many shareholder questions as possible at the meeting, we cannot assure you that all questions will be able to be addressed at the meeting. If we are unable to address your question at the meeting, we will separately provide a response to you.

Where to find Corporate Governance and Continuous Disclosure Documents

Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines and charters for the Audit Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, HR Committee and Risk Committee and position descriptions for the Chairman, Lead Independent Director, CEO and the Chair of each committee are available in print free of charge to any shareholder who requests a copy in writing to: Thomson Reuters, Attention: Investor Relations Department, 3 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, United States or by an e-mail request sent to investor.relations@thomsonreuters.com. These documents are also available on our website, www.thomsonreuters.com.

Financial information about our company is provided in our consolidated financial statements and MD&A. You can obtain copies of these financial statements and MD&A by contacting our Investor Relations department by mail or e-mail as indicated in the paragraph immediately above. You can also find these financial statements and MD&A on our website, www.thomsonreuters.com. Additional information regarding our Audit Committee that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Canadian Securities Administrators Multilateral Instrument Form 52-110F1 is included in our 2024 annual report.

You may access other information about our company, including our continuous disclosure materials, reports, statements and other information that we file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities through SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and in the United States with the SEC through EDGAR at www.sec.gov. A copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines has been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and is incorporated by reference in this circular.

Under Rule 5615(a)(3) of the Nasdaq listing rules, we are required to disclose any home country practices we follow as a foreign private issuer in lieu of certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements. Pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3), Thomson Reuters follows home country practices in lieu of two Nasdaq listing rules. Nasdaq Rule 5635 requires shareholder approval of all “equity compensation plans” and material revisions to these types of plans (with limited exceptions) as well as certain other corporate transactions, including issuances of greater than 20% of our common shares. TSX rules require shareholder approval of security-based compensation arrangements only for plans which involve newly issued shares or specified amendments to the plans, and the threshold for shareholder approval of common share issuances is 25% of outstanding common shares. Similar to a number of other Canadian issuers, our company intends to follow the TSX rules in lieu of the shareholder approval requirements of Nasdaq Rule 5635.

 

 

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Further, Nasdaq Rule 5620(c) requires that the minimum quorum for a shareholder meeting shall be 33-1/3% of the outstanding common shares, whereas Thomson Reuters’ by-laws provide that a quorum for a shareholder meeting shall either be: (a) two persons present and each are entitled to vote or (b) the holder of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share. However, if the shareholder meeting includes the consideration of any resolution on which the holder of the Founders Share is entitled to vote, a quorum shall not be present for any purpose unless the holder of the Founders Share is present. Thomson Reuters’ quorum requirements comply with the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and the TSX rules do not contain specific quorum requirements. Over the last five years, at least 90% of our shares have been represented at the annual general meeting.

Thomson Reuters Trust Principles and Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company

We have issued a Founders Share to the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company which enables it to exercise extraordinary voting power to safeguard the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The directors of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company are experienced and eminent people from the world of politics, diplomacy, media, public service and business. They generally have all held high offices in their respective sectors. The directors are selected by a nomination committee and proposed to the board of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company to be considered for appointment. The nomination committee assists in scrutinizing candidates’ suitability and its members include two persons appointed by the chairman after consultation with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). These have historically been judges of the ECHR. Our Board currently has two representatives on the nomination committee. In addition to the chairman and deputy chairman of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company, who are also members of the nomination committee, the chairman of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company appoints three other directors of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company to the nomination committee. Other members are representatives of press associations from the United Kingdom and Australia. The chairman of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company acts as chairman of the nomination committee.

Under a Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Support Agreement, Woodbridge has agreed to support the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles and to exercise its voting rights to give effect to this support. Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company, Thomson Reuters and Reuters News are also party to an Amended and Restated Reuters Support Agreement governing the relationship between them.

For additional information about the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company, its directors, the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles, the Founders Share that our company has issued to the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company and the Amended and Restated Reuters Support Agreement, please see our 2024 annual report.

Additional Director Information

Steve Hasker, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of our company, was a director of Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. until May 2020. In July 2020, Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Kim Rivera, a director of our company, was a director of Cano Health, Inc. In February 2024, Cano Health, Inc. commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Michael Friisdahl, a director nominee of our company, was a director of SAS AB. In July 2022, SAS AB commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Share Repurchases – Normal Course Issuer Bid

We buy back shares (and subsequently cancel them) from time to time as part of our capital strategy. Share repurchases are typically repurchased under a normal course issuer bid. Between November 3, 2023 and November 2, 2024, our expired normal course issuer bid enabled us to purchase up to 10 million common shares at prevailing market prices in amounts and at times determined by our company. The normal course issuer bid permitted us to purchase shares through the TSX or the NYSE and/or other exchanges and alternative trading systems, if eligible, or by such other means as were permitted by the TSX and/or NYSE or under applicable law by a registered investment dealer (or an affiliate of the dealer), including private agreement purchases if we had received an issuer bid exemption order from applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada for such purchases. We do not currently have an active normal course issuer bid but may adopt one in the future.

In November 2023, we announced a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common shares. In May 2024, we completed this program. In 2024, we repurchased approximately 4.1 million shares for $639 million at an average price per share of $156.92 share repurchases under the normal course issuer bid program, which was concluded in 2024. Please see our 2024 annual report for additional information regarding our share repurchases and normal course issuer bid. A copy of the notices of intention related to the normal course issuer bid are available at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov and may also be obtained without charge from our Investor Relations Department at the address listed above.

 

 

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Directors’ Approval

The Board of Directors of Thomson Reuters Corporation has approved the contents of this circular and the mailing of the circular to our shareholders.

 

LOGO

Norie Campbell

Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary

April 16, 2025

 

 

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Appendix A – Equity Compensation and Other Plan Information

 

 Stock Incentive Plan      
 Eligibility    Any employee or officer of Thomson Reuters (as may be determined by the HR Committee). Directors who are not employees or officers of our company are not eligible to participate in the plan.
 Purpose    Provide an additional incentive to participants, encourage stock ownership by them and thereby increase their proprietary interest in our company’s success and their desire to remain with Thomson Reuters.
 Maximum number of shares issuable    69,150,969 shares, representing approximately 15.37% of our total issued and outstanding shares as of year end.
 Shares and awards issued in 2024    In 2024, we issued approximately 1.2 million shares under the plan, which represented approximately 0.27% of our total issued and outstanding shares as of year-end. Total awards granted in 2024 represented approximately 0.22% of our total issued and outstanding shares as of year-end. Of this amount, options granted in 2024 represented approximately 0.05% and RSUs granted in 2024 represented approximately 0.17%.
 Other limits    Shares may consist, in whole or in part, of common shares issued from treasury or purchased on the open market or any combination thereof.
   The maximum number of shares that may be issued in respect of RSU awards granted after December 31, 2016 will not exceed 13,503,378 shares.
   The maximum number of shares that may be issued under plan awards held by any one person under the plan must not exceed 5% of our outstanding common shares determined on a non-diluted basis. The maximum number of shares for which plan awards may be granted and which may be otherwise awarded under the plan to any individual during any one-year period is 5,000,000.
   The number of shares issued to “insiders” and their “associates” within any one-year period under the plan and any other security based compensation arrangement of Thomson Reuters cannot exceed 5% of the aggregate number of our issued and outstanding shares on a non-diluted basis. The maximum number of shares issuable to “insiders”, at any time, under the plan and any other share based compensation arrangement of Thomson Reuters cannot exceed 10% of the aggregate number of our issued and outstanding shares on a non-diluted basis.
   The maximum number of shares that may be issued through incentive stock options (ISOs) under the plan is 5,000,000. We may not issue ISOs under the plan at this time.
     Shares subject to awards which are cancelled, expired, forfeited or terminated without having been exercised are available for new awards under the stock incentive plan.
 Types of awards that may be issued    Stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), awards of RSUs and other awards of shares based on the value of shares. Through the date of this circular, we have only issued non-qualified stock options and RSUs under this plan. We issue SARs under our separate phantom stock plan.
 Maximum option term    10-year expiration date from the date of grant.
 Exercise price of options    Equal to the closing price of our shares on the Nasdaq on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the grant.
 Vesting and exercise of options    Stock options must be vested before they can be exercised. Options vest 25% each year over a four year period.

 

 

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      As of December 31, 2024
 
Common shares issued under the plan    58,894,477 (1)
 
Common shares remaining for issuance   

10,256,492 (representing approximately 2.28% of our

issued and outstanding shares as of year-end)

 
Stock options and RSUs outstanding   

2,577,859 (representing approximately 0.57% of our

issued and outstanding shares as of year-end)

 
Common shares remaining for issuance less outstanding stock options and RSUs   

7,678,633 (representing approximately 1.71% of our

issued and outstanding shares as of year-end)

 
Common shares issued and outstanding    450,010,485
 
Potential Dilution – the total number of all stock options and RSUs available for issue plus all stock options and RSUs outstanding, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2024 of 450,609,712    2.28%
 
Full Dilution – the total number of all stock options and RSUs available for issue plus all stock options and RSUs outstanding, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year plus all stock options and RSUs outstanding and available for issue    2.23%

 

(1)

Of the 58,894,477 common shares reflected as being issued under the plan as of December 31, 2024, only 30,115,256 common shares have been actually issued due to net settlement of RSUs and various stock options. When RSUs vest or stock options are exercised, our company deducts the gross amount of the underlying securities from the plan’s share reserve.

We believe that our stock incentive plan grant practices are conservative relative to applicable benchmarks and our compensation peer group. The following table provides information as of the end of each year indicated related to the stock incentive plan’s share usage, burn rates and potential dilution.

 

 
       As of December 31,  
        2024        2023        2022  
     
Share usage – the total number of shares issued pursuant to stock options and RSUs during the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.16        0.19        0.23
     
Burn rate – the total number of stock options and RSUs granted in the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.22        0.20        0.28
     
Potential Dilution – the total number of all stock options and RSUs available for issue plus all stock options and RSUs outstanding, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        2.28        2.47        2.72
     
Full Dilution – the total number of all stock options and RSUs available for issue plus all stock options and RSUs outstanding, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year plus all stock options and RSUs outstanding and available for issue        2.23        2.41        2.65

 

 

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Expiration of options

   Options, SARs and RSUs cease to be exercisable according to the terms of the applicable award agreement, or as may be determined by the HR Committee, in the event that a participant ceases to be an employee or officer of Thomson Reuters. Options and RSUs granted in 2024 are subject to early expiration or vesting in certain circumstances, including death, disability, retirement and termination. If options or SARs would otherwise expire during a blackout period, the term will be extended until 10 business days after conclusion of such blackout period.

Plan amendments and changes

  

The Board and/or the HR Committee may make any amendments to the plan or any outstanding award without seeking shareholder approval (including, but not limited to, minor “housekeeping” changes, changes to comply with applicable laws and changes to vesting provisions of awards), except for an amendment which:

 increases the maximum number of shares that can be issued under the plan, including an increase to a fixed number of such shares or a change from a fixed number of such shares to a fixed maximum percentage;

 Increases the maximum number of shares that can be issued pursuant to RSUs;

 increases the maximum number of shares which may be issued under the awards held by a participant;

 reduces the exercise price of an award (including a cancellation and re-grant of an award, constituting a reduction of the exercise price of such award), except in connection with maintaining the value of an award in connection with a change in the number of the outstanding common shares by reason of a stock dividend or split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or other corporate change affecting such shares;

 extends the term of an award beyond its original expiry date, except where the expiry date would have occurred in a blackout period;

 changes the provisions relating to the transferability of an award, other than for a transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution, a transfer by a grantee to an entity which is controlled by the grantee or a transfer to a former spouse or domestic partner in connection with a legal obligation or settlement;

 changes the provisions relating to adjustments in the number or kind of shares or securities reserved for issuance or subject to outstanding awards or the exercise price, in the event of any change in the number of the outstanding common shares by reason of a stock dividend or split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or other corporate change affecting such shares;

 extends eligibility to participate in the stock incentive plan to a director who is not an employee or officer of our company;

 changes the rights attaching to our common shares;

 changes the amending provisions of the plan;

 removes or exceeds the insider participation limit under the plan (as defined in the TSX Company Manual), as amended from time to time; or

 is required to be approved by shareholders under applicable laws, regulations or stock exchange rules.

Subject to certain exceptions, no such amendment may materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant in relation to any outstanding award granted under the plan without the consent of the affected participant.

Exercise process

   Cashless exercises permitted, as well as cash payments. For a cashless exercise of options, the participant will receive the net number of shares equal to the in-the-money amount of the options (less applicable taxes). The number of options exercised will be deducted from the share reserve.

Transfers and assignments

   Not possible other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, a transfer by a participant to an entity which is controlled by a participant or a transfer to a former spouse or domestic partner of a participant in connection with a legal obligation or settlement.

 

 

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 Phantom Stock Plan      

Eligibility

   Any employee or officer of Thomson Reuters (as may be determined by the HR Committee). Non-employee directors are not eligible to participate in the plan.

Purpose

   If tax or securities regulations make it impracticable or inefficient to make grants under the stock incentive plan, we may allocate units under this plan to executive officers and senior employees.

Maximum number of shares issuable

   Not applicable, since all awards are cash-based.

Issued as of December 31, 2024

   Not applicable, since all awards are cash-based.

Available for issue as of December 31, 2024

   Not applicable, since all awards are cash-based.

Total SARs outstanding

as of December 31, 2024

   Not applicable, since all awards are cash-based.

Burn rate – the total number of SARs granted in the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year

   Not applicable, since all awards are cash-based.

Types of awards that may be issued

   SARs and other cash-based awards.

Maximum SAR term

   10-year expiration date from the date of grant.

Exercise price of SARs

   Equal to the closing price of our shares on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the grant.

Vesting and exercise of SARs

   SARs must be vested before they can be exercised. SARs vest 25% each year over a four year period.

Expiration of SARs

   Identical to the provisions of the stock incentive plan described above.

Plan amendments and changes

   Substantially similar to the provisions of the stock incentive plan described above.

Exercise process

   Election made to Corporate Human Resources Department; no payments due upon exercise.

Transfers and assignments

   Identical to the provisions of the stock incentive plan described above.

 

 Deferred Compensation Plan      

Eligibility

   Limited number of key executives in the United States.

Purpose

   Provide specified benefits to a select group of senior management who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and future business success of Thomson Reuters.

Maximum number of shares issuable

   6,488,478 shares, representing approximately 1.44% of our total issued and outstanding shares as of year end.

Shares issued as of December 31, 2024

   1,850,262 shares, representing approximately 0.41% of our total issued and outstanding shares.

Total DSUs outstanding

as of December 31, 2024

   Total DSUs outstanding of 183,849 as of year-end 2024 represented approximately 0.04% of our total issued and outstanding shares.

Shares available for issue as of

December 31, 2024

   4,454,367 shares, representing approximately 0.99% of our total issued and outstanding shares.

Types of equity-based awards that may be

issued

   Deferred share units (DSUs)

Types of deferrals

   Annual base salary as well as annual/long-term incentive awards.

Election process

   Irrevocable elections to participate in the plan are made before the beginning of the year.

Value of DSUs

   Deferred cash can be converted into DSUs based on the closing price of our common shares on the day before the deferral or conversion. If a participant elects to hold DSUs, we credit his or her plan account with a 10% DSU match, which matching units generally vest over a period of four years. DSUs accumulate notional equivalents of dividends paid on our common shares.

Plan amendments and changes

   Substantially similar to the provisions of the stock incentive plan described above.

Vesting process

   Participants are automatically vested in their DSUs. Matching DSUs vest as described above.

Transfers and assignments

   Substantially similar to the provisions of the stock incentive plan described above.

 

 

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The following table provides information as of the end of each year indicated related to the deferred compensation plan’s share usage, burn rates and potential dilution.

 

   
       As of December 31,  
        2024        2023        2022  
     
Share usage – the total number of shares issued pursuant to DSUs in the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.003        0.008        0.030
     
Burn rate – the total number of DSUs granted in the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.003        0.002        0.004
     
Potential Dilution – the total number of all DSUs available for issue, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        1.029        1.005        0.976
     
Full Dilution – the total number of all DSUs available for issue plus all DSUs outstanding, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year plus all DSUs outstanding and available for issue        1.019        0.995        0.960

 

 Employee Stock Purchase Plans      

Eligibility

   Designated employees in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.

Purpose

   Provide eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase shares and to further align their interests with those of our shareholders.

Maximum number of shares issuable

   20,388,909 shares (comprised of 14,633,208 for U.S. employee stock purchase plan and 5,755,701 for global employee stock purchase plan), representing approximately 4.53% of our total issued and outstanding shares as of year-end.

Shares issued as of December 31, 2024

   16,220,500 shares, representing approximately 3.6% of our total issued and outstanding shares.

Shares available for issue as of December 31, 2024

   4,168,409 shares, comprised of 2,071,387 shares for the U.S. ESPP and 2,097,022 for the global ESPP, representing approximately 0.93% of our total issued and outstanding shares (0.46% for the U.S. ESPP and 0.47% for the global ESPP).

Types of equity-based awards that may be issued

  

 Common shares

ESPP—key terms

  

 The ESPP is voluntary. Eligible employees contribute to the ESPP through payroll deductions by designating from 1% to 10% of eligible compensation to be withheld.

  

 On the last business day of each calendar quarter, we use accumulated payroll deductions to buy common shares for participants. The price paid for shares is 85% of the closing price (i.e., a 15% discount) of our common shares on the Nasdaq on the last trading day of the quarter. Non-U.S. participants purchase shares in the local foreign currency equivalent of this amount.

  

 A minimum holding period applies to all shares purchased under the ESPP, unless participants in a particular country are exempted from this requirement due to legal, regulatory or tax considerations. While a participant is a Thomson Reuters employee, if he or she is subject to a holding period, then shares purchased at the end of a calendar quarter may not be sold until the next quarterly offering period ends.

    

 Employees may elect to change or suspend payroll deductions during each quarterly offering period and may elect to withdraw from the ESPP at least 10 business days before a quarterly purchase date. If an individual ceases to be an eligible employee of Thomson Reuters, he or she is considered to have withdrawn from the ESPP. If ESPP enrollment is cancelled, an employee may withdraw all of his or her payroll deductions from the ESPP that have not been used to purchase shares.

Plan amendments and changes

   Substantially similar to the provisions of the stock incentive plan described above.

Transfers and assignments

   Not possible other than by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

 

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The following table provides information as of the end of each year indicated related to the ESPP’s share usage, burn rates, potential dilution and full dilution.

 

   
       As of December 31,  
        2024        2023        2022  
     
Share usage – the total number of common shares issued under the ESPP in the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.04        0.05        0.07
     
Burn rate – the total number of common shares granted under the ESPP in the applicable year, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.04        0.05        0.07
     
Potential Dilution – the total number of all common shares available for issue under the ESPP, divided by the total weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year        0.93        0.94        0.95
     
Full Dilution – the total number of all common shares available for issue under the ESPP plus all common shares outstanding under the ESPP, divided by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the year plus all common shares outstanding and available for issue under the ESPP        0.92        0.93        0.94

 

 

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Appendix B – Shareholder Proposal

The following proposal has been submitted by the B.C. General Employees’ Union General Fund and the B.C. General Employees’ Union Defence Fund of 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 3W3, Canada, for consideration at the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors opposes this proposal for the reasons set out below.

Shareholder Proposal

RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors of Thomson Reuters Corporation amend its artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework to be consistent with its overall approach to human rights due diligence, in alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). The Company should assess the suitability of its Trust Principles for governing AI-related risks and disclose whether additional measures are needed to ensure responsible AI use and development.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT: Thomson Reuters has made significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and claims to be at the forefront of generative AI (GenAI), offering Risk Analysis Summary (RAS) which works within its Consolidated Lead Evaluation and Reporting (CLEAR) investigative software. The Company’s approach to AI governance is informed by its Data and AI Ethics Principles. According to the first principle, TRI’s use of data and AI is informed by the Trust Principles.

The Trust Principles, designed for news integrity and independence, are insufficiently robust to address AI-related human rights risks. In response to previous engagement from shareholders, TRI acknowledged the unsuitability of the Trust Principles to govern human rights risk and disclosed alignment with the UNGPs instead.

Thomson Reuters leases its CLEAR software to police forces and to U.S. government agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) where violations of human and privacy rights have been reported. AI systems, particularly those used in legal and investigative products such as CLEAR, raise significant concerns related to privacy, due process, equal protection, and human rights. AI-driven risk assessment and predictive analytics systems have been criticized for potential bias and discriminatory outcomes.12

The UNGPs, OECD Due Diligence Guidelines, and guidance from the UN B-Tech Project recommend incorporating a human rights-based approach to AI governance. This entails:

 

 

Conducting ongoing human rights due diligence in AI development and deployment;

 

 

Disclosing governance structures, impact assessments, and risk mitigation measures;

 

 

Consulting with affected stakeholders, including civil society, marginalized groups, and employees;

 

 

Conducting human rights impact assessments for AI applications, particularly in high-risk areas;

 

 

Providing clear processes for addressing grievances related to AI-related harms; and

 

 

Ensuring alliance with global standards and compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks.

Peer companies such as Microsoft have implemented robust Responsible AI Standards that go beyond broad ethical commitments, incorporating clear governance mechanisms and oversight structures. Companies such as IBM, OpenText, and TELUS have signed on to Canada’s Voluntary Code of Conduct on Advanced Generative AI, which includes post-deployment monitoring of AI systems for harmful impacts.3

Thomson Reuters is embracing the future potential of AI and GenAI, creating opportunities for long term value creation. AI developments can enhance efficiency but must be responsibly managed to ensure effective risk management. Thomson Reuters has already adopted robust human rights governance and has an opportunity to extend this same level of governance to its AI offerings. Transparency, oversight, and accountability in AI governance is critical for the company to ensure the protection of fundamental rights.

 
1

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62c3198c117dd661bd99eb3a/t/66589e3f3ac3c13beb189989/1717083712277/FTC+Complaint+RELX+Thomson+Reuters +-+final.pdf

2

https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/07/racism-and-ai-bias-past-leads-bias-future

3

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/voluntary-code-conduct-responsible-development-and-management-advanced-generative-ai-systems

 

 

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The Board of Directors recommends voting AGAINST the proposal for the following reasons:

At Thomson Reuters we prioritize safe, responsible development and the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Our proprietary content and technology, deep knowledge of the professionals we serve and focus on data privacy underscore Thomson Reuters commitment to a trusted customer experience. In furtherance of this commitment, Thomson Reuters has established a comprehensive framework of AI governance and risk management and the Board is of the view that the governance structure is well-suited for effectively overseeing responsible use and development of AI.

Data and AI Ethics Principles

Thomson Reuters works within a rigorous set of Data and AI Ethics Principles to help ensure trustworthiness, reliability and consistency in its design, development, and deployment of AI and use of data. In developing these principles, we drew on various publicly available guidelines, including the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and other international standards. Our AI principles, which include prioritizing security and privacy in our use and development of data and AI, empowering socially responsible decisions and maintaining meaningful human involvement, reflect our values and our Code of Conduct. They are also informed by our Trust Principles, which emphasize our promise to act with integrity and freedom from bias.

These AI principles are embedded into many workflows from innovation through to product design, all the way to our engineering and operational deployment and maintenance. Additionally, we have an Ethics Advisory Committee that helps ensure that we identify and mitigate the ethical risks of AI products before we develop them in-house or purchase them from third-party vendors. The full principles can be viewed on the Thomson Reuters website.

Responsible AI Team

In furtherance of our commitment to responsible use and development of AI, the Responsible AI team at Thomson Reuters was established in 2021 with a mandate to establish enterprise capabilities in data and AI governance, stewardship, ethics, and risk management. In 2024, we established the Product Compliance & Responsible AI Hub to create a more holistic and unified framework to navigate compliance requirements and mature our AI governance program. The framework promotes responsible product innovation, and helps ensure that proofs of concept, product builds and internal use cases are legally and ethically sound. It is anchored on a risk evaluation process that includes assessments by Thomson Reuters’ compliance and governance experts for mandated compliance actions. You can find more information about the Responsible AI team and the work they do in our Social Impact and ESG Report.

Board oversight of AI

The Board of Thomson Reuters and its committees oversee risks and opportunities that arise with the development and use of AI. The Risk Committee has primary accountability for the oversight of AI-related risks and opportunities and the Corporate Governance Committee has primary accountability for the oversight of ESG, which includes human rights risks. The Risk Committee receives quarterly enterprise top risk reports, which address enterprise top and emerging risks, including those related to AI. The Board also receives education on AI-related topics. You can find more information about Thomson Reuters enterprise risk management process, AI oversight by the Board and its committees and about human rights governance on pages 33, 35 and 53 of this circular respectively.

Certifications and Memberships

Finally, Thomson Reuters has been recognized by external parties for its commitment to high AI governance standards. In 2024, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Precision and Edge AI solution received ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, a globally recognized standard for AI management systems.

Thomson Reuters is also a member of the U.S. National Institute of Standards (NIST) AI Safety Consortium, contributing to the development and application of safe and trustworthy AI. Moreover, our management and key employees remain constantly engaged with industry members and regulators to keep informed on industry developments.

We will continue to assess and enhance our framework of AI governance and risk management as technology evolves. In addition, we will continue to conduct reviews of guidelines published externally to inform our approach.

For the foregoing reasons, the Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote AGAINST this proposal.

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS

 

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Toronto, Ontario M5H 3H1

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tel: +1 647 480 7000

 

www.thomsonreuters.com

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Exhibit 99.2

 

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Thomson ReutersTM Computershare 8th Floor, 100 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, Canada Facsimile 1-866-249-7775 416-263-9524 www.computershare.com Security Class Holder Account Number Fold Form of Proxy - Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Meeting location: Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Time: 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) Notes to Proxy Form 1. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person of their choice, who need not be a shareholder of Thomson Reuters Corporation, to attend and act on their behalf at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the persons whose names are printed herein, please insert the name of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see reverse) and follow the other instructions set forth herein. 2. If the securities are registered in the name of more than one owner (for example, joint ownership, trustees, executors, etc.), then all those registered should sign this proxy. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation or another individual you may be required to provide documentation evidencing your power to sign this proxy with signing capacity stated. If you are voting on behalf of a Corporation you are required to provide your name and designation of office, e.g., ABC Inc. per John Smith, President. 3. This proxy form should be signed in the exact manner as the name appears on the proxy form. 4. If this proxy form is not dated, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it is mailed by Thomson Reuters to the holder. 5. The shares represented by this proxy form will be voted for or against or withheld or abstained from voting as directed by the holder. In the absence of such directions, shares represented by proxy forms received by Management will be voted FOR items 1, 2 and 3, AGAINST the shareholder proposal in item 4 and in favor of Management’s proposals generally. 6. This proxy form should be read in conjunction with the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular. Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the websites mentioned in this proxy form does not form part hereof, and the references to the websites are inactive textual references only. Fold Proxy forms submitted must be received by Computershare by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 2, 2025. VOTE USING THE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK . . To Vote Using the Internet To Vote Using the Telephone To Receive Documents Electronically• Call the number listed BELOW from a touch tone telephone. • You can enroll to receive future securityholder communications electronically by visitingwww.investorcentre.com. • Go to the following web site: www.investorvote.com • Smartphone? Scan the QR code to vote now. 1-866-732-VOTE (8683) Toll Free If you vote by telephone or the Internet, DO NOT mail back this proxy form. Voting by mail may be the only method for securities held in the name of a corporation or securities being voted on behalf of another individual. Voting by mail or by Internet are the only methods by which a holder may appoint a person as proxyholder other than the individuals named on the reverse of this proxy form. Instead of mailing this proxy form, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined above to vote this proxy form. For more information, please refer to “Voting Information and How to Attend” in the Management Proxy Circular. To vote by telephone or the Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below. CONTROL NUMBER 021XJD


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This Form of Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of Management. Appointment of Proxyholder Print the name of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Management Nominees. I/We being holder(s) of common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation hereby appoint: David Thomson, or failing himBarry Salzberg, both being directors of Thomson Reuters OR as my/our proxyholder with full power of substitution and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, as the proxyholder sees fit) and to vote at such proxyholder’s discretion with respect to any amendments to matters referred to in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders as well as all other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Thomson Reuters to be held at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Board of Directors and Management recommend that shareholders VOTE FOR items 1, 2 and 3 below. 1. Election of Directors To elect each of the following individuals as directors of Thomson Reuters: For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold Fold 01. David Thomson 06. Michael Friisdahl 11. Barry Salzberg 02. Steve Hasker 07. Kirk Koenigsbauer 12. Paul Sagan 13. Peter J. Thomson 08. Deanna Oppenheimer 03. Kirk E. Arnold 14. Beth Wilson 04. LaVerne Council 09. Simon Paris 05. Michael E. Daniels 10. Kim M. Rivera For Withhold 2. Appointment of Auditor To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor and to authorize the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration. For Against 3. Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation To accept, on an advisory basis, the approach to executive compensation described in the accompanying Management Proxy Circular. The Board of Directors and Management recommend that shareholders VOTE AGAINST item 4 below. Against For Abstain Fold 4. Shareholder Proposal The shareholder proposal as set out in Appendix B of the accompanying Management Proxy Circular. Signature(s) Date Signature of Proxyholder I/We authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above. I/We hereby revoke any proxy previously given with respect to the Meeting. If no voting instructions are indicated above, and the proxy appoints the Management Nominees, this Proxy will be voted as recommended by Management. If you are voting on behalf of a Corporation you are required to provide your name and designation of office, e.g., ABC Inc. per John Smith, President. DD / MM / YY Signing Capacity Annual Report Request Thomson Reuters annual report containing our audited financial statements and related MD&A is available at www.thomsonreuters.com. However, if you wish to receive it by mail, please mark this box. If you do not mark this box, or do not return this form, you will not receive our annual report by mail. You are required to complete this request on an annual basis. Quarterly Financial Statements and MD&A Request Thomson Reuters quarterly financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) are available at www.thomsonreuters.com. However, if you wish to receive them by mail, please mark this box. If you do not mark this box, or do not return this form, you will not receive our quarterly financial statements and MD&A by mail. You are required to complete this request on an annual basis. You can also receive these documents electronically—see reverse for instructions to enroll for electronic delivery. TOCQ AR1 377935 021XKD

Exhibit 99.3

 

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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE

2025 THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To our Shareholders,

We are using the “notice-and-access” system for delivery of this year’s proxy materials, similar to last year’s meeting. Under notice- and-access, you still receive a proxy or voting instruction form enabling you to vote at our meeting. However, instead of a paper copy of the management proxy circular and other proxy materials, you have received this notice which contains information about how to access these materials electronically on our website, www.thomsonreuters.com. Electronic delivery reduces the cost and environmental impact of producing and distributing paper copies of documents in very large quantities. It also provides shareholders with faster access to information about Thomson Reuters. Shareholders who have already signed up for electronic delivery of proxy materials will continue to receive them by e-mail.

 

MEETING DATE AND LOCATION

 

WHEN:   Wednesday, June 4, 2025

12:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

  

 

WHERE:  Roy Thomson Hall

       60 Simcoe Street

       Toronto, Ontario M5J 2H5, Canada

WHO CAN VOTE

Holders of our common shares as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on April 11, 2025.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

This year’s meeting will cover the following items of business:

 

       
    

Item of

Business

  Highlights   Board Vote
Recommendation
       

1  

  Financial statements  

Receipt of our 2024 audited financial statements.

 

   Our 2024 annual consolidated financial statements are included in our 2024 annual report, which is available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website, www.thomsonreuters.com.

 

   Shareholders who requested a copy of the 2024 annual report will receive it by mail or e-mail.

 

   Representatives from Thomson Reuters and our independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will be available to discuss any questions about our financial statements at the meeting.

  N/A
       

2  

  Election of Directors  

At the meeting, 14 individuals are proposed to be elected to our Board of Directors. 12 of the 14 director nominees are currently directors of our company and two individuals are new director nominees.

 

   A majority of our director nominees are independent and four of our director nominees are affiliated with our principal shareholder, Woodbridge. Only one director (our CEO) is a member of management.

 

   The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman and the CEO are separate.

 

   Shareholders vote annually for individual directors.

 

Additional information may be found in the “About Our Directors” section of our management proxy circular.

  FOR EACH DIRECTOR NOMINEE
       
3     Appointment of Auditor  

We are proposing to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditor for another year until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

Additional information may be found in the “About Our Independent Auditor” section of our management proxy circular.

  FOR
       
4     Advisory resolution on executive compensation  

We will have a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation, which is sometimes called “say on pay”.

 

Additional information may be found in the “Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)” section of our management proxy circular.

  FOR
       
5     Shareholder resolution  

Consider the shareholder proposal set out in Appendix B of our management proxy circular.

 

Additional information may be found in Appendix B of our management proxy circular.

  AGAINST
       
6     Other business   If any other items of business are properly brought before the meeting (or any adjourned or postponed meeting), shareholders will be asked to vote. We are not aware of any other items of business at this time.   N/A

 

 

 

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SHAREHOLDERS ARE REMINDED TO VIEW OUR PROXY MATERIALS PRIOR TO VOTING.

WEBSITES WHERE PROXY MATERIALS ARE POSTED

You can find the management proxy circular and other proxy materials at the following websites:

www.thomsonreuters.com/AGM/    www.sedarplus.ca    www.sec.gov

REGISTERED AND NON-REGISTERED/BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

If you’d like to obtain paper copies of the proxy materials, you should first determine whether you are a registered or non-registered/beneficial holder of our common shares. Most of our shareholders are non-registered/beneficial holders.

 

     

You are a registered shareholder if your name appears directly on your share certificates, or if you hold your common shares in book-entry form through the direct registration system (DRS) on the records of our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

 

     

You are a non-registered shareholder if you own shares indirectly and the shares are registered in the name of an intermediary. For example, you are a non-registered shareholder if:

 

  ¡   

your common shares are held in the name of a bank, trust company, securities broker, trustee or custodian; or

 

  ¡   

you hold Depositary Interests representing our common shares which are held in the name of Computershare Company Nominees Limited as nominee and custodian.

HOW TO OBTAIN PAPER COPIES OF THE PROXY MATERIALS

Non-registered/beneficial shareholders may request that paper copies of the proxy materials be sent to them by mail at no cost. Requests may be made up to one year from the date that our management proxy circular was filed on SEDAR+ by going to www.proxyvote.com and entering the Control Number located on your voting instruction form and following the instructions provided. Alternatively, at any time prior to the meeting, you may submit a request by phone by calling 1.877.907.7643 and then entering your Control Number. Requests should be received at least five business days in advance of the date and time set out in your voting instruction form as a voting deadline if you’d like to receive the proxy materials in advance of the proxy voting deadline and the meeting date.

Registered shareholders may request that paper copies of the proxy materials be sent to them by mail at no cost. At any time prior to the meeting, you may submit a request by phone by calling 1.866.962.0498 or 1.514.982.8716 (Depositary Interest holders can call +44 (0) 370.707.1804) and entering the Control Number reflected on your proxy form. Requests should be received at least five business days in advance of the date and time set out in your proxy form as a voting deadline if you’d like to receive the proxy materials in advance of the proxy voting deadline and the meeting date. Following the meeting, requests may also be made up to one year from the date that our management proxy circular was filed on SEDAR+ by contacting our Investor Relations department by e-mail at investor.relations@thomsonreuters.com or by phone at 1.332.219.1046.

VOTING

Non-registered/beneficial shareholders should vote using the methods reflected on your voting instruction form. Your proxy or vote must be received by the proxy deadline noted on your voting instruction form.

Registered shareholders should vote using the methods reflected on your proxy form. Our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, must receive your proxy or voting instructions by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 2, 2025.

For more information on how to attend, participate or vote at the meeting, how to deposit a proxy and how to appoint and register a proxyholder, please refer to the “Voting Information and How to Attend” section of the management proxy circular.

Shareholders with questions about notice-and-access may call Computershare Trust Company of Canada at 1.866.964.0492 (toll free in Canada and the United States) or 1.514.982.8714.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

THOMSON REUTERS

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

ADOPTED EFFECTIVE

APRIL 10, 2025

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.

  

GENERAL

     1  

2.

  

BOARD COMPOSITION

     1  

3.

  

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

     4  

4.

  

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER

     7  

5.

  

CHAIRMAN

     7  

6.

  

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

     7  

7.

  

LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

     7  

8.

  

COMPANY SECRETARY

     7  

9.

  

BOARD COMMITTEES

     8  

10.

  

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS

     9  

11.

  

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

     10  

12.

  

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

     11  

13.

  

SHARE OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

     11  

14.

  

DIRECTOR ORIENTATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

     12  

15.

  

BOARD ACCESS TO MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

     12  

16.

  

BOARD EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW

     12  

17.

  

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

     13  

18.

  

PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL LOANS

     13  

19.

  

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

     13  

20.

  

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

     13  

21.

  

TO CONTACT THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES

     14  


THOMSON REUTERS

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

 

1.

GENERAL

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Thomson Reuters Corporation (the “Corporation”) believes that sound corporate governance practices are essential to the well-being of the Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Thomson Reuters”) and the promotion and protection of its shareholders’ interests. The Board oversees the functioning of Thomson Reuters governance system, in part, through the work of the Corporate Governance Committee.

The Board has adopted these guidelines, which reflect Thomson Reuters commitment to high standards of corporate governance, to assist the Board in supervising the management of the business and affairs of Thomson Reuters as required under applicable law and stock exchange rules and requirements.

The fundamental responsibility of the Board is to supervise the management of the business and affairs of Thomson Reuters with a view to sustainable value creation for all shareholders. The Board seeks to ensure fair reporting, including financial reporting, to shareholders of the Corporation and other interested persons as well as ethical and legal corporate conduct by maintaining an appropriate system of corporate governance, internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures.

The Board believes that Thomson Reuters is best served by a board of directors that functions independently of management and that is informed and engaged. The Board believes that the inclusion of different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds on the Board enhances board operations, promotes healthy debate and improves oversight, decision-making and governance.

The Corporate Governance Committee will review these guidelines annually, or more often if warranted, and recommend to the Board such changes as it determines necessary and appropriate in light of Thomson Reuters needs and legal, regulatory and other developments.

 

2.

BOARD COMPOSITION

 

  (a)

Board Membership Criteria

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assessing the need for new directors, the preferred experience and qualifications for new directors, and the skills and competencies that the Board, its committees, individual directors and candidates should possess. The Corporate Governance Committee recommends candidates for initial Board membership and Board members for renomination. Recommendations are based on character, integrity, judgment, skills, competencies, business experience, specific areas of expertise, merit, including a candidate’s record of achievement and any other attributes which would enhance the Board and overall management of the business and affairs of Thomson Reuters.


Each director must have an understanding of Thomson Reuters principal operational and financial objectives, plans and strategies, financial position and performance and the performance of Thomson Reuters relative to its principal competitors.

Directors must be able to dedicate sufficient time to carry out their duties and not assume responsibilities that would materially interfere with or be incompatible with Board membership. Directors who change their principal occupation are expected to advise the Corporate Governance Committee and, if determined appropriate by the Corporate Governance Committee, resign from the Board.

 

  (b)

Director Independence

The Board’s composition and procedures are designed to permit it to function independently from management and to promote and protect the interests of all shareholders. The Board believes that, except during periods of temporary vacancies, at least a majority of its members should be independent.

The Board determines whether a director is independent. In determining independence, the Board relies on the applicable definitions in National Instrument 58-101Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) listing standards. Generally, an independent director means a director who has been affirmatively determined by the Board to have no “material relationship” with Thomson Reuters. In determining the independence of directors, the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances, including that in the normal course of business, Thomson Reuters provides services to, and receives services from, companies that some of the independent directors are affiliated with.

The Board reviews the independence of all directors on an annual basis and publicly discloses its determinations. Directors have an ongoing obligation to inform the Board of any material changes in their circumstances or relationships that may affect the Board’s determination as to their independence.

 

  (c)

Board Size

The Corporation’s Articles provide that the Board shall consist of no less than five members and no more than 20 members. The size of the Board for effective decision-making and committee work may vary from time to time as appropriate, including because of or in anticipation of retirements from the Board. The Corporate Governance Committee will make recommendations to the Board periodically regarding the size of the Board.

 

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  (d)

Term

All directors are elected or appointed until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until they resign or their successor is elected or appointed.

The Board does not believe it should establish term limits or mandatory retirement ages for its members as such limits may deprive Thomson Reuters and its shareholders of the contributions of members who have been able to develop, over time, valuable insights into Thomson Reuters, its strategy and business operations.

 

  (e)

Majority Voting Policy

If a director does not receive the support of a majority of votes cast at a meeting of shareholders (other than at contested meetings), the director must immediately tender his or her resignation, to be effective when accepted by the Board. The Corporate Governance Committee will consider the director’s offer to resign and make a recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept it. The Board will accept resignations, absent exceptional circumstances, and in any case, must make its decision within 90 days of the relevant meeting of shareholders. A director who tenders a resignation will not participate in any meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee or the Board at which the resignation is considered. The Corporation will provide disclosure of any determinations under this policy, including by way of a news release and notification to the Toronto Stock Exchange.

 

  (f)

Board Succession

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for maintaining a succession plan for the Board that is responsive to Thomson Reuters needs and the interests of its shareholders.

 

  (g)

Service on Other Boards and Audit Committees

The Board does not believe that its members should be prohibited from serving on the boards of other public or private companies so long as these commitments do not materially interfere with and are not incompatible with their ability to fulfill their duties as a member of the Board.

Directors must receive approval from the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve, or being publicly reflected as a nominee to serve, on the board of another public company. Directors must notify the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve, or being publicly reflected as a nominee to serve, on the board of a for-profit, private company that is not a family business. In either case, the director must indicate whether another director of the Corporation is also a member of the board of the other company.

 

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As a general rule, directors are not allowed to join a board of another public company on which two or more other directors of the Corporation serve (unless otherwise approved by the Corporate Governance Committee or its Chair).

Members of the Audit Committee may not serve on the audit committees of more than two other public companies without the prior approval of the Board.

 

3.

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

Directors have a duty to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Thomson Reuters. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Board is responsible for the following matters:

 

  (a)

Appointment and Supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management

The Board appoints and supervises the Chief Executive Officer and other members of Thomson Reuters senior management, approves their compensation and, as permitted by applicable law, delegates to senior management responsibility for the day-to-day operations of Thomson Reuters.

The Board will satisfy itself that a process is in place to provide for the development, evaluation and succession of the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management. The Board maintains a position description for the Chief Executive Officer.

The Board will satisfy itself as to the integrity of the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management, including confirming that the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management maintain a culture of integrity throughout Thomson Reuters.

 

  (b)

Strategic Planning and Risk Management

The Board will establish and maintain Thomson Reuters mission, values, long-term strategic goals, performance objectives and operational policies. In this regard, the Board will:

 

   

adopt a strategic planning process and review and approve, on an annual basis, a strategic plan which takes into account, among other things, the opportunities and risks of the business;

 

   

review and approve on an annual basis a business plan developed with management which includes rigorous but realistic goals;

 

   

approve strategic and operational policies within which management will operate in relation to capital expenditures, acquisitions and dispositions, disclosure and communications, finance and investment, risk management, human resources, internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and management information systems;

 

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set annual corporate and management performance targets;

 

   

confirm that a system is in place to identify the principal risks facing Thomson Reuters and its businesses and that appropriate procedures and systems are in place to monitor, mitigate and manage such risks; and

 

   

confirm that processes are in place for Thomson Reuters and its businesses to address and comply with applicable legal, regulatory, corporate, securities and other compliance matters.

 

  (c)

Financial Reporting and Management

The Board will:

 

   

review and oversee the integrity of Thomson Reuters with regard to its compliance with applicable audit, accounting and financial reporting requirements;

 

   

approve annual financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis;

 

   

approve the annual operating plan;

 

   

confirm the integrity of Thomson Reuters internal controls and management information systems;

 

   

approve Thomson Reuters dividend policy; and

 

   

review operating and financial performance results relative to established strategies, plans, budgets and objectives.

 

  (d)

Disclosure and Communications

The Board will satisfy itself that appropriate policies and procedures are in place regarding public disclosure and restricted trading by insiders. In this regard, the Board will periodically review Thomson Reuters corporate disclosure policy and will confirm that a process is in place to disclose all material information in compliance with Thomson Reuters timely disclosure obligations and to prevent market abuse, whether by way of selective disclosure of material information to analysts, institutional investors, market professionals and others or otherwise.

 

  (e)

Corporate Governance and Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)

The Board will:

 

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develop Thomson Reuters’ approach to corporate governance, including establishing appropriate principles and guidelines relating to corporate governance that are specifically applicable to Thomson Reuters and practices to facilitate the Board’s independence;

 

   

review and oversee Thomson Reuters’ overall approach to ESG and its alignment with the Corporation’s long-term business strategy;

 

   

satisfy itself that Thomson Reuters communicates effectively with its shareholders, other interested stakeholders and the public;

 

   

establish committees and approve their respective charters and the limits of authority delegated to each committee;

 

   

establish appropriate processes for the regular evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board and its committees;

 

   

approve the nomination of directors;

 

   

review the adequacy and form of directors’ compensation to confirm that it is competitive and appropriately compensates directors for the responsibilities, time commitment and risks involved in being a director or a member of one or more Board committees, as applicable;

 

   

arrange for non-management directors to meet at least quarterly without management present and for independent directors to meet at least annually; and

 

   

ensure that sufficient funds are available for its effective operation and that of its committees.

 

  (f)

Observance of Thomson Reuters Trust Principles

The Board will satisfy itself that Thomson Reuters observes and upholds the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

 

  (g)

Approval of Certain Other Matters

The Board must itself approve those matters which may not be delegated by the Board under applicable corporate law including, among others, the issuance of securities (except in the manner and on terms authorized by the Board), the declaration of dividends, the repurchase or redemption of shares and matters relating to the adoption, repeal or amendment of the by-laws of the Corporation. The Board may also reserve to itself the right to approve certain matters notwithstanding the delegation to senior management of the authority to manage the business of Thomson Reuters.

 

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4.

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER

As of the date hereof, The Woodbridge Company Limited (“Woodbridge”), a private company that is the primary investment vehicle for members of the family of the late First Lord Thomson of Fleet, is the principal shareholder of the Corporation. Woodbridge’s primary investment is its investment in the Corporation. It actively monitors Thomson Reuters as a principal shareholder. In its involvement with Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge focuses principally on the following matters:

 

   

corporate governance, including the effectiveness of the Board;

 

   

the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management and related succession planning;

 

   

the development of the long-term business strategy of Thomson Reuters and assessment of its implementation; and

 

   

capital strategy.

With its substantial equity investment in the Corporation, Woodbridge considers that its interests as a shareholder are aligned with those of all other shareholders.

 

5.

CHAIRMAN

The Board will in each year elect from among its members a Chairman who is not the Chief Executive Officer or otherwise a member of senior management.

The Chairman is principally responsible for overseeing the operations and affairs of the Board. The Board maintains a position description for the Chairman.

 

6.

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

The Board may in each year elect from among its members one or more Deputy Chairmen who are not the Chief Executive Officer or otherwise members of senior management.

Any Deputy Chairman is responsible for assisting the Chairman in fulfilling his duties and for performing additional duties requested by the Board.

 

7.

LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

The Board may in each year elect a Lead Independent Director from among its members who have been determined to be independent.

 

8.

COMPANY SECRETARY

The Board will appoint an individual to act as the Company Secretary.

 

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The Company Secretary is responsible for assisting the Chairman, any Deputy Chairman and the Lead Independent Director in managing the operations and affairs of the Board and for performing additional duties requested by the Chairman, any Deputy Chairman, the Lead Independent Director or the Board or any of its committees. The Company Secretary reports directly to the Chairman and any Deputy Chairman.

 

9.

BOARD COMMITTEES

 

  (a)

General

The Board carries out its responsibilities directly and through the following committees and such other committees as it may establish from time to time: the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Risk Committee.

 

  (b)

Composition

All committees are comprised solely of directors who are not members of management and who are selected by the Board on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee. Thomson Reuters believes it is appropriate for directors who are affiliated with Woodbridge to serve on committees apart from the Audit Committee and the Board has approved the Corporation’s reliance on the “controlled company” exemption in the Nasdaq listing standards to do so.

Members of the Audit Committee must be independent and are subject to the additional requirements that they may not (i) accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from Thomson Reuters, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), or (ii) be an “affiliated person” of Thomson Reuters (within the meaning of applicable law). Each member of the Audit Committee must be “financially literate” (within the meaning of applicable law).

In determining the independence of members of the Human Resources Committee who are not affiliated with Woodbridge, the Board shall also consider all factors specifically relevant to determining whether the director has a relationship to the Corporation that is material to that director’s ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a Human Resources Committee member, including, but not limited to, the source of the director’s compensation and whether the director is affiliated with the Corporation.

 

  (c)

Chair

The Audit Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Human Resources Committee and Risk Committee are each chaired by a director who is selected by the Board on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee. The chair of each committee is responsible for determining the agenda, frequency and conduct of committee meetings. The Board maintains a position description for the committee chairs.

 

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  (d)

Charters

Each committee has its own charter that sets out its responsibilities and duties, qualifications for membership, procedures for committee member removal and appointment and reporting to the Board. On an annual basis, each committee’s charter is reviewed by both the committee itself and the Corporate Governance Committee and an update regarding the annual review is provided to the Board. Copies of each charter are posted on the Thomson Reuters website.

 

10.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

  (a)

Scheduling

Board meetings are scheduled in advance at appropriate intervals throughout the year. In addition to regularly scheduled Board meetings, additional Board meetings may be called upon proper notice at any time to address specific needs of Thomson Reuters. The Board may also take action from time to time by unanimous written consent. A Board meeting may be called by the Chairman, any Deputy Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, the Chief Executive Officer or any two directors.

Each committee meets as often as it determines is necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. A meeting of any committee may be called by the chair or any other member of the committee, the Chairman, any Deputy Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the Company Secretary.

Board meetings are held in a manner and at a location or virtually, as determined by the Chairman, and meetings of each committee are held in a manner and at a location or virtually, as determined by the committee chair. The Board generally meets at least once a year at the offices of one of Thomson Reuters businesses so that directors may meet operating management and develop a deeper understanding of a particular business group.

 

  (b)

Agenda

The Chairman establishes the agenda for each Board meeting in consultation with any Deputy Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, the other directors, the Company Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer. Any director may propose the inclusion of items on the agenda or at any Board meeting raise subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting.

Committee chairs establish the agenda for each committee meeting. Any committee member may propose the inclusion of items on the agenda or at any committee meeting raise subjects that are not on the agenda for the meeting.

 

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  (c)

Meetings of Non-Management and Independent Directors

To facilitate the Board’s independence, non-management directors meet as a group during each regularly scheduled Board meeting without management present. Non-management directors may also meet without management present at such other times as appropriate. Any Deputy Chairman, the Lead Independent Director or the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee will chair these meetings and inform management of their substance to the extent that action is appropriate or required. The independent directors meet separately as a group as part of each regularly scheduled Board meeting without management or non-independent directors present. Any Lead Independent Director (or if none has been elected, the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, or in their absence, a committee chair that is an independent director) chairs these meetings and informs the Chairman of the substance of these meetings to the extent that action is appropriate or required.

 

  (d)

Distribution of Information

Information that is important to the Board’s understanding of the business and its meeting agenda is distributed to the Board before it meets. Sensitive subject matters may be discussed at a meeting without written materials being distributed in advance or at the meeting. The Board periodically receives reports on the operating activities of Thomson Reuters, as well as reports on certain functional matters, including corporate governance, tax, information security, pensions and treasury matters. Thomson Reuters utilizes a board portal for directors, which is used to distribute information and to foster communication among directors and between directors and Thomson Reuters senior management.

 

  (e)

Preparation, Attendance and Participation

Each director is expected to prepare adequately for and attend all meetings of the Board and any committee of which he or she is a member. A director who is unable to attend a Board or committee meeting in person may participate by telephone, teleconference, videoconference or telepresence.

 

  (f)

Procedures

Procedures for Board meetings are determined by the Chairman unless otherwise determined by the by-laws of the Corporation or a resolution of the Board.

Procedures for committee meetings are determined by the chair of the committee unless otherwise determined by the by-laws of the Corporation or a resolution of the committee or the Board.

 

11.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Compensation for directors of the Corporation is designed to attract and retain highly talented, committed and experienced directors. The Board believes that directors must be competitively compensated, taking into account the size and complexity of Thomson

 

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Reuters. The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing directors’ compensation to ensure that it is competitive and consistent with the responsibilities, time commitment and risks associated with being an effective director and, to this end, periodically reviews directors’ compensation in the marketplace.

Non-management directors (other than the Chairman) are required to receive a specified portion of their annual retainer paid in deferred share units and they have the option to receive the remaining portion of their annual retainer in the form of deferred share units, common shares of the Corporation or cash (or a mix thereof). The mandatory equity component will be established by the Corporate Governance Committee. If a director elects to receive any portion of his or her annual retainer or other compensation in the form of common shares, the amount (net of withholding taxes) is used to buy common shares on the open market. If a director elects to receive deferred share units, units representing the value of the common shares are credited to the director’s account based on the market value of a share. Deferred share units are paid to the director following termination of Board service. Payment will be made in common shares or cash (net of withholding taxes) based on the market value of the common shares. Deferred share units also accumulate additional units based on notional equivalents of dividends paid on the Corporation’s common shares. The Board believes that the Corporation’s director compensation arrangements further align the interests of directors with the interests of other shareholders.

The Chairman, any Deputy Chairman and the Lead Independent Director receive an annual retainer. The Chief Executive Officer does not receive additional compensation for serving as a director.

 

12.

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

Directors are reimbursed by Thomson Reuters for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their duties as directors. The Corporate Governance Committee periodically reviews expenses submitted for reimbursement.

 

13.

SHARE OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

The Board believes that meaningful share ownership by directors and senior executive officers is in the best interest of Thomson Reuters because it further aligns the interests of directors and senior executive officers with those of its shareholders.

 

  (a)

Directors

Non-management directors are required to hold common shares of the Corporation and/or deferred share units having a value equal to at least three times the amount of the annual directors’ retainer within five years from the date of their initial election or appointment to the Board.

 

  (b)

Senior Executive Officers

The Chief Executive Officer is required to hold common shares of the Corporation and/or deferred share units having a value equal to at least six times his or her

 

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annual base salary. The other senior executive officers of the Corporation are required to hold common shares of the Corporation and/or deferred share units having a value equal to a multiple of their annual base salary depending on their position with the Corporation.

The Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers of the Corporation do not have a deadline by which to meet the share ownership guidelines. They are, however, required to retain a specified percentage of the common shares of the Corporation that they acquire (after applicable tax withholdings) through option exercises and the vesting of restricted share units until they have met the share ownership guidelines. The Chief Executive Officer is currently required to retain 100% of the common shares of the Corporation that he or she acquires and the other executive officers of the Corporation are required to retain 50% of the common shares of the Corporation that they acquire, until they meet the share ownership guidelines.

 

14.

DIRECTOR ORIENTATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

New directors receive orientation materials describing the Thomson Reuters business, its corporate governance structure and related policies and information. New directors also have meetings with the Chairman, any Deputy Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and other executive officers, including the heads of Thomson Reuters major businesses. Early in their tenure, new directors are provided with the opportunity to visit major facilities and meet with operating management.

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for confirming that procedures are in place and resources are made available to provide directors with appropriate continuing education opportunities. Directors may attend continuing education programs at Thomson Reuters expense.

 

15.

BOARD ACCESS TO MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

The Board has complete access to members of Thomson Reuters management and directors are encouraged to raise any questions or concerns directly with management. The Board and its committees may invite any member of senior management, employee, outside advisor or other person to attend or report at any of their meetings.

In carrying out their duties, the Board and any of its committees may at any time retain an outside advisor at the expense of Thomson Reuters and have the authority to determine the advisor’s fees and other retention terms. Individual directors may retain an outside advisor at the expense of Thomson Reuters subject to notifying the Corporate Governance Committee in advance.

 

16.

BOARD EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW

The Board, acting through the Corporate Governance Committee, annually reviews the effectiveness of the Board and each Board committee in fulfilling their responsibilities and

 

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duties. The form of the Corporate Governance Committee’s annual review and assessment may vary from year to year, but is designed to assess the effectiveness of the Board and its committees and solicit constructive feedback on the performance of the Chairman, any Deputy Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, the chair of each of the Board committees and individual directors.

 

17.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

The Board has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Board expects all directors, officers and employees of Thomson Reuters to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest ethical standards and to adhere to the Code. Any waiver of the Code for directors or executive officers may only be made by the Board or one of its committees and will be disclosed by Thomson Reuters to the extent required by law, regulation or stock exchange rules and requirements.

 

18.

PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL LOANS

Thomson Reuters does not extend or maintain credit, arrange for the extension of credit, or renew an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer.

 

19.

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

Directors are indemnified by the Corporation to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

The Corporation maintains insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers against any liability incurred by them. The amount and terms of the insurance coverage are dependent upon prevailing market conditions and practices with the objective of adequately protecting directors and officers from such liability.

 

20.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Each director is required to inform the Board of any potential or actual conflict of interest he or she may have with Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters’ policies on conflicts of interest are reflected in the Code, these guidelines and supplemental guidance provided to the Board. A director who has a conflict of interest in a matter before the Board or a committee must not receive or review any written materials related to the conflict subject area, nor may the director attend any part of a meeting during which the matter is discussed or participate in any vote on the matter, except where the Board or the applicable committee has expressly determined that it is appropriate for him or her to do so. If a director has a significant, ongoing and irreconcilable conflict, voluntary resignation from the Board or the conflicting interest may be appropriate or required.

To avoid potential conflicts of interest, a member of senior management of the Corporation may not serve on the board or as a trustee of a company or institution that employs a director of the Corporation.

 

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21.

TO CONTACT THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES

The Board welcomes input and comments from shareholders of the Corporation. You may contact one or more members of the Board or its committees by writing to the Company Secretary at:

Board of Directors of Thomson Reuters Corporation

c/o Norie Campbell, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

Thomson Reuters Corporation

19 Duncan Street

Toronto, Ontario M5H 3H1

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