May 23, 2014

Thomson Reuters Announces Election of Three New Members to Board of Directors

NEW YORK – Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the election of three new members to the company's Board of Directors at the company's annual meeting of shareholders held yesterday in Toronto.

  • Sheila C. Bair (60) is a Senior Advisor to the Pew Charitable Trusts, and currently serves as a member of the boards of Host Hotels & Resorts and Banco Santander. Ms. Bair previously served as the Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and has held senior positions at the New York Stock Exchange, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  • Michael E. Daniels (59) is currently a member of the boards of SS&C Technologies Holdings and Tyco International, as well as a trustee of Holy Cross College. Mr. Daniels previously spent 36 years with IBM where he held senior roles in sales and technology.
  • P. Thomas Jenkins (54) is Chairman of OpenText Corporation and has served as a member of its board since 1994. Mr. Jenkins served as President and Chief Executive Officer of OpenText from 1994 to 2005. Mr. Jenkins previously served in several managerial and technical capacities at various technology companies.

"We are fortunate to welcome three exceptional new directors," said David Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reuters. "We are honored to draw upon their deep experience, expertise and perspective as we continue to grow our global business."

The company also today announced that David W. Binet has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Binet is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Woodbridge Company Limited, and has served as a director of Thomson Reuters since January 2013.

At yesterday's annual meeting of shareholders, 13 nominees were elected to the Thomson Reuters board in voting conducted by ballot. Each director elected will continue to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders of Thomson Reuters or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed. The results for the election of directors were as follows:
 

NOMINEE VOTES FOR % VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD % VOTES WITHHELD TOTAL VOTES
David Thomson 671,441,959 97.62 16,391,613 2.38 687,833,572
James C. Smith 686,213,811 99.77 1,615,340 0.23 687,829,151
Sheila C. Bair 684,287,439 99.48 3,542,696 0.52 687,830,135
Manvinder S. Banga 685,795,620 99.70 2,033,293 0.30 687,828,913
David W. Binet 655,614,150 95.32 32,213,920 4.68 687,828,070
Mary Cirillo 685,816,875 99.71 2,008,931 0.29 687,825,806
Michael E. Daniels 684,287,416 99.49 3,535,607 0.51 687,823,023
Steven A. Denning 684,208,612 99.47 3,615,200 0.53 687,823,812
P. Thomas Jenkins 684,174,195 99.47 3,646,668 0.53 687,820,863
Ken Olisa, OBE 685,758,901 99.70 2,064,381 0.30 687,823,282
Vance K. Opperman 680,569,562 98.95 7,238,232 1.05 687,807,794
Peter J. Thomson 681,861,807 99.14 5,945,857 0.86 687,807,664
Wulf von Schimmelmann 682,592,772 99.24 5,215,638 0.76 687,808,410


Shareholders voted in favor of all items of business at the annual meeting. A final report on voting results has been filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


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